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

[Joseph Sinclair]

I actually thought it was deliberate (Olde English spelling and timeframe) as a humorous exaggeration.

Technomage wrote:
> 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. :)
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