I would suggest that changing the focus of the group from Unix (or better:
*nix) enthusiasts to essentially technology enthusiasts would produce a
totally different group than what we have. I don't often make VAGUE
meetings, I confess, but I have tended to see the group as one that is
focused on Linux/Unix/BSD/etc.-based FOSS, including a wide range of topics
from system administration, programming, and user standpoints. I think
there's a real need for having such a group, and I feel it would be a shame
if VAGUE became so vaguely defined, so to speak, that it lost its focus on
FOSS advocacy. Perhaps if there's enough desire for such a wider group, it
might be worth starting another one, and letting VAGUE stay with the more
*nix/FOSS hacker focus.
My two cents.
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--On Wednesday, September 15, 2010 04:02:01 PM -0400 Mike Austin
<[email protected]> wrote:
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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