As one of the people who helped pick the name VAGUE, I'd love to go - but
sadly am not available that evening. Hopefully I'll be able to come in
October.
Mike
On Wed, 15 Sep 2010, Josh Sled wrote:
Before an October meeting, and as a followup to the late August meeting,
I propose interested parties meet up at 6pm on Wednesday September 22nd
at the Farmhouse Tap and Grill in Burlington to discuss the future of
VAGUE.
VAGUE's domain is spelled out in its name: unix enthusiasts.
But does that even make sense in 2010? People hop between computers,
platforms, devices, form-factors and even virtualized environments and
services where the OS is irrelevant. The focus is no longer on
operating systems or fixed hardware platforms, but the interconnection beween
VAGUE for a long time has been tolerant of this, and has had a broader
view of being inclusive of FOSS, in the spirit of BSD and Linux, no
matter the platform. Hell, we most often meet in a lab full of Macs! ;)
But, should the group's remit be broader still? Should we actively seek
to expand across more technologies and paradigms, in the interest of
technological progress?
I submit that the focus should not be on the "Unix", but on the
*Enthusiasts*. We should expand to encompass those passionate about a
broad swath of technology. However, leaving the scope too broad might,
too, be a problem. So what's the right scope? And then, does the VAGUE
brand continue to make sense?
Wednesday, September 22nd. 6pm. Farmhouse Tap and Grill
(http://farmhousetg.com/).
Of course, this topic is bigger than one meeting, so the discussion
should start now. What do you want to see out of a local technology
users and implementers group?
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