[TriLUG] Announcement: New NCSU Linux Users Group Forming

[Jon Carnes]

Sounds more like an "anti-group" than a pro-interest group.  You might
want to work on your charter a little and make it more positive. "The
enemy of my enemy" works fine for awhile, but unless you have some
positive goals you are not going to grow or maintain membership.

How about something like a local Linux Applications Group, where you
specialize on the applications that make Linux fun and easy to use.
Beginners and cross-over users (those windows folks) are all welcome.
All of us are beginners at some time or another, so come ease your
transition into the new world of Linux and Open Source with LAG (or
NCLAG)

Good Luck.

On Thu, 2003-07-31 at 00:34, Ilan Volow wrote:
> I am forming a new Linux users group at NC State called NOSUL (North 
> Carolina Organization Of Students Using Linux) whose aim is to 
> cultivate a true, end-user oriented desktop Linux experience for NC 
> State students and faculty.
> 
> 
> First Rule Of NOSUL: NOSUL is not a unix group
> 
> Second Rule Of NOSUL: NOSUL is not a unix group.
> 
> Third Rule: No terminals or command lines at meetings. We do things 
> graphically and desktopically.
> 
> Fourth Rule: vi, emacs, and shell scripts do not exist.
> 
> Fifth Rule: it is okay to be a beginner. RTFM (Read The Fine Manual) is 
> to be considered a four-letter word. There are no stupid end users 
> (just stupid programmers).
> 
> Sixth Rule: it is okay to run operating systems other than Linux at 
> meetings, both in the capacity of audience member and presenter.
> 
> Seventh Rule: it is okay, and in fact encouraged, to criticize unusable 
> and badly designed Open Source Software and any projects or companies 
> that produce it.
> 
> 
> If you’ve made it past the first seven rules of NOSUL and haven’t 
> deleted this message in total disgust, contact Ilan at 
> nosul at clarux.com. We’ll need to schedule a time for everyone interested 
> to meet, discuss our ideas for the upcoming semester, and to appoint 
> the officers necessary to become a registered student organization.
> 
> --Ilan Volow