Why we are all here (was Re: audio cd)

[Technomage]

looks like my dumb fingers couldn't keep up with my brain.. :)
a few minor corrections...

'plyg' = 'PLUG'
"1198" = "1998"

On Thursday 29 March 2007 00:10, Technomage wrote:
> well,
> from someone who was actually there at the forming of the current "plyg"
> organization, I have a couple of reminders as to why we formed it...
>
> 1. plug was more than just a small group of people who felt that it was a
> better alternative to windows. it was meant to also foster and cultivate
> growth in the FOSS community as a whole
>
> 2. most of the 'senior' members of the founding 'steering committee' were
> also professionals (such as administrators) who also wished to teach new
> users the value of alternatives to the 'microsoft model'.
>
> In these point, we have succeeded far in excess of what was originally
> imagined back in 1198 when the steering committee was initially formed that
> later became plug.
>
> one additional lesson to be gained from all this was that we needed to
> adapt and change in order to succeed in a world dominated by M$. in that we
> have also succeeded. Now, we need to move forward, to make new changes and
> to adapt new methods and get out of this box we find ourselves in. This
> will require more radical 'out of the box' thinking on the part of our
> younger members. in any case, as an 'old man' of the organization, I
> welcome new ideas. besides, what are us old greybeards supposed to do
> anyway? :)
>
> TMH
>
> p. I am also one of the longest running lurkers on here. :)