[nycbug-talk] nyc conference?

[G. Rosamond]

as i told everyone last week, there was a meeting of various user groups
and tech associations last week.  the model is linuxtag, an open source
conference held in germany.  nils and klaus (of linux knoppix) attended
and set the direction.

at this point a meeting is planned for feb 8th, to include two delegates
from each group.  i notified some people in the group, as the meeting
was arranged less than 24 hours before, and only michael attended with
me. . .of course hans was there, but he's ny php.  and john, but he's
nylug.  and ike, but he's lesmuug.

i was going to wait until our feb 4th meeting, but it seems like we
really should determine our delegates asap.

currently, michael and i have been involved in the discussions pretty
heavily, so i'd propose become the official nycbug delegates.

but let me give everyone some background in the issue. . .

there's a number of linux user groups in nyc, almost as many as there
were distros in 1999.

my attitude, and i think michael's also, was hey, we're all in this
together, let's be cool.

some people i mentioned earlier, had more experience with some of the
people and groups.  i knew some people, as in "hey how you doing" kind
of way, but not much more.

since the first meeting, things have gotten a bit out of hand.  there
are endless discussions about trivial points, feigned personal attacks,
oversensitivity, and so on.

so far, i think a number of us have been pretty sober and attempted to
move things forward, and haven't been provoking, as some are, or leading
things off in a stupid direction.

let me wrap up here, since i'm being a bit vague.

if anyone has a problem with me and michael, if he wants, being the
delegates, speak up now.  i know that some of you others are capable of
becoming delegates from other groups, and i strongly encourage you to do
so if possible.  the more sanity in the room, the better.

i'd gladly provide more details if anyone is interested.

in general, there's a real great possibility to fill the vacuum filled
by macworld and linux world expo fleeing nyc (it's starting to feel like
the 70's again).  however, sober thought and a collective approach are
incumbent upon all parties involved, and without those things, the
effort is doomed.

g