What would an Enterprise SIG cover? Are we talking about typical server type roles such as email, file/print server, internetworking, routing, network stats and management? If so, then I'd be interested as well, having more of server side background that desktop side.
I'd also be interested in a Programming/Development SIG as well. Web development only holds a challenge for so long..... Shawn -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jason Becker Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 5:38 PM To: CLUG General Subject: Re: [clug-talk] Website Additions and stuff I am interested in an Enterprise SIG. Cheers Jason Niels Voll wrote: > Hi Jarrod, > > You are raising extremely good points. And the recent milestone in > Level 2 membership may give good occasion for thinking about the > increasing variety of backgrounds and interests represented amongst > the CLUG membership I think the CLUG future will be determined by its > ability to evolve and therefore maintain relevance for the members as > they personally evolve. > > One potential mechanism, you may want to consider is the concept of > special interest groups (SIGs). These SIGs would be more focused, and > thus be able to get into more depth in their areas if interest, > keeping it interesting. Of course, individuals could participate in as > few or as many SIGs as they are interested in. > > Generally each SIG might have > * its own CLUG mailing list > * potentially its own meetings / or it might sponsor presentations > * potentially some sort of leadership representation at CLUG level - > could be unofficial or official executive position(s) > > A SIG might start with a mailing list and if it develops critical mass > of participation and interest, might evolve into meetings etc. > > Examples of SIGs (and/or subSIGs or sub Topics) might include: > > * Linux/OpenSource on the desktop > * for business / productivity > * for home / gaming / multimedia enthusiasts > > * Linux /OpenSource on the server > * SMB (small and medium business) > * enterprise > * enthusiast applications (e.g. gaming, media streaming, etc.) > > * Linux/OpenSource evangelism/activism > * nubee resources > * installfests > * getting Linux/OpenSource into the Calgary business community > > * Linux/OpenSource development > * coding > * testing > * documentation > > The clug.ca website polling mechanism might be one way to find out > interest levels for these and other SIG topics. And reaction on this > mailing list may be a first indicator, if CLUG is ready for this, yet. > > Kind regards, > > > ...Niels > -------------------------------- > Niels Voll > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > Jarrod Major wrote: > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Hey Group, >> >> I've been mulling over the website and wondering what kinds of things >> we should have there. Here is some of the stuff we do have: >> >> *meeting announcements, rotated out as they get old >> *announcements for things like the AGM, InstallFests and Convergence >> *Sponsor List (actually in two places) we have a list on the right of >> our sponsors with links to their websites, the second bit (on the >> left under CLUG Resources) goes into detail about the company and >> what they have done for us, what if any discount they offer our Tier >> Two members. >> *we have a quick survey, changed periodically >> *we have the full set of Bylaws as ratified and accepted by the >> Alberta Government >> *book reviews for O'Reilly and Prentice Hall PTR >> *link to the Mailing List for sign-up, administration or removal >> *FAQ's for things like "What is CLUG?", "How does membership work?" >> *Distribution Library >> *Nube content >> *some of the archived mail list messages >> *content from the monthly presentations >> >> So I was wondering what sort of things you wanted to see on the site. >> Personally I have been thinking of content that deals with: >> >> *Tips: KDE, Gnome, Office apps, CLI, GPG/PGP public key encryption, etc. >> *Workshops >> *Advocacy >> *Success stories/deployment >> *mentoring/tutoring >> >> The Executive has been long pondering what we should do to retain or >> promote interest in CLUG from members of the 'old guard'. These are >> folks who have been using Linux/Open Source/Free Software for a long >> time. We value these individuals and want to know what we can do to >> keep them actively involved. It has been said that CLUG seems to be >> catering to the new folks predominantly. While I disagree with this >> statement, it raises concern with us. Perhaps we are not making it as >> appealing for those people. Are the topics we have presentations on >> 'old hat' for them? >> >> We try and have a broad spectrum of topics for folks so that there is >> something for everyone. It is a constant goal of ours. If we have too >> much in-depth stuff we lose the interest of the new folks. If we have >> too much simple, beginner things, then we lose the interest of the >> folks who "have been there and done that". >> >> Any input you have would be welcomed. >> >> - -- Jarrod Major >> GPG Fingerprint: FA4A 1EA3 A0EE A842 07BB 804C 0090 14F6 BE6E DE3D >> Registered Linux User: #224211 >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: GnuPG v1.2.2-rc1-SuSE (GNU/Linux) >> >> iQCVAwUBQCaWawCQFPa+bt49AQIZZAQApg003s3Ro6qQxirI1DoqfxbPf2UrRgk+ >> jyBPj1qBVnx0wzHu6+CgrlwOX5QxEOE5W8x6kMJnEhtM6ZzBsjGjoC+8OQpgmgzt >> nPPWziASkaQAHTfWU1v9lK344GqWKrpUTV+DvJG+AxMMLPUW3j+tVYyVtm1YiGZ3 >> VkKYII3l9bU= >> =BD+1 >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> clug-talk mailing list >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca
