Ramon had made an article on the MLUG website about Linux, for students, governments, businesses etc... there was a brochure for every stratus. They're on the MLUG website somewhere, though too lazy right now to search.
We could always create our own stuff! Keith On Thu, 2007-01-25 at 17:11 +0100, Philip Serracino Inglott wrote: > Raphael Borg Ellul Vincenti wrote: > > Indeed, these guys would surely benefit from a bit of help from our > > side. > Ummm, I think we could benefit from theirs as well. > > Are you sure you can take up the task of following them through with > > info and support? We will be meeting up next Saturday for a committee > > meeting @ 9:00am. Drop by so that you take it up yourself in the name of > > MLUG. > I am very busy, I just thought I could offer to give a presentation, > you know, the stuff us guys take for granted, which would not require > much as presentation. Support would be another issue. > Next Sat is out of the question for me. On Sunday I'm going to Canada, > I need Sat to prep myself for a 10 hour flight, (and pack, and choose > some mp3s for the flight etc...) > > While on the topic, I find it very hard to find ready made promotional > material for OSS (not linux, but the idea of OSS) online. Does anyone > know where to get this stuff? Ready made three gate folders in OO > format to adapt, presentations, etc.. some time ago I neede to explain > OSS to a non technical guy and could not find anything ready made, > that can be adapted. Its kinda easier if you have visuals. > > The best thing seems to be keith's writeup. > > Cheers, > > Philip > > If more people are interested we can extend this to more organizations > > without the need of any sub-committees and extra time wasted. I believe > > that we are all peers and ultimatley want one thing: to support each other > > in the use of Linux > > > > On 1/25/07, Philip Serracino Inglott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Guys, > > > > Do you know about these guys? http://mrc.org.mt/. > > > > I was thinking of approaching them to reveal to them the > > benefits of OSS > > for NGOs (if only I did 1/4 of what I think I should do). If > > I do get > > round to doing this, can I use MLUGs name? > > > > More generally, if one of us (not a committe member) goes to > > give a talk > > about OSS, or write an email about an online service not > > being > > accessible via linux, Can that person claim to be X from > > MLUG. > > > > There are a few reasons why I bring up the point. As our > > numbers swell > > the name MLUG will have more clout, and in many instances, > > speaking with > > an organisation behind you, even if very small (and poor) > > makes a much > > better impression than doing so in a personal capacity. On > > the other > > hand MLUG is to small to appoint sub-commitees or waste time > > on > > beurocratic approvals of public statements, while it needs > > all the man > > power it can muster. > > > > Any lawerish people out there who can help? > > > > Philip > > _______________________________________________ > > MLUG-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > MLUG-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > MLUG-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list _______________________________________________ MLUG-list mailing list [email protected] http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list
