OT: Farewell PLUG

[Vaughn Treude]

Joshua A. Andler wrote:
> Hey All,
>
> I'm not sure if anyone remembers me from last years ableconf (I did a
> presentation on Inkscape), but for those that do, farewell. Due to some
> pretty big life changes I will be relocating to Reno in the near future.
> Unfortunately I will be unable to participate in ABLEconf this year (as
> I will have relocated), but I wish everyone the best for it.
>
> As a side question, is anyone familiar with the FLOSS community in Reno?
> I don't imagine it's terribly large, but figured it wouldn't hurt to
> ask.
>
>
> -This next portion is list and activity related-
>
> As a soon-to-be former list member, I can tell you that my primary
> reason for not coming to meetings, not participating in the irc channel,
> and various other avenues for non-participation directly correlates to a
> lot of the off-topic discussion on the list.
>
>   
Sorry to hear that. I haven't been to meetings in a while because of 
scheduling conflicts. But they definitely weren't as off-topic as the 
list! People tend to be more civil in person, myself included. :-)
Vaughn
> Yes Hans and Ryan, you are correct... it does drive people away. This is
> firsthand testimony that JMZ is guessing wrong, and that the concerns
> are NOT blown out of proportion. It's quite simple, if you can't stay
> on-topic with the list, what makes me think you'll be any different on
> irc or in person? You know how you add value to a LINUX/Tech discussion
> list? Stay on topic. My final note on this issue is that I would have
> been unsubscribing anyway if the issue wasn't addressed soon (which I'm
> happy to see that there is movement in that direction).
>
> Cheers,
> Josh
>
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