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HTML translation of Co-operatives UK model governing documents
https://github.com/freerange/coop-model-documents

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HTML translation of Co-operatives UK model governing documents

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/freerange/coop-model-documents
• Owner: freerange
• Created: 2017-07-02T07:19:41.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2020-07-25T10:10:38.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-29T13:13:40.228Z (15 days ago)
• Language: HTML
• Size: 111 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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README

        
This repository contains a clean HTML translation of

the

[Model governing document](https://www.uk.coop/developing-co-ops/model-governing-documents) for

a

[Worker Co‑operative Company Limited by Shares](https://www.uk.coop/developing-co-ops/model-governing-documents/worker-co-operative-company-limited-shares) provided

by [Co-operatives UK](https://www.uk.coop).

The model documents provided by Co-operatives UK are in PDF format

which makes it difficult to keep track of the changes an individual

co-operative makes when adopting them.

The original PDF as downloaded from Co-operatives UK is included in

this repository for completeness - but you should check that it is

current before use.

## Provenance

I downloaded

the

[PDF model document](https://www.uk.coop/sites/default/files/uploads/attachments/worker_co-operative_cls_0.pdf) for

a "Worker Co-operative Company Limited by Shares" from the

Co-operatives UK website on 2017-05-19. This document doesn't seem to

have any version metadata associated with it. The dates attached to

the PDF (visible in General Info in Preview on OS X) are:

- Creation date: 20 Jan 2012, 15:47

- Modification date: 29 May 2012, 10:31

A somewhat-usable HTML conversion of the PDF was generated by

1. `brew install qpdf`

2. `brew cask install adobe-acrobat-pro`

3. Strip the copy-protection from the supplied file using `qpdf

--decrypt worker_co-operative_cls_0.pdf

worker_co-operative_cls_0_decrypted.pdf`

4. Open Adobe Acrobat Pro, jump through the registration hoops to get

a 30 day trial. Export the decrypted PDF to HTML

The HTML was then edited by hand to clean it up. I verified that the

automatic numbering in the rendered HTML matched the paragraph

numbering in the original.