Hey Johnny,
Good luck in your future endeavors! I am sad to see you go but I am glad that you are doing well. As with anyone leaving our fair city to pursue their careers, you must do what you must do.
I too wish we had spent more time together, I found you to be a generous and interesting individual. I am sure that we would have had some interesting chats.
I am very pleased that Linux and Open Source still figure prominently in your life both professionally and personally and I know the community can use advocates like you out there.
On behalf of CLUG thanks again for your efforts on our behalf and your hardware loan for one of our InstallFests.
Sincerely,
Jarrod Major President, Calgary Linux Users Group
On Tuesday 28 September 2004 12:47 pm, Johnny Stork wrote:
- -- Jarrod MajorWell, this will be my last post to the CLUG from Calgary. I am all packed and the movers will be hauling my stuff tomorow. Two years ago I made a radical career change to pursue, advocate and work with the growing open source paradigm shift in the technology industry. The first 2 years were spent here in Calgary. The Calgary Linux Users Group put me in touch with many fine people from the Linux and open source community and I am greatful for the opportunities, knowledge and brief friendships which started. My only regret is that I was not able to attend any of the CLUG meetings or to meet personally with more of you. I especially wish that I had found the time to attend some of the meetings if for no other reason than to share in some beers afterwards, and the passionate and informal discussions which followed.
I have various additional plans involving Linux and open source technolgies (in the Squamish/Whistler area) which I will be pursuing along with my government work and so I hope to offer many opportunies for other open source and Linux advocates. Even with my government job I know I will be doing a great deal of hiring and will always try to ensure my posts/requests for skilled open source and Linux developers is also sent to the CLUG list. Just in case any of you ever have the desire to move to Vancouver in pursuit of development and/or other technology opportunies with Linux and/or open source.
And please dont ever hesitate to contact me if you are planning to move to Vancouver. If I have any opportunites which may suit your interests, and which meet my requirements, maybe something can be worked out. And if any CLUG member is driving through to Whistler or any where close to Squamish, drop me a line and I would love the chance to buy any CLUG member a beer (or 2 or 3 or ....). I will always have a couch to spare as well.
So take care CLUG members and keep up the great work!!!
Registered Linux User: #224211
Hear hear !! I second that motion. Carpe diem, Johnny. May the source be with you. (I better quit, before I start getting flamed).
Seriously, good luck in all your future endeavors, and good wishes to you and your family.
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