On Wed, 2004-01-28 at 10:56, Ed Lawson wrote: > On 28 Jan 2004 10:56:33 -0500 > Bruce Dawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I think you're doing the right thing - then advertise the effort to > > the GNHLUG group. Sure, solicit help, (which you did), and it'll come > > if there's sufficient interest. > > > I think the issue rob is point out is that he did ask for help on the > list. I think the only person other than me who responded was Randy out > in the pacific. There is no mechanism for getting a few people together > and mulling over a project, honing the details, and assigning > responsibility to see it gets done. Sure one person can do big things. > But if one person does a big thing on their own and manages to collect a > follower or two, who did it and why should anyone say GNHLUG did it? > > > Case in point. The Tech Coordinators organization for NH schools > (NHSTE) is having a four day workshop next month on the use of Linux in > schools. Yes, that is a workshop that lasts four days, all day and > these educators are paying $550/person to attend. > > http://www.kannoncom.com/nhsteweb/pd/linux_workshops > > This seminar has some very interesting topics from the basics of > Linux to showing how to to develop and deploy Linux in a school setting. > The presenter is a person from Maine with national recognition for > using Linux in a school. Is this something GNHLUG could help with, could > GNHLUG provide assistance to school tech coordinators in learn, > installing, and use Linux? Should the existence of GNHLUG be made > known at the workshop as a valuable local resource. I would think so. I > would hope so. Now, just how is that done? Do I as an individual have > the right to speak for GNHLUG? Do I dare do it alone and set up GNHLUG > for obligating itself to help educators in any way? If I wanted to get > the OK from GNHLUG to inform workshop attendees of the resources > available in GNHLUG, whom do I ask, what authority to they have to act > or authorize? Without some way to follow through, I am not about to > risk setting up the attendees for disappointment and failure in dealing > with Linux and GNHLUG by bringing GNHLUG to their attention. So we are > losing a great opportunity, IMHO, due to the lack of some minimal level > of organization. If the deal is GNHLUG provides a venue to sit around > and make snide comments about MSFT, fine. I just think GNHLUG should be > more and should be a means of promoting Linux and helping those who want > to explore it. I don't see it doing that without some level > of organization. Maybe what is needed is a different > organization. Obviously you caught me on a roll today.
This is a perfect example of something that we should be involved with. My year-old grand scheme would be that Ed or someone step forward with the opportunity, volunteer to lead a project, and ask for participation. A few people step forward to volunteer, and an event comes off. Simple as that, if people volunteer. > Ed Lawson > > _______________________________________________ > Gnhlug-org mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-org -- Rob Lembree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> JumpShift, LLC _______________________________________________ Gnhlug-org mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-org
