hey jmz! (and the rest of you guys!) :)

[Technomage]

just found your blog man (I was trying to locate when  plug was 
officially founded).
I noticed that you mentioned:
  "Some claim that there is a Steering Committee associated with PLUG,
however the names of the members of this group have never been released 
to the public."

I can conform that there was in  fact a "steering committee" (I should 
know, I was on it).
I have long since forgotten the names of the others on it. The committee 
was disbanded shortly after
the members agreed to a base set of rules to found plug as a 'semi 
professional"
community oriented Linux users group.

That founding occurred back in mid 1998. most of the list didn't start 
getting seriously archived until early 1999.

I kn ow Der.hans was pretty much in there from  the beginning (you still 
on list Hans?).

About 4 years ago, I quit coming to the east side meetings 
(transportation was an issue and as I am visually impaired,
driving was out of the question). I have been mostly listening on this 
list for some long time.

anyway, there's been a lot of technical stuff on here over the years 
(and some x-posting from AZIPA and
a few other groups linux related).

These days, I am mostly on OS X but i do putter around with linux under 
virtualbox. I seem to
have fallen off the learning wagon and am now trying to get back into 
the "scene" as it were
(and its a long climb and a lot of bad habits to undo). I really wish i 
could get some  rides to
the east side meetings but given i am still out here at 83rd ave. near 
Indianschool road, its going
to be hard to arrange. I haven't seen any notices for a west side 
meeting in some time though
(you still doing that tuna?).

anyway, I thought I'd pop on list and remind you guys that some of us 
old guard are still about.