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Draft 1 Constitution from Karl Fischer:

Mission Statement:
To promote open standards and open source software within the South African Government
Vision:
To see that Open Standards and Open Source Software is widely adopted within all spheres of Government

Membership:
This is an Open Working group which any person can join.
Membership is Free.
It will not be controlled by any person, entity or private organisation.
The Guild™ is comprised of people from various sectors in Private Sector and Government, it’s a Public Private partnership.
The membership is limted to only private individuals and NOT organisations.
Membership does not imply the individuals employer is represented.

Steering Team:
There is a elected steering team that makes stratigic decisions, you can get elected to this team, by submitting a nomication and getting elected in the yearly election.
The Term is 1 year, and position can only be held by an individual for a maximum of 3 terms

Finances:
The Orginzation does not accept any money and does not have a bank account.
Should anyone accept money on behalf of the orginzation they will be banned from orginzation and their name will be listed on the website.

Outcomes
– Help Government create and implement widely used Open Standards
– Help with Open Source Technology Choices
– Showcase existing Open Source Projects within Government
– Promote Local Open Source Skills