FSCK consists of two parts; it is important to recognize and appreciate their distinct nature: (1) FSCK as an alumni organization (2) FSCK as an on-campus organization
FSCK has always tended to be stronger in the former. Weaknesses in the latter should not be misperceived as a failure of the whole. In fact, the mailing list is a good resource with lots of talented subscribers. Sure, it isn't the most posted mailing list. However, I suspect most of us would find this to be an asset because life is busy. Instead, the FSCK mailing list has provided, and I hope will continue to provide, a stable hub for Truman Math & CS alumni. Of course, this strength does not negate the need for a healthy on-campus organization. However, quality does not amount to gathering crowds. Rather, if you've helped two or three people connect to (say) start a project or discuss computer science, I think this is an accomplishment. Alex On 4 April 2011 17:49, Huan Truong <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi FSCK, > > There is a pertinent story about a man who was working on an oil > platform in the North Sea. He woke up one night from a loud explosion, > which suddenly set his entire oil platform on fire. In mere moments, he > was surrounded by flames. Through the smoke and heat, he barely made his > way out of the chaos to the platform's edge. When he looked down over > the edge, all he could see were the dark, cold, foreboding Atlantic > waters. > > As the fire approached him, the man had mere seconds to react. He could > stand on the platform, and inevitably be consumed by the burning flames. > Or, he could plunge 30 meters in to the freezing waters. The man was > standing upon a "burning platform," and he needed to make a choice. > > He decided to jump. It was unexpected. In ordinary circumstances, the > man would never consider plunging into icy waters. But these were not > ordinary times - his platform was on fire. The man survived the fall and > the waters. After he was rescued, he noted that a "burning platform" > caused a radical change in his behaviour. > > First of all, I apologize for the lack of care for the club. Now we too, > are standing on a burning platform. I believe I lacked accountability > and leadership to align and direct the club through these disruptive > times. We had a series of misses. We haven't been delivering innovation > fast enough. We're not collaborating internally. FSCK, our platform is > burning. [@Steve Elop] > > The mailing list was down, everything was down, RAID 5 failed, > snowpocalypse,... We had enough bad things on this semester. Now we have > to shake things up. > > With a little help from our team members I believe we can get something > done. Something/Someone to revitalize our club. > > Several things: > > - We need to organize a meeting. See what's coming up, chit chat, have a > drink, talk about linux, helping others out, seeing what will we do next > semester, watch movies... > > - We need to introduce and attract new members, freshmen and juniors to > the club, we need to be more active. > > - We need to broaden our coverage. We have savvy people, and people are > all in for tech now. > > - We need a leader for this, a good, committed one. > > - We need our website updated and members more informed with the > schedule. > > - We need to be more accessible. The mailing list is the weakest point. > I propose to try out a bulletin board. > > I'm testing http://fsck-tsu.appspot.com/, just a small open source BBS > written by some Chinese guy and we need some help to translate it to > English, secure it, add more functions... (the code is surprisingly > clean, however). If someone can help out on this, please let me know. > It's in python so if you're learning python or trying to see what Google > Appspot can do, it's good for you (I don't understand Chinese myself, > google translate is our friend). Google Apps development platform really > a good platform and allows us to work together on a project. > > - Definitely we need more inputs and ideas how to get our club alive and > well. > > Please reply with your ideas, free software is good, we need to keep it > going. > > Best, > - Huan. > -- > Huan Truong > 600-988-9066 > http://tnhh.net/ > >
