[wellylug] Re: Formalising WellyLUG - revisited

Jamie Dobbs jamie.dobbs at orcon.net.nz
Wed Jan 28 14:30:17 NZDT 2004


This one echos my feelings 100%:

> I thought this was the WellyLUG list, not the OSS list?
>
> I must say that when I have been to meetings, I have usually chatted
> about what I am running, whether or not others have problems with their
> systems etc.  Only occasionally do I hear religious discussions about
> OSS, and I certainly don't come to meetings for those.  I might agree
> with many of the views of open source advocates (hell, I've donated
> money to some of them) but that isn't the reason I attend the LUG
> gatherings.
>
> Really, the fact that the LUG might be overtaken by OSS extremists and
> RMS-wannabees, and members might actually be booted out for not joining
> in with the 'cause', is the exact reason I don't want to see our 'aims'
> codified in a constitution.  I suggest people join the NZOSS if they
> want to save the world.





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