[TriLUG] Triangle Open Source Lab - Do it. Don't just talk aboutit.

[Jim Ray]

The format of the Saturday training sessions I attended was more lecture
style as opposed to hands-on build the box and load 'er up.  Personally, I'm
not interested in lectures and speakers as much as making something work.

Seeing a box go together and perform a function is more moving to my soul
than talking about it.

Seeing me drop a box on the sidewalk and building a Frankenstein box to
replace it that same evening is better than talking about it.

Seeing a small power supply puke when compiling a kernel is more interesting
than talking about it.

When I wanted to meet the man that invented the Internet and have lunch, I
didn’t ask the steering committee for permission.  I just did it.  Vint Cerf
is a really nice person, too.

So, folks that want to just do it are welcome to participate in
http://www.TriangleOpenSource.org activities.  Folks that want to talk about
it, well, they're welcome, too.

If you can't have a good time, don't come to the party.

Regards,
 
Jim
 
Jim Ray, President
Neuse River Networks
tel: 919-838-1672 cell: 919-606-1772
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On
Behalf Of Cristóbal
> Palmer
> Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2007 4:33 PM
> To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Triangle Open Source Lab - Do it. Don't just talk
aboutit.
> 
> On 4/7/07, Magnus <magnus at trilug.org> wrote:
> >
> > As a member of TriLUG, I'd like to ask why do all open source events
> > need to be hosted under the TriLUG flag?
> 
> I didn't say they did. I asked people who were interested in setting
> up such events to contact us because they clearly can be.
> 
> > For a change, I don't think Jim did anything inappropriate.
> 
> Agreed, though I think it would be a regrettable duplication of effort
> to set up an entire parallel organization for the purpose of holding
> events like what he describes, esp. since he mentioned RHCE study
> sessions. Now, the mission/thrust/aim of this proposed organization
> might be miles away from TriLUG's, but it hasn't been articulated yet,
> and from what *has* been articulated, it sounds quite a bit like
> something the TriLUG membership would be interested in.
> 
> Am I wrong?
> 
> One of the things some of the members of Steering articulated as a
> goal last Summer was a revival of Saturday training sessions, but that
> fell through due to a perceived lack of interest. We would love to
> actually get something in addition to the monthly meetings going, but
> it has to be with the support and leadership of the members.
> 
> The recent Lunch and visit to IBM sparked by a visitor were great
> examples of what can happen when you have TriLUG members stepping up
> and taking advantage of TriLUG resources (mailing list and wiki in
> those examples). Thanks to Rob, Tanner, and several other members for
> making those events successful.
> 
> Again, if you have a suggestion for something you want to see happen,
> please contact the steering committee
> (http://www.trilug.org/?q=node/43) or contact me directly (off list,
> plz).
> 
> Thanks again,
> --
> Cristóbal M. Palmer
> http://claimid.com/cristobalpalmer
> TriLUG Vice Chair