Well, then let's start the list so John B. can add them. Just starting brainstorming some local businesses that support UNIX or Linux. There are more than you think, although they might not all say they are "Linux" consultants. I know I've been approached by various companies that support SCO and Solaris, although it's been awhile and I can't remember any.
Regards, Dustin > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of John Hebert > Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 11:13 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: List of URLs for Linux consultants? was RE: [brluglist] > Commercial work and BRLUG - how do we handle this ? > > > I hear ya, and definitely you have some good ideas. But over time > the prefab > checklist will always need to be updated, and the categories > available will > never be enough to satisfy everyone. I recommend we start small and simple > with just a list of URLs, and see how it goes. The original request was > merely for some references to Linux consultants. > > John Hebert > > -----Original Message----- > From: john beamon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 11:05 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: [brluglist] Commercial work and BRLUG - how do we handle > this ? was RE: [brlug list] Linux setup > > > The idea was to mention what you do, but without us getting into some sort > of diploma-measuring contest. I, for one, don't program in C, though the > vast majority of the Unix jobs I find in local ads refer to "unix admin" > as "C programmer". If there's a benefit in mentioning three of your > skills from a prefab checklist, it would be easy enough to set up. > > -- > -j > > On Thu, 27 Dec 2001, John Hebert wrote: > > > Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2001 09:53:59 -0600 > > From: John Hebert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: RE: [brluglist] Commercial work and BRLUG - how do we handle > > this ? was RE: [brlug list] Linux setup > > > > I'd rather we wouldn't list any specialities. Instead, we have > a category > > heading of "Linux/Unix/*BSD Consultants" and then list URLs to their > > websites. Allowing any more info than that gets sticky. But even so, if > > there are more than a few dozen listed, then I want dibs on "AAA Linux > > Consultants". :) > > > > John Hebert > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: john beamon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 10:09 AM > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: Re: [brluglist] Commercial work and BRLUG - how do we handle > > this? was RE: [brlug list] Linux setup > > > > > > I'd be willing to add an alphabetical list of consultants, > including areas > > of specialty and contact information, to the links page. I'd rather not > > see areas of specialty become an ever-increasing field as each > of us adds > > a new skill to one-up the next guy. Perhaps we can arrange a list of > > terms and allow each specialist to choose three or four? "Web > > development, web hosting, mail hosting", for example. Let's > get a generic > > list of skills, maybe 10-20 distinct areas. Once that's presented, our > > consultants can pick three and send in their contact info to be posted. > > > > This is a suggestion to a more-or-less democracy. I'd like to hear a > > couple "yea's" and give this a day or two to circulate before jumping on > > it, but it won't take long to finish if it's approved. > > > > > > ================================================ > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > your subscription information. > ================================================ > ================================================ > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > your subscription information. > ================================================ > ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
