[dundee] Congratulations to Arron

[Arron M Finnon]

Rick Moynihan wrote:
> 2009/11/24 Hazel McKendrick <dreamisdead0 at gmail.com>:
>   
>> Since I figured he's probably going to be too modest to make a post
>> about this himself, huge congratulations to Arron for winning at an
>> award at the Open Source Awards for “Exemplary advocacy of Open Source
>> software”.
>>
>> I'm sure everyone will agree, given all the work he has done at
>> Abertay Linux Society and SFD, he really deserves this recognition.
>>
>> http://www.finux.co.uk/blog/?p=55
>>
>> Good job :D
>>     
>
> Yes, congratulations Arron, hopefully the award in some way
> compensates for all those years herding cats... I mean errr Linux
> geeks!  It's clear that under Arron's stewardship we've become (by
> far) one of the most successful Linux groups in the UK; something
> which is perhaps indicative of how hard a job it is!  Arron's proved
> that herding cats is indeed possible... and thankfully that you don't
> have to be EDS to do it:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk7yqlTMvp8
>
> Purely by chance I happened to meet one of the awards organisers
> (Alastair Broom) at a management course on Friday/Saturday and he
> spoke very highly... maybe even enviously? :-) of the Dundee Linux
> scene.  So again, congratulations to Arron and everyone else who make
> the Dundee Linux/FLOSS scene what it is!
>
> R.
>
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>   
Well thanks guys for all the kind messages of congratulations.  As I've
said before i was taken a bit by surprise for the whole thing, from
start to end.  I'm very proud to have played a part in the growth of the
Linux Society, and to witness the rejuvenation of TayLUG.  I played such
a small part in the end, and without sound like an ubuntu community
manager, it really is all down to the community.  I suppose really what
i'm saying is if there wasn't a need for it to be happening then we
wouldn't have had a reason to do it.

I echo Rick's sentiments about really its everyone that contributes to
our linux community, and it is a community we should be proud of.

Thanks Guys

-- 
Arron "finux" Finnon

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