A quick search of the PLUG Mailman archives shows a GREAT DEAL of promotion of other user groups, venues and open discourse on the MAILMAN discussion lists.
Not sure why or when PLUG policy might have changed since the old DLUG, PHBUG, ASULUG groups [2006-2011] and even recent AZLOCO examples [where AZLOCO is ANNOUNCED ON the MAIN PAGE] in that "you" now suddenly don't want any open discussion or mention of other features or LUG meetings and lists other than the "announce list"?
This request to limit any discussion on other user groups seems incredibly NEW subjective and arbitrary [just like recent personal member email list moderation and censorship]. Where does this competing discussion policy exist where we can reference it to guide members and the community?
PLUG Archive References:
http://lists.phxlinux.org/lurker/search/20380101.000000.00000000@ml:plug-discuss,azloco.en.html
http://lists.phxlinux.org/lurker/message/20060729.211840.5105a67d.en.html
http://lists.phxlinux.org/lurker/message/20080204.233146.77e1d212.en.html
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2014 at 8:33 AM
From: "Alan Dayley" <
adayley@gmail.com>
To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <
plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org>,
plug-announce@lists.phxlinux.org,
plug-security@lists.phxlinux.org
Subject: Re: MPGLUG Phoenix & DeVry Hackfests
Stop. Just stop. Stop using PLUG resources to tout the advantages of MPGLUG.
Announce the events, that's fine. Share information, that's fine, too. But don't do the equivalent of standing in the PLUG dining room and shouting about how the MPGLUG restaurant is so much better. It is rude.
And it continues to feed an "us vs. them" attitude that will continue to divide the community instead of build a bigger one.
Alan
On Sun Dec 21 2014 at 3:12:18 AM Lisa Desperation <
desperategirl@gmx.com> wrote:
For those of you who don't want to drive to Chandler, or Tempe, there's MPGLUG:
http://www.mpglug.org/
MPGLUG Discussion Lists:
http://list.mpglug.org/mailman/listinfo/
MPGLUG has a 501(c)4 Non-Profit status that allows individual and business donations to be 100% tax deductible therefore ensuring that LUG community interaction is ethical and without secondary gain. Grants, corporate sponsorship, internship programs with local businesses are all possible within our growing community.
MPGLUG provides a West Side LUG Meeting at the Burton Barr Library - check their schedule. They have an open call for presentations and volunteers.
MPGLUG now hosts the HackFests at DeVry, operating under the University's OpenSource Community Charter that includes the use of a rack at OneNeck, for the purposes of student community open source involvement [which means occuring at the school] that includes an ESXi server with lab systems for pentesting, practical security academics and forensics. Hackfest interns all share access to the VMWare environment to setup practical examples to showcase recent exploits or build and test security tools. The Hackfests provide a monthy remote CTF (using OpenVPN) for the community, have custom Ubuntu Kali LIVE DVD for drop and go hacker use in the university's well maintained lab machines.
Presentations are archived online at
http://hackfests.it-clowns.com/
Hackfest Mailing Discussion List:
http://mailman.it-clowns.com/
http://meetup.com/Linux-HackFests
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