I wish we COULD offer meeting space for the EUG-LUG group - we used to at our old site. But, we are already busting at the seams and have a very small conference room. If the other business in our Eugene site moves out as anticipated (in Sept), then we would definitely have room for meeting. We plan on opening a technology center there so community members have a place to use a FAX, copier, access the internet, scan, etc. We'll have meeting space for volunteer trainings, and I HOPE the opportunity to have training on site.
Our Springfield site might work, but, because of the open space, we would have to have a staff member on site when you are meeting and I don't know if that would be possible. If it was possible, what would the interest be in having EUG LUG meetings in Springfield (Mohawk and 18th St)? Might have to expand the name....EUG-SPLUG? Heh. lorraine > From: Ben Barrett <stircrazy...@gmail.com> > Reply-To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group <euglug@euglug.org> > Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:36:10 -0800 > To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group <euglug@euglug.org> > Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] I appreciate NextStep,but I really wish it was more > like Freegeek > > Thanks Lorraine! I just want to echo and reinforce the authenticity > she brings to her mission. > She also acts as one of LCC's volunteer CIT (Compsci/InfoTech) > department advisors, > and LCC is another community entity which would love to do more with Linux. > > So by all means, LuciferLinux, give them more reason & empowerment. > We are the local LUG. > If you wish to find fault for the use of Microsoft products, please > consider this carefully. > > I am not very informed about the specific differences between NextStep > & FreeGeek, > but more-so now. Thanks to both of you! > >> From my perspective, what we're lacking is a project manager > (cat-herder) within the > LUG who wants to spend lots of time rallying, organizing, and > planning. This is a bear > of a job, IMO, and it's not for me. I don't envy it... but I do miss > the occasional Saturday > Linux presentation. > > Lorraine, I feel for your insurance situation, and I suppose you > already know it well, but I > suspect that being able to offer a LUG meeting space, as well as > possibly a hardware > locker and LAN/WAN, would go a long way to foster growing projects, > classes, etc :) > > ttfn, > > BenB > > > On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 5:13 PM, Lorraine Kerwood > <lorra...@nextsteprecycling.org> wrote: >> Hi there Lucifer, >> >> I am glad you like NextStep and I LOVE Free Geek too. We were the Macintosh >> refurbisher for Free Geek for 6 years-you could say Free Geek and NextStep >> have grown up together. I am very supportive of Free Geek and make referrals >> to the org all the time. Free Geek rocks - Free Geek and NextStep are the >> only two facilities permitted to do reuse within the new state e-waste >> recycling legislation-and that is because both orgs are working tirelessly >> to dot our I's and cross our T's to keep the data coming in for the state >> and follow the EMPs. >> >> We'll never be "more like Free Geek" as each org has it's special slant on >> bridging the digital divide. For instance, we are social justice oriented, >> do international and national placements, we spend enormous time and energy >> out in our community promoting the importance of reuse, recycling, and >> empowering people, and, unfortunately, unlike Free Geek, we have no support >> for LINUX builds in our community. >> >> We have a extensive build program. It is different than Free Geek because we >> are a Microsoft refurbisher. Lots more rules and regs built into our process >> because of this. However, I have attended Eug-Lug meetings, sent numerous >> emails to the group, and begged Euglug folks in public (yes, I admit it!) to >> come down and volunteer with us. We have been very grateful for the folks >> who have helped out but maybe my "asks" are not done correctly and folks >> would prefer to speak with our IT manager.... >> >> We presently use LINUX on a portion of our builds. It is a small amount >> because it ends up sitting on the shelf more often than not. We would love >> to do more LINUX, especially with opening a new ReUSE Store in Springfield. >> >> We would also love to offering training classes, but, can not find >> volunteers to offer consistant classes. We can't offer classes on site as >> our insurance will not permit it (Free Geek is able to offer classes on >> site, the lucky dogs!). >> >> If you are interested in helping to create a build process for LINUX, make >> some boxes, work on a training manual, work on a resource list-we would LOVE >> to have you! >> >> Lemme know what you and others would like to work on. We could so use the >> help of knowledgeable LINUX people. >> Lorraine >> NextStep >> >>> From: Lucifer Linux <lustfullanecoli...@gmail.com> >>> Reply-To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group <euglug@euglug.org> >>> Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:05:10 -0800 >>> To: <euglug@euglug.org> >>> Subject: [Eug-lug] I appreciate NextStep,but I really wish it was more like >>> Freegeek >>> >>> http://freegeek.org/volunteer.php >>> >>> I love the way freegeek is very specific about the kind of computer >>> volunteers can earn: >>> >>> http://freegeek.org/freekbox.php >>> >>> http://freegeek.org/build.php >>> ------------------------------------------------ >>> > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > euglug@euglug.org > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list euglug@euglug.org http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
