We are planning to do a repeat of the Philippine Open Source Conference for 2006. I am hoping to have the support of both Plug and OpenMinds for this. This is through the initiative of Imperium and DL Media Focus. I can take the lead to make this event fit the needs of the local f/oss community.
Hope to get your input/feedback on this. Regards, JR Contreras Sammy Mallare wrote: > marvin, > > maybe you can ask mediag8way if there can be a partnership of sort as > far as this event is concerned...that's if the event will be an annual > thing. i agree that the next board will decide on this although i hope > that they'll carry on what has been started. > as for the coming together of the LUGs into one big organization, the > local LUGs would want to search for answers to "what's in it for me?" > and "what's in it for all of us?" what are the benefits to each > LUG...to all LUGs as a whole...for the long-term. if there's no > benefit, we let things be...hope that each LUG will grow and continue > promoting f/oss+linux. > > i think one practical benefit for all LUGs is providing support for one > another...technical or otherwise. there's always strength in numbers. > the question is if all LUGs agree to band together or not. > > regards, > sammy > > From: "Marvin T. Pascual" > > It was organized by the MediaG8way. They just contacted me and ask for > our support. They asked help if PLUG can provide speakers for the said > event. I made it sure that all speakers should get benefits in return > and likewise the organization in black and white. > > I'm not sure if this will be an annual event. I even don't know who > will be the next board officers. I already shared my plans for the > organization to the meeting we conducted at the Dusit Hotel Nikko right > after the conference. It's up to the next board officers if they will > work it out. Anyway, diskarte na nila 'yun how they will handle the > organization. > > > events for the vizmin areas could likewise be > > organized, courtesy of and/or in collaboration with > > the other LUGs. > > It is also my dream that all the LUGs nationwide should collaborate and > be affiliated with PLUG as my dream to PLUG to be the umbrella LUG in > the Philippines. > > Good luck to the next board officers. > > Yahoo! for Good > Click here to donate <http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/> to the > Hurricane Katrina relief effort. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
