-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Sumeet wrote: <snipped> > I would be inclined to agree with you on this point. As I > mentioned earlier on this thread, Linus had an enduring goal > for Linux. He wanted it to be a whole lot of fun. Which is > why, when Linuxers get together, the fun of hacking a kernel > together, or racking ur head over getting that damned game to > work or playin' round with the latest Desktop environment > results in nothing but more fun... This may not be a primary > goal, but does go a long way in keeping LUGs together.The > socializing aspect is one that keeps current members in the > thick of things, and lets newbies and 'lurkers' feel > interested. Agreed, Linux doesnt have much of a social > face....but the social face that the goals of this group aims > to achieve is quite different from the social face of other > proprietary platforms. Windows mailing lists are basically > supposed to be troubleshooting forums, whereas a LUG aims to > spread the fun around.
I agree. > A mailing list is fine and helps the active MEMBERS keep busy > for 29 days a month. But that one meeting every month helps > get the 'lurkers' out of the shadows, give the newbies a > little more experience and finally let OUTSIDERS know what > the LUG is all about and convince them into becoming > insiders. That way a LUG never ceases to exist/wither's away. > > /Sumeet > -- > U know sumeet, I sometimes suffer from a particular type of malady. There is an interesting discussion going on in the mailing list, and I feel like joining in, but somehow I don't find the enthu to hit the reply button. :) I suppose this thing happens with all of us. I can think of quite a few people, who have not posted in the recent past, but who have made a greater contribution to the LUG than me, at least during the six seven months I've been a member of the LUG. Dhruv, Manasda, Archanda, etc. And let's not forget Indrada, a mail from whom to this list, is like the moon of Id, and yet who is a founder member of this LUG. And I've possibly missed more people (my apologies to them). So plz. don't be so pessimistic. This LUG is pretty vibrant. :) Soumyadip Modak RCC Institute of Information Technology Kolkata, India -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 7.0.3 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com> iQA/AwUBPg8phwAMO//EcNNiEQJ3bQCghXUAzz+LlM5lHTUFJj5naFSJon8AnjaF xYd6D29okummmLdztXnjI9vv =RlOP -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
