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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>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..).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Mark<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
nflug-bounces@nflug.org [mailto:nflug-bounces@nflug.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>tyler.poland@gmail.com<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 25, 2008 9:44 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> nflug@nflug.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: RE: [nflug] Meetings - A Brief History of NFLUG and its
Future<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>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.<br>
<br>
Tyler<br>
<br>
<br>
On Nov 25, 2008 9:13am, "Carver, Blake" <Blake.Carver@nypa.gov>
wrote:<br>
> <br>
> I agree with Mark, though I'm not sure what advantage <br>
> there would be to having an enterprise level, I do like the idea of just
one <br>
> group, and one list, WNYLUG or whatever it's called.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> -Blake<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> From: nflug-bounces@nflug.org <br>
> [mailto:nflug-bounces@nflug.org] On Behalf Of Mark Musone<br>
> Sent: <br>
> Tuesday, November 25, 2008 9:02 AM<br>
> To: <br>
> nflug@nflug.org<br>
> Subject: Re: [nflug] Meetings - A Brief History of <br>
> NFLUG and its Future<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> I <br>
> personally like the name WNYLUG. I think it best describes the
geographical <br>
> membership better than BPLUG or NFLUG. Upon speaking to Brian, he also
like the <br>
> idea of having a more “Enterprise” level usergroup, and is willing to lead
that <br>
> one also (it might simply be a sub-group of WNYLUG). So, if it was up to
me, I <br>
> would merge NFLUG and BPLUG into WNYLUG and adopt the WNYLUG charter and
mission <br>
> statement for the time being. The next WNYLUG meeting is December <br>
> 10th. At that time, there will be voting for the leadership and <br>
> acceptance of the mission statement and charter (note, even though Brian
is <br>
> founding this and taking on the initial leadership, actual voting for all <br>
> officers will be done). Anybody is welcome to come and not only vote, but
put <br>
> themselves up for election.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Once <br>
> this is done, the next item that needs to be cleaned up is the mailing
lists. I <br>
> would suggest that the only mailing list that remains be WNYLUG. People
can <br>
> either manually sign up for wnylug, and at date certain, the nflug mailing
list <br>
> be shut down. I strongly discourage having multiple Linux mailing lists be
<br>
> active at one time, It only encourages division of our local <br>
> community.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
><o:p></o:p></p>
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