Richard Tindall wrote:
With due reverance and gratitude for the insightful presentation on Unix/Linux history so kindly put up for us yesterday by Michael Kerrisk and Jim Cheetham, there is more..
*Thursday 10 February, 7.30pm, Sydenham Community Association Hall, 25 Hutcheson Street, Christchurch*
An open format meeting to discuss a range of possibilities and topics outside of the CLUG meeting parameters (of the past two or three years).
Viz, and the space is open to discussion beyond these (please bring ideas):
* Proactive GNU/Linux advocacy, support, and study/development. * Regular, hands-on experience of the BSDs. * A Debian User Group? * A 'Debian School' of GNU/Linux thought and tuition? * Server-side training, for SysAd career hopefuls. * Free Software Foundation affiliation? * A GNU/Linux Users group? * A BSD-GNU/Linux Users group? (B-GLU; optimal scope). * Campaign against Software Patents.
On the last point, I have the impression that CLUG is not all agreed. So it is necessary to step outside the LUG and discover those who are. A specific, focussed workgroup can achieve a lot in support of Richard Stallman's position on the mutual benefits of freely shared innovation (#8). OSS/NZ has no coordination on this yet.
I can provide new written material on the above themes (by hyperlink) as a basis for discussion, if so requested. But mostly it is time to hear everyone's views.
My apologies for the indirectly late notice. There was no means of raising this set of Linux-related points without appearing to grandstand before the LUG, and divert attention away from its highly stimulating, regular meeting of 09Feb2005. Clearly, optimal results all round are required.
Happy to take enquiries,
May the Gnu be with you. Rik
Hi Rik,
If I could, I would be there. But, thanks to my parents not taking the hint and following me around the world, I'm out of circulation for the next few weeks (: That said, these are my views for what they're worth.
I am 1000% behind the prohibition of software patents - if they had been around from the start it might have been different, but now that countless millions of hours of effort have been spent without them... it's just some get rich quick scheme designed by a group of US lawyers to lazy to work for a living. Also, having seen some of the puerile cr*p that Amazon have seen fit to put forward, I also boycott them. I've already signed up on my own behalf, and am eternally grateful to Poland.
As for a new group - I think that there really aren't enough people locally to split off from the CLUG - although the idea of a Friday pm drinking club called GLUG does appeal (: Same for BSD, really - and Bill Gates is living proof that just having the best technical solution is not enough.
For any budding SysAdmins... b*gger off you might be good at it ((: May be able to help there if I ever get time - maybe a less academic approach than some?
Also, I think that it may be an idea to start up a few projects - lets use them to give focus to tuition, rather than learning for learning's sake alone.
If you have any notes after the meeting, I'd be grateful for a copy.
Cheers,
Steve
