[TriLUG] OT: Mac OS X list?

[al johson]

Been out of town for a few days, but since I own a fairly new Mac OSX
powerbook, and I belong to Trilug, if you have some sort of special interest
group for Mac OSX users, sign me up!!--Al -- KQ4FP at arrl.net
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Vinson" <billvinson at nc.rr.com>
To: <trilug at trilug.org>
Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 11:58 AM
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] OT: Mac OS X list?


> On Friday, September 6, 2002, at 08:50 AM, Greg Brown wrote:
>
> > Hey All.  I've heard some grumblings on the list from people who are
> > using
> > Mac OS X and I'm curious if there are enough people to start a mailing
> > list
> > for that OS.  Trilug is where I'll always get my best Linux info and I
> > don't
> > want to put OS X questions out on Trilug because OS X really is not
> > Linux.
> >
> > Anyway, if there are enough people I'm up for a OS X mailing list
> > running
> > from somewhere.  I've had my iBook for about a week now and I like it.
> > Supurb GUI, but I've got a long way to go before I can say I've bonded
> > with
> > this OS.
> >
> > The reason I'm asking this on Trilug is I'd like to attack OS X from
> > the
> > point of view of a Linux user new to the Mac and OS X so the Trilug
> > list
> > seemed like a logical place to start.
> >
> > Greg
>
> Hey Greg,
>
> I am late coming to this discussion, but I thought I could give some
> more information.  I had decided some time ago that I really wanted to
> start a wireless users group and a more advanced mac users group in the
> area.  We did not have the prior and the latter consisted more of a
> general purpose/user group. That is not to say the existing mac users
> group is bad, far from it, but it seemed to cater to a less
> developer-oriented group and had membership dues. I wanted a more
> developer/techie/video/3d group (yeah I know, wide range there).
> Essentially, I wanted a group more like trilug, but Mac OS X based.
> TriWUG <triwug.org> was the first, but then attention was turned to the
> mac solution. There have been several others involved, Chris H, Mike
> J., Ben Reed, etc. and the name came from Chris Hedemark a.k.a Thunder
> Bear. Hardcider Hard Core Mac Users Group. The group is very loosenit
> with barely a web page, an irc channel, and a mailing list that is
> coming shortly. OS X is growing at a fast clip and is really a fun
> piece of software. Hardcider will probably establish some sort of
> meetings, but bear with us while the TriLUG sysadmin team rearranges
> our services and after that is completed, the Hardcider mailing lists
> will be born :)
>
> Both Hardcider and TriWUG are still in their infancy, but they should
> grow and I really want the members to help direct the path.  So, when
> the mailing list is announced here, I hope you and all the others who
> have responded will sign up and help get this thing going in the right
> direction.
>
> Thanks,
> Bill
>
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