Re: SwaNH meeting postings

2008-04-22 Thread Bill McGonigle
On Apr 18, 2008, at 09:07, Ted Roche wrote: In this case, I think the Venn diagram of what SwaNH covers and what GNHLUG is about doesn't intersect, so we can pass. But it is not an absolute rule; when they do have meetings more techie and of interest to our members, I encourage anyone

501(c)(3) again (was: SwaNH meeting postings)

2008-04-19 Thread Ben Scott
On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 12:47 PM, Ted Roche [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think GNHLUG wants to establish its own 501c3 status for several reasons, but we're trying to understand if there is an umbrella or sponsor situation we'd benefit from passing through. Legal advice is on its way... I'd

Re: SwaNH meeting postings

2008-04-18 Thread Ted Roche
David Marston wrote: I think that selected SwANH announcements should be forwarded to -announce, but this one didn't qualify. There is a dinner meeting on May 15, where a couple local high-tech startups will talk about how they started up, which might be suitable to post. Agreed. And there's

Re: SwaNH meeting postings

2008-04-17 Thread Bill McGonigle
On Apr 15, 2008, at 21:52, David Marston wrote: I think that selected SwANH announcements should be forwarded to -announce, but this one didn't qualify. That's a fair way of looking at it. I signed up for this event myself, on the chance that I'll learn one thing (worth more than $25).

Re: SwaNH meeting postings

2008-04-15 Thread Ben Scott
On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 10:50 PM, Ted Roche [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does that go to -discuss or -announce? IMO: Send to -discuss, or maybe not at all. It's not Linux or FOSS or GNHLUG or particularly NH. We're not obligated to forward everything that comes to our inbox. Full Disclosure:

Re: SwaNH meeting postings

2008-04-15 Thread Jon 'maddog' Hall
I agree with Ben. If this announcement was something about FOSS then you could circulate it (and I would say to do that to announce). If we want to help a sister organization, then perhaps we can have a link to their site on our site. That way people can sign up for their announcements (and

Re: SwaNH meeting postings

2008-04-15 Thread Bruce Dawson
As much as I want to help SwANH (and software development in NH in general), I have to agree with what has been stated already by Michael and Ben. On the other hand, if they are willing to sponsor GNHLUG in a substantial way, or if they actively support (versus passively support) FOSS, then I

Re: SwaNH meeting postings

2008-04-15 Thread David Marston
I think that selected SwANH announcements should be forwarded to -announce, but this one didn't qualify. There is a dinner meeting on May 15, where a couple local high-tech startups will talk about how they started up, which might be suitable to post. SwANH is a non-profit. As far as I know,