< everything snipped > . ... ... /> Wow, the LUG has been pretty active of late, which is a good thing, right ? No seriously, it really is a good thing. Its good to see so many people take active interest in the functionings of the LUG. People who most of us didn't even know existed have been responding with their opinions. The only sad part is that had all these people taken an interest earlier, things would have been a lot different and *maybe* better !!
An LUGs main function, as I understand, is to help in the growth of linux by forming a local community and helping the other members grow their knowledge of linux. iLUG-cal, on the other hand, has always been about send-a-mail-get-solution-to-your-problem-and-never-look-back. The community never existed. And yes, I do know that there were rumours of a few meetings and I believe, few people even attended them !! But, rest assured, those meetings certainly didn't help the cause of ilug-cal, as we all can see that now. And now we see a call for change in leadership, change of agenda and change of what not !! I mean, who are you and why do you think ilug-cal is even important enough to be holding elections and such !! ilug-cal is almost a non-entity. Period !! Its not even counted on any list when people talk about the LUGs in the country and, would you believe, we're having ownership issues here !! Do you think it even makes a difference if the ownership of the mailing list is with someone who doesn't exactly think the way the other 800 members of the list do !! Go ahead, register a domain, or get a free URL, a mailing list on yahoogroups and start yapping away. Call yourself linux-kolkatta or some such name. Does it even make a difference !! Does anyone even care ?? The point is an LUG will be known and matter only if it makes its presence felt ... physically. As convenient and cool email is, you wont be taken seriously unless you start showing your face in public. And going offline with your conversations doesn't help !! Seriously !! I used to do that when I was in the 12th grade !! -- Sharninder http://sharninder.blogspot.com __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com -- 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
