Only Dave has stepped up so far for talks/demos, but some meetings end up having a maelstrom of enjoyable group discussion.
Attend, so you will not miss anything. Come and make new friends and also reconnect. See you there! http://clug.ca/node/642 http://clug.ca/events Also, please refer to the attached thumb nail sketch: mandateRevisit.txt The PDF version mandateRevisit.pdf is too big (95K) to add to the email but it was much easier to read. I will bring the file and print outs. mandateRevisit.txt =====> Revisiting Linux Users Group's Mandate Mel Walters January 31, 2012 Calgary Linux Users Group (or Guild) Mandate To encourage and promote the use of free[footnote: Free as in freedoms ] and open source software.[footnote: This was mostly by memory, as I did not yet find the original statement ] How is it going so far 1 Introspection (To look within) 1.1 What works so far 1.2 Maturity of the desktop 1.3 Missed the moving target? 1.4 Listening to the customer 1.4.1 Who is the customer? • Computer/device users in general 1.5 What do they want? • Value for their time and money • Ease of start up • Low maintenance costs (time and money) • That it just will work! • Compatible with and maximizes hardware performance 2 Adapting to change • The customers can change (come and go, change in metrics) • Technology in vogue • Main point being: Give them what they want and exceed their expectations, OR lose the customer 3 Keep the basics simple • Expand on the I want it all part only when simple is already covered _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
