Instructions to unsubscribe from this list at the end of the message - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Nhar Il-Ä imgħa, 31 ta' Jannar 2003 15:55, Keith Vassallo kiteb/kitbet: > Maybe the reason the list is MUCH less active is the negative criticism > that the Linux spellchecker, and unfortunately our mentor Ramon Cascha > has received. Ramon used to be able to give life to this group, he was > the driving force behind it, but maybe the criticism was too much.
Hehehehe!!! I assure you I have a much thicker skin than that Keith. I *was* pissed off at that kind of criticism, but I have yet to encounter anything that will make me lose heart. The reason is very simple really - I'm up to my ears in work in recent times and haven't had the time to contribute as much as I used to. As most of you know I'm a software developer and recently the government has embarked on a major e-government project where, essentially, all departments and ministries have been asked to web-enable themselves by yesterday - which means I'm working on projects all of which have a very tight deadline. To make things more interesting I'm rehearsing for Moulin Rouge next Apr-May, so I have very little time left to myself. PS: Although none of the e-government projects are Linux-based, I can personally claim responsibility for the fact that there is ONE project which is completely written in Java and is database-independent, so it can be switched over to a purely non-MS platform in, say, 1 hour. As regards the activity in this mailing list, the website and the MLUG in general, that doesn't depend only on me, guys. Anybody can write articles for the website - just send them to me and I'll place them on the site. Another thing that can be done to generate interest in Linux is to work through the media, such as the computers supplements that come with many newspapers, or the various programs about computers on TV stations. In fact, for some time now I've been thinking that the MLUG should get a bit more formal. So far the group has consisted only of this mailing list. There is no actual committee or anything to organise activities, PR and so on. Maybe this should be our first step. What do you think? Ramon Casha - --------------------------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the linux mailing list. If you do not wish to continue receiving this mailing list, please send a mail message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing only the text "unsubscribe linux" ------------------------------
