No promises but I do not see an issue with meeting here at the
University. For the 1U box in the rack, that might be a possibility
as well but more of a longterm thing.... We do host some non-profit
types on campus so that may be a way to do it.
On Nov 12, 2006, at 10:04 PM, Roger Rustad wrote:
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.
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