Hey 909/951 *nix dudes:
Tonight David and I kicked around the idea of pushing the 909 Linux club
in a couple of directions:
(1) uniting/networking with other clubs (Murrietta, Chico, Redlands)
(2) establishing some sort of permanence (regular meets, affiliations, etc)
Goals (1) and (2) might be possible with some sort of affiliation with a
university, like La Sierra University. Regarding goal (1), La Sierra
would also be an acceptable driving distance for the Murrietta group,
and one of the computer labs on campus would provide is (2).
(I'm currently helping the dean of the School of Business [Johnny
Thomas] connect their NT domain and IT's LDAP system, so that lab is a
good possibility.)
A campus would give us a few things:
1. high speed internet access
2. professional affiliation (which would help us get cool speakers)
3. new blood (engineering/math/CS/MIS majors, teachers, etc)
4. good location for install fests
5. potential access to investors (who often come to the dean there for
seed capital)
I also like the idea of arranging with the dean an "open source for
managers" seminar class. There are lots of MBA students there, many of
which are going to be IT decision makers. Something like this gives the
School of Business a vested interest in giving us a place to meet.
There is a lot of talent in our group, and I'm hoping to make this more
than something where we just get together and talk about stuff we've
read on digg or play Stratego (what the heck is up with that new
numbering system, anyway? 1 is still a Marshall, in my book).
Rog
P.S. Still looking for good Linux support solutions.
P.P.S. Maybe if we ask nicely, we can get Brian to let us shove a 1U
pizza box in his new rack.
