Jerry: Very well put.
Ben: Very eloquent statement of the problem.
My recent posting to gnhlug about using [EMAIL PROTECTED] was somewhat
in frustration. I'm at the point where I'm spending too much time just
deleting GNHLUG messages! (I'm running imap over a 56K line, so I have
to wait for the list of mail to arrive, then each message to arrive
every time I select a message).
I'm more than willing to move gnhlug.org to another host(s) - but ONLY
IF
ITS BETTER ORGANIZED than what we have now. (I may even bow to the
wishes
of the majority if its not better organized.) I think Ben's suggestions
of a better network structure is worth deliberating at tomorrow night's
meeting. My only amendment to that is that we distribute the load to
those who are willing to do the work - [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or whatever we
decide) should go to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - along with a redirect for the web
page. [And what about archives?]
I think we have a lot of fodder for Wednesday night's meeting!
Jerry Kubeck wrote:
>
> Ben,
>
> There is probably going to be some cross the board duplications from time
> to time. Is there too much division? I don't think so. Whether each chapter
> has it's own website with it's own or duplicated information isn't really
> an issue as it will all shake itself out over time. I think each chapter
> has to find it's own balance of what they want to do. After all we are only
> a month into this new format. It will take some time.
>
> As to the GNHLUG......yes, we also have to as a group decide whether or not
> we want formality in our group lives. To go forward, the Steering Committee
> is the answer, and to assist and keep duplication to a minimum as I stated
> once before, a couple of committees need to be formulated. This is all new
> to lots of people and the excitment and enthusiasm is great to see of the
> newer members and even some of the older members to bring all these new
> ideas forward.
>
> This is why we need another Steering Committee meeting which I have called
> for at Concord after the Concord organziational meeting tomorrow night. We
> are on the right path to having the ability of introducing Linux to more
> people, in a quicker, more professional atmosphere, with a stronger format
> to GNHLUG and the chapters.
>
> This dialog is good and will allow people to know we are working to make
> the group stronger. I am sure we are all on the same team, and yes there
> will always be different ideas on any part of the whole. If we continue
> growing at the rate we are now, we will fill into the organizational
> structure.
>
> I am in favor of a monthly Steering Committee meeting and not just one
> before each GHLUG quarterly meeting. It would be a shame to allow the Linux
> phenomenon to pass our group by as those IPO's make the world aware of
> this thing called LINUX. I offered myself to the Chairmanship as I saw a
> floundering and wanted to help us reach the next level as an organization.
> If everyone will work together, we will have one of the premier LUGs in the
> country. We certainly have the talent.
>
> Jerry
>
> >Hello,
> >
> > I am concerned with the way we seem to be headed in regards to LUG
> >organizational matters. What with NNHLUG, SLUG, MonadLUG, MVLUG (or whatever
> >you're calling it, Paul :), and who-knows-what-else, we've got a bunch of
> >websites, a bunch of mailing lists, and several calendars. In other words,
> >we've got far more organizational structure then we currently have things to
> >organize! :-)
>
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> Jerry Kubeck Customer Support Appropriate Solutions, Inc.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.AppropriateSolutions.com
