PLUG-ing BSD was Re: qmail install

[Trent Shipley]

Second!

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> From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of
> der.hans
> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 11:26 AM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Re: PLUG-ing BSD was Re: qmail install
>
>
> Am 17. Feb, 2001 schwäzte Jean Francois so:
>
> > I have noticed, as I am sure all of you have, that there are a few
> > heretics among us that have been recommending one of the BSDs to Linux
> > users when they are having problems.
>
> I don't consider you heretics. I see you as recon, experimenting with
> other systems who then report findings back to us. Eventually you will
> find the *one true path* and return to us ;-).
>
> > Is this a good time to start discussing what BSD User Groups are
> > available and maybe moving to/starting a new mailing list for the BSD
> > users among us to take the off-topic posts off of the PLUG list?
>
> I don't consider them off-topic. Part of using Linux is knowing when
> something else might be appropriate.
>
> > Sooner or later the Linux vs. *BSD Holy Wars will hit the list and I
> > prefer not to have to go thru that....again...
>
> Discussions about which is better for this or that or in general are
> good. Anyone that takes it as holy war needs to calm down. The same for
> dist holy wars[1].
>
> > Another suggestion might be to slightly modify the PLUG charter to
> > be inclusive of all Free Operating Systems and Software.
>
> Good idea, but I suggest limiting that (for now) to *NIX-based or
> *NIX-like, free, open source stuff. Occasional semi-offtopic stuff like
> questions about commercial, non-open-sourced *NIXen or getting (X)emacs or
> perl to run on M$ or OS/2.
>
> I'd like to see more *BSD and Hurd stuff on the list. Both are interesting
> and important to our community.
>
> Remember that these are my opinions. Feel free to agree or disagree with
> them based upon their merits and know that I can be out-voted.
>
> Also please show up on Mar 1 (a week from Thu) at Sequoia to let us know
> how you feel about this and other items important to building the best
> PLUG we can. This can include dramamtic changes such as becoming the
> PBLUG, e.g. Phoenix *BSD and Linux Users Group, or the POSUG, e.g. Phoenix
> Open Source Users Group, but we'd have to wait to announce that until
> after rms has spoken or he'll never show up :). Guess we could do PFOSUG
> though. Maybe PFaiSUG, e.g. Phoenix Free, as in Speech, User Group.
>
> Please think about other topics such as what the web site committee, devel
> group and security group should be doing.
>
> Should we do more to encourage install-fests or SIGs at the Thu meetings?
>
> Should we have other meetings at other parts of town?
>
> Should we have concurrent meetings in other parts of town where people can
> show up together to watch the web-cast?
>
> Should we resurrect the initiative to help schools and non-profits get
> Linux/*BSD in place?
>
> Should we as a group attempt to work on a particular Open Source project?
>
> Should we do more to get food and drink at the meetings?
>
> Do we need a baby changing station at meetings?
>
> Do we have other speakers beside rms we'd like to corral into talking for
> us?
>
> Do we want to get involved with ITEC again?
>
> What topics do we want covered at the meetings?
>
> Are there particular types of news items that we want to see?
>
> Are we interested in doing a PLUG picnic or PLUG laser tag event?
>
> Do we want to start a Friends of the LUG list for
> spouses/family_members/friends who wonder where the hell it is we go one
> or more times a months :)?
>
> Whatever else you think is important for PLUG or that will make it more
> useful to you. Please also consider ways you can help to make PLUG better.
>
> ciao,
>
> der.hans
>
> [1] We all know that debian is the *one true dist*, but we continue
> allowing the heathens to walk among us hoping one day they will see the
> light ;-).
> --
> #  der.hans@LuftHans.com   home.pages.de/~lufthans/
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