[nflug] Meetings - A Brief History of NFLUG and its Future

[Mark Musone]

Sorry for the way I worded it, it's not meant to exclude anyone or
define the audience, but more of a way to describe the general topics
focused on.

 

Traditionally, there has been two different sets of linux interests, one
on beginning linux uses (installs, basic linux apps..etc..), and one of
more higher end enterprise level applications of linux (clustering,
forensics, architecture design..etc..).

 

The BPLUG was made to meet this need, not to exclude others. Of course,
anyone is welcome to any meeting. Because WNYLUG will have both groups
under it, I think it will also help encouragement and not
discouragement.

 

Mark

 

 

From: nflug-bounces at nflug.org [mailto:nflug-bounces at nflug.org] On Behalf
Of tyler.poland at gmail.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 9:44 AM
To: nflug at nflug.org
Subject: Re: RE: [nflug] Meetings - A Brief History of NFLUG and its
Future

 

I'm not sure that any group of users should be excluded by declaring it
to be an "Enterprise" level group. While that could be the focus I
certainly wouldn't want to discourage new members or new users from
coming out and learning.

Tyler


On Nov 25, 2008 9:13am, "Carver, Blake" <Blake.Carver at nypa.gov> wrote:
> 
> I agree with Mark, though I'm not sure what advantage 
> there would be to having an enterprise level, I do like the idea of
just one 
> group, and one list, WNYLUG or whatever it's called.
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> -Blake
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> From: nflug-bounces at nflug.org 
> [mailto:nflug-bounces at nflug.org] On Behalf Of Mark Musone
> Sent: 
> Tuesday, November 25, 2008 9:02 AM
> To: 
> nflug at nflug.org
> Subject: Re: [nflug] Meetings - A Brief History of 
> NFLUG and its Future
> 
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> I 
> personally like the name WNYLUG. I think it best describes the
geographical 
> membership better than BPLUG or NFLUG. Upon speaking to Brian, he also
like the 
> idea of having a more "Enterprise" level usergroup, and is willing to
lead that 
> one also (it might simply be a sub-group of WNYLUG). So, if it was up
to me, I 
> would merge NFLUG and BPLUG into WNYLUG and adopt the WNYLUG charter
and mission 
> statement for the time being. The next WNYLUG meeting is December 
> 10th. At that time, there will be voting for the leadership and 
> acceptance of the mission statement and charter (note, even though
Brian is 
> founding this and taking on the initial leadership, actual voting for
all 
> officers will be done). Anybody is welcome to come and not only vote,
but put 
> themselves up for election.
> 
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> 
> Once 
> this is done, the next item that needs to be cleaned up is the mailing
lists. I 
> would suggest that the only mailing list that remains be WNYLUG.
People can 
> either manually sign up for wnylug, and at date certain, the nflug
mailing list 
> be shut down. I strongly discourage having multiple Linux mailing
lists be 
> active at one time, It only encourages division of our local 
> community.
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