Craige McWhirter wrote:
>
> 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.
Naah - A SIG (special interest group) is exactly what you want and a
list to go with it might be good.
> > <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.
This is exactly what a SIG is about. You hold them as often as people
want and in the form that people want. The only people who need to go
are people who are interested in whatever the Sig is about, or that
nights topic.
> >
> > 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.
What is dangerous here is that A* offers to run a SIG anf B* wants to
turn it into a Fest.
I've seen a couple of previous offers go down the gurgler in the past
when someone offers to do something and "the list" turns it into
something else, but is noticably missing willing organisers.
If A* is offering to run a SIG, has found affordable premises and is a
good Slugger, then the committee should give him the go ahead. Please
don't try and convert A's offer into something else.
To me, a Fest is a special day like InstallFest, ConfigFest, AppsFest.
Perhaps the Deb-Sig will also consider organising an annual DebFest as
part of its activities.
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