[Scottish] ScotLUG 2004

[Kyle Gordon]

Is that coming from the person who comes on IRC as 'Windy'?...

Kyle

Tony Dyer wrote:
> 
> If we wish to continue advocacy and to be taken seriously can we have some human names rather than the juvenile handles.
> 
> I'll be there every month if that's what it takes to get some organization back into SLUG.
> 
> Tony Dyer
> 
> > ------------Original Message------------
> > From: Ben Thorp <THORPB at uk.ibm.com>
> > To: scottish at mailman.lug.org.uk
> > Date: Mon, Dec-22-2003 9:13 AM
> > Subject: [Scottish] ScotLUG 2004
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Following a discussion on Thursday night in the Counting House, we now have
> > some offers of talks available, and I would like to propose the following
> > calendar:
> >
> > January - Bring your favourite Linux book/gadget; time to show off all
> > those cool things you got for Christmas, and inspire some geek envy.
> > February - Neuro on Smoothwall
> > March - gordonjcp on encryption (aimed at all levels)
> > April - Easter Quiz (bigkevmcd? up for this again)
> > May - Gaming on Linux (volunteers to demo some games?)
> > June - Me (mrBen) on something - maybe Python or MagicPoint, or something
> > like that?
> >
> > In addition, Tony (Dyer) has offered on the website to do a short beginners
> > corner slot each month, and I suggest we take him up on this for any months
> > he is present. Plus the usual Q+A session will be run.
> >
> > Also, Willie will try and get in contact with Bob Kerr (the guy responsible
> > for getting OSS into libraries) and see if he is able to come and give a
> > talk on one of the months (in which case the schedule above will change)
> >
> >
> > As a point of note, the following issues were also raised:
> >
> > 1. Each week does not necessarily need to be a 'talk', nor does it
> > necessarily need to be the realm of a single individual. We want everyone
> > to feel that they are able to contribute to what happens. If you are
> > comfortable doing a 'talk' or presentation, then that's fine, but if you
> > would rather do things a little bit differently, then that's also fine.
> >
> > 2. The idea of a committee is one that brings fear into the heart of many,
> > most of whom have served on committee's until they're blue in the face.
> > Most open source projects successfully run without a committee, but rather
> > by peer review and discussion. The feeling on Thursday was that this was
> > the way forward, and that we should be able to organise ourselves without a
> > rigid organisational structure.
> >
> >
> > None of this is set in stone, but at least we now have something to go on.
> > Please can those on IRC ensure that any additional discussion is also
> > referenced to the list for completeness sake.
> >
> > Ben Thorp
> >
> >
> >
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