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. :) --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss