On Monday 07 March 2005 19:54, Soumyadip Modak wrote: > May I humbly ask how do the points 3 and 4 contribute to > non-participation at Compass ?
While the reasons why Saugata-da posted those points may be different, I feel they are relevant because:- 1) COMPASS is kinda advertising platform for the LUG, where we can carry out a concerted advocacy drive for a period of three days and reach out to a large number of people. 2) Our aim is to get to the junta "What" FLOSS is all about. 3) The obvious next question for all these people (,after we've answered the "What") is "Where" and "Who" 4) If "where" points to an out of date website, then it isnt much of advertisement, cos all the steam we would gather during COMPASS would be of no avail if we dont have a face to project to the wired world. This though, is minor, and can be rectified easily with the effort of an individual. 5) The real problem. We are a User Group. The "Who" would be answered by our real life activities. As it turns out, (I dont mean to offend anyone here, I am as much a part of the LUG as anyone else) we come alive only during the time of an exhibition, expo or fair. Otherwise we are sluggish when it comes to meeting and doing all the cool, geeky, crazy things that LUGs do in order to socialize. 6) If we cant socialize as a LUG, then participating in COMPASS is equivalent to putting a 1 page advert in the newpaper advocating Linux/FLOSS/GNU with just a couple of email addresses to respond to. I guess that would end up being a more economical initiative as well. 7) I still think we should participate in COMPASS. But we first need to start functioning LIKE A LUG and then ask people to join the party. As of now, I dont think we have either a party or venue to invite people to... > Thanks Just my 2 paise PS: My intention is not to offend anyone here. Which is why I have taken care to use the word "we" here. I hope I am not gonna see to many raised eyebrows as a consequence of this post. -- /Sumeet Sumeet Madhukar Moghe��http://smith-morgan.mirrorz.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ GnuPG Keys: ���http://smith-morgan.mirrorz.com/gnupg.txt Fingerprint : �1388 881A 6FED A370 78B7 1342 2F51 20C9 083C 704D ------------------------------------------------------------------ Neckties strangle clear thinking. -- Lin Yutang -- 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
