On Monday 20 October 2008, Paul Flint wrote: > Greetings list lurkers of all stripes, > > I just got the note below: > > I am looking around in the body for where the message is. I always > thought that the general idea with email is that somewhere in the body was > the payload information. I know that this is revisionist, but I am really > insulted in receiving a message that is such a pain to read, especially > from folks who are supposed to be savvy about IT!
Coming late into this thread and after reading all the posts, it seems to me that, legit complaints notwithstanding, what we have here is a 'failure to communicate'. From my perspective, the only folks that are savvy about IT are geeks like us, not the PHBs and policy wonks who usually run the show, and to whom people like the gov take their cues. Also, lets get real. We are, by-n-large a loose-knit group of geeks, most of whom gainfully employed and not really intent on organizing. Our promotion of FOSS rarely goes beyond the monthly meetings of cool/new stuff, tools that we find useful. We're hardly jumping on the bandwagon of developing entreprenuership; beyond a few members, who are even then can be more exclusive than inclusive (ala FOSS-VT). Does vtSDA have any members participating on this list? Do mainstream Tech companies like Summit, Verison, Vermont Information Processing, The Tech Group, allscripts, et al.. seek our inputs? Do local mainstream business that above cater and sell to hear our message? No disrespect intended to the loyal vague cadres, but frankly (and despite what I believe insofar as increasing potential for FOSS in these leaner times) we are a small back-water in a sea of conformity to the legions of corporate hegemony. Until, or if ever, we decide to get seriously as an advocacy group and create the chanells that can effectively reach-out and demonstrate viable alternatives we will remain a parliment of crows; a happy group that sits on the high-wires watching traffic below and scooping up road-kill. As to the funding of religious historical edifaces: pity the monies don't include a hotspot:) > > I like to keep in mind that the vtSDA is state funded... > > Regards, > > Flint > > > On Mon, 20 Oct 2008, vtSDA wrote: > > > Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:45:17 -0400 (EDT) > > From: vtSDA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: vtSDA Special Event * Reminder * Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 > > > > > > > > Forward email > > http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?m=1101772250332&ea=flint%40flint.com&a=1102287503750 Administrative Contact, Technical Contact: Constant Contact Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1601 Trapelo Rd Ste 329 Waltham, MA 02451 US 781-472-8100 fax: 781-472-8101 > > > > This email was sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] by [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Update Profile/Email Address > > http://visitor.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?p=oo&v=0019SXlHaK_7KATkvVmsltU359O1a4wpk9MWHvr9X2D7O0WCfippL6B1d9kyyzUX1PLihDmL_I6KCM%3D > > > > Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe(TM) > > http://visitor.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?p=un&v=0019SXlHaK_7KATkvVmsltU359O1a4wpk9MWHvr9X2D7O0WCfippL6B1d9kyyzUX1PLihDmL_I6KCM%3D > > > > Privacy Policy: > > http://ui.constantcontact.com/roving/CCPrivacyPolicy.jsp > > > > > > > > > > Email Marketing by > > Constant Contact(R) > > www.constantcontact.com > > > > Vermont Software Developers' Alliance | 70 South Winooski Ave. #270 | > > Burlington | VT | 05401 > > Kindest Regards, > > > > Paul Flint > (802) 479-2360 > > > > Consilium > gratuitum .~. > valet /V\ > quanti /( )\ > numerantur ^^-^^ > ------ ( BSD? ) .~. ~gnuu. O ------ uGNUGNu o @g~nu~~gNu G/@||@) N| @,----.GN| GN \__/ gNU gNU gNUu gNU gNUu gNU gNUu GNU GNUU GnU GNUU __| \. |\gNugNu | `. | `/ \Gn _) \.___.,| .' \____ )GNUGNU| .' `-' `--' L I N U X Choice of a GNU Generation http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/10/10/1539246 ... Re:Fox is like the National Enquirer (Score:5, Funny) by doomicon (5310) Alter Relationship on Friday October 10, @01:03PM (#25329443) Homepage Journal To add more credibility, I concur with my fellow poster with my 4 digit ID. ... by ScrewMaster (602015) * Alter Relationship on Friday October 10, @01:17PM (#25329645) Yes, well, all that 4 digit ID means is that you've wasted that much more of your life than I have. ... by Electron (598) Alter Relationship on Friday October 10, @01:35PM (#25329875) I'm just here to say these two young slashdotters have definitely seen the truth, though they still have a lot to learn from us 3 digit IDers. ... by dillon_rinker (17944) * Alter Relationship on Friday October 10, @02:34PM (#25330643) Homepage I confirm that this story is true. I read about it in the parent comment. Since my /. ID is even lower than the parent commentor's, this is an even stronger verification of the story's accuracy. (P.S. This is how actual journalism works.) ... by monk (1958) Alter Relationship on Friday October 10, @05:31PM (#25332811) Homepage =>I have a 5 digit Slashdot ID, so I think you can count on me being a reliable source. I got the information from a Slashdot story as well, so you can be pretty certain it's completely accurate. I have a 4 digit Slashdot ID and I vouch for the absolute veracity of the parent, so don't bother fact checking, or I'll go crying to one of the 3 digiters and they'll show you what for. ...
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