I think LSUNIX would be better. I am sure the M$ folks have their own deal. Besides, I would not want to listen to a bunch of MCSEs whine when we would talk about the benefits of using *nix. If it were named LSUNIX we could also be centered around all flavors of *nix. free, open and netBSD, OSX, Linux, Solaris, HPUX, etc. etc. Something to think about....
Just my 1/2 cent. Also, I am planning on crashing the M$ meeting in the union tomorrow. Should be interesting. After all, that is what got all of this started. I should bring a camcorder for when the rotten tomatoes (and hopefully other more painful things) start flying at the M$ofties. Shannon Doug Riddle wrote: >I think an offical club is going to be the way Dennis >goes. But I think it will be named LSUOS. You know >how some 'nix users get touch about LUGs. Dennis got >the lstserv request in today. He is gone until I >think Tuesday, but my guess is that he will be in >touch. > >Doug > >--- Joey Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>I want to weigh in as supporting an LSU LUG. I used >>to attend LSU, way before >>computers were even invented, etc.. Here are my >>thoughts: >> >>LSU allows the creation of official, >>university-sponsored clubs. Just about >>every subject you can think of has a club associated >>with it. I would imagine >>that the eventual goal of LSULUG would be to become >>a recognized club. >> >>A club needs a faculty sponsor, needs to elect >>officers, have some sort of a >>charter, etc. Outsiders can attend meetings, but the >>main thrust of a campus >>club should be directed at students. >> >>That said, there is nothing stopping interested >>persons of forming a >>non-official club (look through the yearbook and >>find the lampshade guys, >>you'll get the idea ;-). An ad-hoc club could meet >>off-campus to start, say >>at one of the dives around Chimes or State Street, >>or on the other side of >>campus. It might also be possible to meet on-campus >>if you guys stay under >>the radar. Any student can reserve a study room in >>the library, for instance. >>Also a classroom might be made available if a >>sufficiently powerful faculty >>member (someone in CSC or an engineering college) >>gave their unofficial >>blessing, say in the form of a "research group" >>moderated by a few of his >>teacher's pets ;-). Starting from a non-official >>status, progress toward >>official acceptance by the unversity could be made. >> >>Should it be an LSU-only LUG? No. Support >>(attendance, momentum, speakers, >>etc.) is going to have to come from BRLUG... after >>all, the idea of starting >>an LSU LUG is taking place on BRLUG's mailing list. >>Should it be sponsored by >>BRLUG? Yes. Should it be a sub-group or BRLUG-lite? >>That's for you guys to >>decide. >> >>^C >> >>Yeah, I know you're wondering how an old fr4t living >>in New Orleans knows so >>much about clubs at LSU... I participated in an >>effort in the mid-80s to win >>official university status for an off-campus club. >>We succeeded :-) >> >> >>--Joey >> >>Thou spake: >> >> >>>I can't offer much in the way of help other than >>> >>> >>ideas. >> >> >>>I recommend that your first task be to setup a >>> >>> >>mailing list for this >> >> >>>initiative and then advertise somehow to potential >>> >>> >>members. The BRLUG mostly >> >> >>>consists of this mailing list we are on now. >>> >>>Also, instead of a mini-BRLUG focus, I recommend >>> >>> >>that its focus be on LSU >> >> >>>and Linux ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). Including BRLUG in >>> >>> >>there would dilute the >> >> >>>focus a little too much IMO >>> >>> >>(Linux-LSU-BR-UserGroup). I imagine that an >> >> >>>LinuxSIG at LSU would consist of mostly Linux >>> >>> >>sysadmins and experienced >> >> >>>users at LSU, and not really a good place for a >>> >>> >>Linux newbie to get started. >> >> >>>But then again, I don't know the people you know at >>> >>> >>LSU. BRLUG does not hold >> >> >>>any monopoly power on LUGs in Baton Rouge or >>> >>> >>anywhere else, of course. LSU >> >> >>>students, for example, are perfectly free to start >>> >>> >>their own LSU LUG. >> >> >>>One more idea: if you have a web server at LSU, >>> >>> >>even a small one, you might >> >> >>>want to install some kinda wiki app on it and let >>> >>> >>those interested update >> >> >>>the site themselves via a browser instead of >>> >>> >>editing HTML. Much easier and >> >> >>>open that way. For those who don't know what a wiki >>> >>> >>is: >> >> >>>http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki (which is BTW a >>> >>> >>wiki used to define a >> >> >>>wiki (: ). >>> >>>John Hebert >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Doug Riddle >>>To: General BRLUG >>>Sent: 9/30/03 1:25 PM >>>Subject: [brlug-general] LSU LUG? >>> >>>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! 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