The New Hampshire Committee meeting

[Jon 'maddog' Hall, Executive Director, Linux International]

Hi,

Several people have asked if I could attend this meeting, and several others have
looked for information about what to say and how to say it.  So I am sending this
out to the group as a "starter".

No, I will not be going to the meeting, but I will be sending a letter to the
committee.  It will be fairly long.  My letter will be describing (briefly) what
Linux is and how I see it affecting the economy of New Hampshire.  It will also
state how I feel Linux can help reduce the costs of state government, perhaps
citing some case studies I know.

I encourage all of you to write, but keep in mind that this committee is focused
on only one thing: saving the state government money while keeping its efficiency
high.  They are not evangelists, nor do they want to listen to them.

Each letter should be individually thought out and worded.  There is nothing worse
than getting 250 letters, each of them saying "I feel....", but knowing that the
letters were basically written off with a mimeograph machine (or fancy word
processor).  If you really care, take the time to write YOUR thoughts.

Use a spell checker, and read the letter several times aloud, to make sure that
your grammar is not too atrocious (I always do).  Better yet, read it to your
family.

>  Should some of us  decide to attend these hearings, how should we
> dress? etc.

Conservatively.  If you do not have a suit that fits (anymore), then a nice pair
of slacks along with a dress shirt, tie and sweater will not look too bad.

Lacking a tie, a turtleneck dickie under a sweater would also look good.

> Sending me, Ben, and Kenny, for example, might not be in the best
> interest of the community...

If you go en masse, I suggest that you have at most one or two people speak, with
the rest identified as members of the group.  These people should be there to show
support of the speaker, not cause a commotion.  I have faith that any one from
gnhlug would be able to be presented to this government body and make a good
impression, given these few guidelines.

md
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Jon "maddog" Hall
Executive Director           Linux(R) International
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