Sunday

[Ronald Maggio]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Wechter, Ron" <WechterR at cnrc.navy.mil>
To: <nflug at nflug.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 9:53 AM
Subject: RE: Sunday


> HEY Linux LOVERS
>
> Lets ALL go to the meeting on Sunday, brainstorm (like we are now), and
come
> up with some ideas.  If we work together we can help our main mission (at
> least my opinion of hte main mission):
>
> HELP LINUX TAKE OVER THE WORLD!!!!
>
> Windows started on the PC, failed in server rooms, and it will die on the
> PC!  Lets make it happen and advertise LINUX -- Can the NFLUG get pins,
> hats, teeshirts made.  Is there any interest in it?
>
> LETS GET MOTIVATED and DO IT! WOOHOO!!!!
>
> Now for your enjoyment....some Microsoft Bashing!
>
> *************************************
>
> If Microsoft Built Cars
> -----------------------
>
> *A particular model year of car wouldn't be available until AFTER that
> year,instead of before.
> *Every time they repainted the lines on the road, you'd have to buy a new
> car.
> *Occasionally your car would just die for no reason, you'd have to restart
> it. For some strange reason, you would just accept this.
> *You could only have one person at a time in your car, unless you bought a
> car '95 or a car NT, but then you'd have to buy more seats.
> *You would be constantly pressured to upgrade your car. If you didn't
> upgrade it you wouldn't be able to drive on the newer roads.
> *Sun Motorsystems would make a car that was solar powered, twice as
> reliable, 5 times as fast, but only ran on 5% of the roads.
> (The oil, alternator, gas, engine warning lights would be replaced with a
> single " General Car Fault " warning light.
> *People would get excited about the " new " features in Microsoft cars,
> forgetting completely that they had been available in other brands for
> years.
> *We would still be waiting on the " 6000 sux 58'" model to come out.
> *We'd all have to switch to Microsoft Gas (tm).
> *Lee Iacocca would be hired-on as Bill G.'s chauffeur.
> *The US government would be GETTING subsidies from an automaker, instead
of
> giving them.
> *New seats will force everyone to have the same size ass.
> *There would be a lot of built-in problem indicators that all say the same
> thing: " Something is not working right."
>
> *************************************
>
> Ronald K. Wechter
> NRD Buffalo Assistant Systems Administrator
> NRD Buffalo Webmaster
> Navy Recruiting Department Buffalo
> (716) 551-4901
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ronald Maggio [mailto:r.v.maggio at worldnet.att.net]
> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 12:37 AM
> To: nflug at nflug.org
> Subject: Re: Sunday
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "S. Lawton " <green_man at bluefrognet.net>
> To: <nflug at nflug.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 9:24 PM
> Subject: Sunday
>
>
> > As to who's in charge of NFLUG, my impression was that it
> > was a loose association of like-minded individuals, more of a tribal
> > society or pack structure than a military/executive hierarchical
> > structure. Technophiles, as a rule, tend to be free thinkers. I read
> > an article on it some where; I believe it was called "Suits versus
> > Ponytails". If we were all mainstreamers, we'd be running XP now,
> > not pursuing Linux, right ?
> >
> >
> > Scott
> >
> > Windows: Where do you want to go today?
> > MacOS: Where do you want to be tomorrow?
> > Linux: Are you coming, or what?
> > (from Linux Journal)
> >
> >
>
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>
>         I think you may be misunderstanding or misinterpreting my point I
> was stating that in order to help ourselves and the potentially growing
> Linux community. I was stating from my viewpoint that I see a need to look
> at what we are providing and as to how we are providing it. It seams that
> every time something like my suggestion (s) are voiced by myself or others
> the knee jerk reaction always sounds something like this statement.
> "military/executive hierarchical structure" I surely did not mention
> anything of the kind at all.
>
>         In order for a group ie: NFLUG to enhance the experience the of
> edification shouldn't we see if we need to seek input from within? I don't
> see how the statement "military/executive hierarchical structure" fits
into
> the the topic. We currently have a presses on the web through a web site
and
> we state that we advocate Linux. Ah...to me that sounds more like a
> organization then a group of old buddies playing computer games and
chewing
> the fat. Not to kock gaming, but come on now.
>
>         If a sig (special interest group) is the answer (and maybe its
not,
> but then at least a offer was made) then how could that be interpreted as
a
> power war or steping on toes? I think we need to not see advancement as
bad.
> As stated.."Technophiles, as a rule, tend to be free thinkers" Nuff said!
>
>
>
> So that my two red cents worth.
>
> Ron Maggio
>
>
>
> Some insight!!!
>
> Thanks to: Ron Wechter
>
> Maybe there is a light at the end of the tunnel!

Yours: Ron Maggio