[Gllug] Re: Open Source lobbying meeting - UKUUG London Thurs 19th

[John G Walker]

On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 16:28:13 +0100 Alain Williams <addw at phcomp.co.uk>
wrote:

> On Thu, Oct 12, 2006 at 03:56:34PM +0100, Alain Williams wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > You may be interested in a meeting next Thursday evening in London.
> > Here is the original announcement plus my opening it out.
> > 
> > Do turn up if you can and see if we can make a real difference.
> > 
> > Leslie said:
> > 
> > 
> > MEMBERS MEETING TO DISCUSS UKUUG INVOLVEMENT IN LOBBYING
> > 
> > All members are invited to an informal meeting on
> > 
> > THURSDAY 19 OCTOBER
> > 
> 
> After all the chat that this started, especially on GLUUG, I thought
> that a few of you might be more action than mouth ... looks as if I
> might have been wrong.
> 
> I was very keen to avoid last night's meeting being something that
> evaporates & is forgotten in a fortnight. To that end I have set up a
> mail list where we can plan out what we want to do. Everyone there
> last night is subscribed to it, new people are welcomed. It is open
> to all:
> 
> 	http://lists.ukuug.org/mailman/listinfo/advocacy
> 
> 
> There were plenty of ideas on what to do and which areas to work.
> 
> If you are happy enough for MS s/ware to rule in a few years time -
> please do nothing.
> 

Don't get cynical. That's the route to failure.

It was not possible for me to be there, and I suspect others who are
prepared to do something may not have been able to attend either. I've
been involved in more than a few campaigns in my life, and that's what
always happens.

If there were plenty of ideas of things to do, in fact, what would more
people have contributed? The next step is to prioritise the ideas, plan
some actions and motivate people to join in.

As a first step, I'll be subscribing to the new list,

-- 
 All the best,
 John
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