I think splitting the list is a bad idea, so perhaps SIG was the wrong
choice of words. I was thinking that it would be more like a regular
"Debian Fest" style meeting open to all SLUGgers who wanted to rabbit on
about Debian or just rub shoulders with like interested people in a more
social style. There would of course be talks etc, just in a more casual
"speak-easy" style.
Thoughts?
On Fri, 02 Feb 2001 10:51:17 Jeff Waugh wrote:
> <quote who="Craige McWhirter">
>
> > A Debian SIG would be quite useful. There's so much to the Debian
> world
> > and mostly stuff that would only interest the enthusiasts. The odd
> > "Debian brainstorming session" seperate from the main SLUG meeting
> would
> > go a long, long way IMHO.
>
> We've discussed SIGs a few times now, and each time came to the
> conclusion
> that 'splitting' SLUG would lead to bad things.
>
> I waver in and out of this - I think it would be cool for the more
> advanced
> people to have a group of their peers, but at the same time, it sucks
> for
> the begginers, as they won't receive the level of understanding and
> help
> that they would have otherwise.
>
> Subject-specific SIGs are probably the way to go, and the Debian SIG
> idea is
> great on that account. (Actually, there's a few times I've thought
> that a
> slug-debian list would be good, so we can stop irritating non-Debian
> users
> on the main list - trouble is, that's splitting the list again, and
> that
> would suck.)
>
> > If there's interest, I'd be more than happy to be the co-ordinater.
> > Depending on numbers, I *may* also have a venue (with harbour views
> and
> > a stocked boutique beer fridge).
>
> Dude! Rock out! :) Thanks heaps for offering - perhaps we should have
> a
> little Debian fest (read: Come over and we'll show you wtf the point
> is) to
> kick it off.
>
> Everyone else: Is this a dangerous idea? Are new lists and new SIGs
> worthwhile?
>
> - Jeff
>
>
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