[Scottish] The Future of the LUG (was: Re: Next Meeting)

[Ian Ruffell]

On Tuesday 09 December 2003 3:58 pm, Ben Thorp wrote:
> Feb - Debate - will Linux be ready for the desktop in 2004
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> Tony has advised that he doesn't think that a debate is a good idea, so we
> can change that one. 

I don't know about a debate as such, but it would be handy to have a 
discussion about the prospects and obstacles on this one.  OK, this is a bit 
selfish, since I find myself doing the advocate thing within my organisation 
from time to time.  Part of what I would be interested in is software-related 
(e.g. my major concern still is the Access replacement - both Rekall and 
Kexio are getting there, perhaps) but also to do with institutions and 
processes.

I would like the name GLUG myself, but that possibly says more about me than 
anything else ;-)

The speaker meetings are what would interest me the most.

At which point I should acknowledge that I've never actually made it to a 
meeting ;-)  Most recently it's because it clashes with Glasgow meetings of 
the Green Party ...

(Ahem, minor plug: the Greens have a very pro-open source policy; the Green 
MSP for Glasgow, Patrick Harvie, is a Linux user and has been prodding the 
Executive to shift away from Microsoft.)

Ian

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