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********************* discussion re: east coast linux *************** mark j. soule *********************************************************************** ---- Begin Forwarded Message ixmail1.ix.netcom.com (8.7.5/SMI-4.1/Netcom) (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id QAA09646; Sun, 12 Jan 1997 16:07:18 -0500 Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 16:07:18 -0500 (EST) From: David C Niemi <niemi at wauug.erols.com> To: mark soule <msoule at ix.netcom.com> cc: "Samuel S. Chessman" <chessman at wauug.erols.com> Subject: Re: Meta-LUG Naming Question In-Reply-To: <199701121921.LAA22114 at dfw-ix5.ix.netcom.com> Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.94.970112155913.9607A-100000 at wauug.erols.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Sun, 12 Jan 1997, mark soule wrote: > HI David; > > Let me ask you a question or two regarding this linux > collaboration. What do you envision the advantages to forming and > "east coast/mid-atlantic" semi-group are? What would the mission > statement be? Why do we want to form this group? My intentions are simply to expand the scope of the existing DC area groups, which are tied together mostly by cooperation on Installfests and by use of the linux.wauug.org server. There are doubtless other advantages to a larger organization which is still a bit more regional than, say, LI. The leap from local user groups to a worldwide organization is a bit too large. > My first impressions are it'd be a great way to talk with other > like (right) minded people and open up visitation rights. For instance > at our meeting wednesday night we discussed future meetings and topics > and especially speakers. There was general agreement that our > community is getting tired of hearing from the same group of expert > speakers. Maybe this will lead to some venturing outside our group > maybe not. > > What do you think? I think trading speakers from tie to time is a good idea. Boston to Bethesda is a bit of a hike, but I for one do have relatives to visit in Boston sometime, and perhaps your speakers find themselves here occasionally. I can ask Donald Becker and Eric Youngdale if they have any plans to be up there (but we have also had excellent talks from much less-known people). Definitely sharing information and keeping track of each other makes a lot of sense. So far Ma-Linux is not that formal or well-defined; we should probably talk to Philadelphia and New York groups before going too far down the road. David Niemi at linux.wauug.org 703-810-5538 Reston, Virginia, USA ------ Money talks, but it is wrong half of the time. -----
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