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docs:membership [2017/06/18 13:33]
BLUG Admin [Important Note]
docs:membership [2017/07/05 09:22]
BLUG Admin [For Old BLUGer]
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 ====== BLUG Membership ====== ====== BLUG Membership ======
  
-**BLUG membership are all free (free as in freedom and free as free beer ).  +**BLUG membership are all free (free as in freedom and free as free beer ). Anyone who outside of our WoT could not be consider as a “BLUG member”. But it is unnecessary to be a BLUG member if you want to:**
-However, it is unnecessary to be a BLUG member if you want to:**+
  
   * Participate any off-line events   * Participate any off-line events
   * Join in our mailling list   * Join in our mailling list
-  * Chat in our IRC channel+  * Chat in our IRC channel (include sync services)
   * Participate exist FLOSS projects   * Participate exist FLOSS projects
   * Edit wiki pages   * Edit wiki pages
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 However, as a BLUG member:  However, as a BLUG member: 
  
-  * You will be part of our WoT (Web of Trust) network which connecting to most famous Free Software advocating network+  * You will be part of our //WoT ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_of_trust|Web of Trust]])// network which connecting to most famous Free Software advocating network 
 +  * Join in Membership chat room to fetch latest news
   * You can create wiki pages and upload files to BLUG wiki   * You can create wiki pages and upload files to BLUG wiki
   * Authorized to organize activities/mini-events, start new projects in the name of Beijing GNU/Linux User Group   * Authorized to organize activities/mini-events, start new projects in the name of Beijing GNU/Linux User Group
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 ===== How to apply a BLUG member ===== ===== How to apply a BLUG member =====
  
-<note tip>You can submit your OpenPGP key to [[member:apply|this wiki page]], but first you have to [[https://beijinglug.club/wiki/doku.php?id=start&do=register|register]] a wiki account.</note>+<note tip>You can submit your OpenPGP public key to [[member:apply|this wiki page]], but first you have to [[https://beijinglug.club/wiki/doku.php?id=start&do=register|register]] a wiki account.</note>
  
 BLUG membership requires you have a **//valid//** OpenPGP keychain, sufficient knowledge on **OpenPGP (GnuPG)** and basic GNU/Linux (//Linux subsystem in Win10 not included!//) usage. BLUG membership requires you have a **//valid//** OpenPGP keychain, sufficient knowledge on **OpenPGP (GnuPG)** and basic GNU/Linux (//Linux subsystem in Win10 not included!//) usage.
  
-How to become a BLUG member? Firstly, you have to participate a BLUG off-line events (anyone of them). And bring your OpenPGP public key (full fingerprint should be included) and Identity Card (or passport, student card, driver license) to that event which you plan to. Then, contact maintainer members, ask them sign your OpenPGP public key, your key should be signed by **at least two-thirds of maintainers**. It is better that make your key signed by as many as other BLUG members and event participators, so that make our network stronger and more extensive. In a word, our off-line event could considered as a //mini-Key-Signing-Party//!+How to become a BLUG member? Firstly, you have to participate a BLUG off-line events (anyone of them), and bring your //OpenPGP public key (full fingerprint should be included) and any of identification document (Identity Cardpassport, student card, driver license)// to that event which you plan to. Then, contact maintainer members, ask them sign your OpenPGP public key, your key should be signed by **at least two-thirds of on-duty [[member:maintainers|maintainers]]**. It is better that make your key signed by as many as other BLUG members and event participators, so that make our network stronger and more extensive. In a word, our off-line event could considered as a //mini-Key-Signing-Party//!
  
 +<note>
 **What is a //valid// OpenPGP key?** **What is a //valid// OpenPGP key?**
  
 BLUG will consider the OpenPGP key which meets the following criteria is valid: BLUG will consider the OpenPGP key which meets the following criteria is valid:
  
-  * Name in the key is identical with your ID card name (or passport, student card, driver license).+  * Name in the key is identical with your ID card name (or passport, student card, driver license),Pinyin name or English name also allowed.
   * Email in the key should be your common use mail box (for general purpose), a spam email is not accepted.   * Email in the key should be your common use mail box (for general purpose), a spam email is not accepted.
   * The key should be generated using RSA or ECC algorithm.   * The key should be generated using RSA or ECC algorithm.
   * Key length more than 2048 bits, //4096 bits is strong recommended!// If you're using ECC, //Ed25519 is the best choice//, we discourage you from using NIST ECC curves.   * Key length more than 2048 bits, //4096 bits is strong recommended!// If you're using ECC, //Ed25519 is the best choice//, we discourage you from using NIST ECC curves.
   * The key should be generated //more than one mouth// before you applying your BLUG membership.   * The key should be generated //more than one mouth// before you applying your BLUG membership.
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 <note important>**Important Note** <note important>**Important Note**
  
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 ===== For individuals who donate but not signed key ===== ===== For individuals who donate but not signed key =====
  
-We thank your donating money, devices or anything to BLUG sincerely and honor you as a //BLUG Honorary Member//. But you cannot create wiki pages and upload files to BLUG wiki, however you could ask wiki permission from any of BLUG maintainer. And you are not authorized to organize activities/mini-events or start new projects in the name of Beijing GNU/Linux User Group, and CANNOT become one of BLUG maintainers.+We thank your [[member:donations|donating]] money, devices or anything to BLUG sincerely and honor you as a //BLUG Honorary Member//. But you cannot create wiki pages and upload files to BLUG wiki, however you could ask wiki permission from any of BLUG maintainer. And you are not authorized to organize activities/mini-events or start new projects in the name of Beijing GNU/Linux User Group, and CANNOT become one of BLUG maintainers.
  
 To enable your full membership just following above steps. So that we could add you into our WoT network. To enable your full membership just following above steps. So that we could add you into our WoT network.
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 ===== For Old BLUGer ===== ===== For Old BLUGer =====
  
-If you joined BLUG before 2015 (just registered in the old website) but you haven't attended any of event recently, so we consider you as //emeritus member//, to re-active your membership just following above steps. So that we could add you into our WoT network. +If you joined BLUG before 2015 (just registered in the old website) but you haven't attended any of event recently, so we consider you as //emeritus member//. To re-active your membership you could attend any of our offline event and ask on-duty maintainers sign your OpenPGP Key (no ID card required), but at least one on-duty maintainer recognize and vouch you are the old BLUGer.
 ===== Useful Documents about GnuPG and Key Signing Party ===== ===== Useful Documents about GnuPG and Key Signing Party =====
  
docs/membership.txt · Last modified: 2017/07/05 09:25 by BLUG Admin