Ben, Is it "Free Software" or is it "Open Source"? Many years ago an argument for calling it "Open Source" came up because of the business people thinking that "Free Software" was always gratis and that we needed to call it something else.
After many years I think we were wrong, and we should have just made a greater effort to have people understand that "Free" meant "Freedom", and not "Gratis". Now we spend a lot of our time discussing the differences between "Free Software" and "Open source" when we should be telling people the differences between "Free Software" and "Software Slavery". Likewise while I understand your suggestion of a different name for the organization, in order to protect both the name "GNHLUG" and "WEENIES", would cost close to double the money, time and effort. Do you have two different mailing lists while the GNHLUG people decide if they want to join "WEENIES"? How do you explain the differences between the two groups? I prefer the route of: "Create a great plan" "Explain the great plan" "Correct as necessary" "Vote on the Great plan" "Move on" Believe it or not, we spent a fair amount of time picking the name "GNHLUG" It was the "Greater" New Hampshire Linux User Group because we wanted to be embracing to Northern Massachusetts and Western Maine. I am proud of the name, what it has done and what (hopefully) it will do. You can keep the "other name" plan in your back pocket for right now, in case the plan goes afoul, but I would prefer moving forward with the same name. md -- Jon "maddog" Hall Executive Director Linux International(R) email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 80 Amherst St. Voice: +1.603.672.4557 Amherst, N.H. 03031-3032 U.S.A. WWW: http://www.li.org Board Member: Uniforum Association Board Member Emeritus: USENIX Association (2000-2006) (R)Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in several countries. (R)Linux International is a registered trademark in the USA used pursuant to a license from Linux Mark Institute, authorized licensor of Linus Torvalds, owner of the Linux trademark on a worldwide basis (R)UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the USA and other countries. _______________________________________________ gnhlug-org mailing list gnhlug-org@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-org
