Hey Doug, Please define what you mean by "mini BRLUG". I perceive that as being an off-shoot of BRLUG, or somehow under the umbrella of BRLUG. I don't think this would attract interest at LSU among LSU faculty. I'm sure that BRLUG members who are connected somehow to LSU would feel free to be members of both, or even to leave BRLUG and join a separate LSU related Linux group.
The goal, IMO, is to promote Linux advocacy, not BRLUG advocacy. I'm not trying to raise a platoon sargeant's dander here; just trying to understand why you want an LSU LUG to be a "mini BRLUG". :) John Hebert -----Original Message----- From: Doug Riddle To: [email protected] Sent: 9/30/03 2:30 PM Subject: Re: [brlug-general] LSU LUG? More later, but I am thinking a mini Brlug. There is interest in an LSU site to organize Open Source software efforts and software. There is interest in day time meetings. A mailing list would be great, and I do not think the BRLUG should pick up the tab or the labor. However, a campus LUG would be constantly shifting. BRLUG would be the hub, a campus LUG would have to come to papa to get anything done. A campus LUG might be able to get something the BRLUG has always had problems with though... Money. More later. This came up through complaints. It will all come out in the wash. No hurries, no worries. There is time... Doug --- Karthik Poobalasubramanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am very much interested and i did ask around the > brlug asking if there's > a group or start a user group on campus. I asked > around on campus too. > There are two guys who for for HPC who use linux for > their day to day > work. almost an year back they tried to get my > netgear wireless card to > work with redhat. well one of them is the one > hosting redhat.lsu.edu. > > I think there are a lot of people who are interested > or already using Open > Source/Linux solutions for official work.we all know > for a fact that the > math dept hosts a debian mirror! . last week a big > grant(i > don't the figure but i think it should be in 7 > digits) was given to LSU > for developing a linux cluster. > I think its perfect time to get people interested in > Open Source/Linux. > > well here's the thing. I am not really sure if it > should be a fully > fledged lug or a mini-brlug. I am really split about > this. on one hand a > lsulug(or whatever) would be cool and name could be > associated with LSU. > As Doug said "if it doesn't end in lsu.edu, it > cannot > possibly relate to LSU". > On the other hand i see that it would be better to > get people involved in > brlug 'cause we already an established group. > Isaac Traxler kinda suggested that we start a sig > with ACM and when it > gets momentum we can start our own LUG. > > What do you guys think. > > Karthik > > > > On Tue, 30 Sep 2003, Doug Riddle wrote: > > > I am way short on time, but I am spend what I have > at > > LSU lately. The has been some interest in an Open > > Source clearing house/home page/Linux sort of site > on > > the LSU-ITINFO mailing list. I remember some > traffic > > about an LSU LUG a while back. > > > > Is anyone actively working an LSU LUG? I know a > few > > folks that are interested in backing something > like > > that, and I might know where we could get some > server > > space for a site. > > > > I am thinking of a campus-centered mini-BRLUG. A > > place where the LSU-centric > > software/hardware/education-centered issues can be > > housed. > > > > It seems that if it doesn't end in lsu.edu, it > cannot > > possibly relate to LSU. > > > > I will be honest, I am swamped, and can do little > more > > than cheer, but I would love to try to put the > right > > people in touch with one another if there is any > > interest. > > > > BTW. Anyone know where I can get some pheromone > > detectors cheap? > > > > > > > > ===== > > Warmest Regards, > > > > Doug Riddle > > http://www.dougriddle.com > > http://fossile-project.sourceforge.net/ > > http://www.libranet.com > > -- "Firearms are second only to the Constitution > in importance; they are the Peoples' Liberty Teeth." > - George Washington -- > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product > search > > http://shopping.yahoo.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net ===== Warmest Regards, Doug Riddle http://www.dougriddle.com http://fossile-project.sourceforge.net/ http://www.libranet.com -- "Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the Peoples' Liberty Teeth." - George Washington -- __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
