At 11:20 AM 1/21/2005, you wrote: >That'll work better. And get better attendance! :) > >Deano's? We should get a head count this time in order >to reserve a room. We had 10+ people last time, so the >table was really long and not conducive to a group >discussion.
Let's pick somewhere else. Deano's is way overpriced in my opinion -- no atmosphere, no privacy, and as noted, the group couldn't function as anything other than multiple small conversations. >Is there some other location that has beer and food >and possibly a room to reserve, so we can shout at >each other in peace? Check the Casa Maria on Bluebonnet -- they have a small-ish side room that they might be willing to let us use on a slow night. Then, we can have chips & margaritas, too, in addition to good food. >John > >--- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Works for me. Let's do this in February over some > > beers. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John Hebert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 6:54 AM > > Subject: moderated debate: Linux vs. Microsoft was > > Re: > > [brlug-general]$BIG_NUM (was Supporting Linux vs. > > Linux Zealotry) > > > > > > > Heck, let's go even farther than that and have a > > > moderated debate with a panel of BRLUG members > > > representing both sides answering questions posed > > to > > > the panel. I think we could learn a lot about both > > > Microsoft and Linux; who does what right and > > wrong, > > > technical merits, open standards vs. market > > support, > > > technological innovation vs appealing to the mass > > > market. > > > > > > Anyone else think this is a good idea? > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > --- Edmund Cramp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> John Hebert wrote: > > >> > > >> >Let's invite Microsoft to give their side. > > >> > > > >> > > > >> At the risk of promising something that my ass > > can't > > >> deliver, I'd be > > >> willing to defend the Microsoft side at a > > meeting. > > >> I can't claim to > > >> have used every Microsoft operating system ... > > some > > >> of them were quite > > >> frankly unusable <Fx thinks> Windows386 </Fx > > thinks> > > >> but I believe that > > >> it's a good system, given the constraints on its > > >> design. I'm not trying > > >> to start a flame war here - I'd be happy to > > discuss > > >> it (dodge brickbats > > >> etc) at a meeting if we can have one any night > > >> except Thursday... > > >> > > >> Edmund Cramp > > >> -- > > >> > > >> I work 45 hours a week to be this poor. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> General mailing list > > >> [email protected] > > >> > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! > > > http://my.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 > > > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com > >_______________________________________________ >General mailing list >[email protected] >http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net -- Terry Stockdale -- Baton Rouge, LA http://www.terrystockdale.com
