I second Matthew's recommendation. For those (hopefully none of you) unfamiliar with the principles of Unix: http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ch01s06.html
-- Brett Johnson simpleroute | 1690 Williston Road | South Burlington, VT 05401 tel: 802-578-3983 | email: [email protected] | web: simpleroute.com On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 11:54 AM, Matthew Weier O'Phinney < [email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 10:32 AM, Josh Sled <[email protected]> > 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 > > What about thinking of it in terms of "the unix way" -- which focuses > on discrete tools, piped together to create complex or new systems? > That almost perfectly describes what you discuss above -- and still > keeps the "u" in vague. > > > 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? > > > > -- > > ...jsled > > http://asynchronous.org/ - a=jsled; b=asynchronous.org; echo $...@${b} > > > > > > -- > Matthew Weier O'Phinney > [email protected] > http://weierophinney.net/matthew/ >
