Agreed. Deano's was okay but nothing great. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Stockdale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 2:53 PM Subject: Re: moderated debate: Linux vs. Microsoft was Re:[brlug-general]$BIG_NUM (was Supporting Linux vs. Linux Zealotry)
> At 11:20 AM 1/21/2005, you wrote: >>That'll work better. And get better attendance! :) >> >>Deano's? We should get a head count this time in order >>to reserve a room. We had 10+ people last time, so the >>table was really long and not conducive to a group >>discussion. > > Let's pick somewhere else. Deano's is way overpriced in my opinion -- no > atmosphere, no privacy, and as noted, the group couldn't function as > anything other than multiple small conversations. > > >>Is there some other location that has beer and food >>and possibly a room to reserve, so we can shout at >>each other in peace? > > Check the Casa Maria on Bluebonnet -- they have a small-ish side room that > they might be willing to let us use on a slow night. Then, we can have > chips & margaritas, too, in addition to good food. > > >>John >> >>--- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > Works for me. Let's do this in February over some >> > beers. >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "John Hebert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > To: <[email protected]> >> > Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 6:54 AM >> > Subject: moderated debate: Linux vs. Microsoft was >> > Re: >> > [brlug-general]$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 > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >
