Jim,
all I said in my original post was that anyone who can see the point of clarifying the GNU/Linux meaning behind "Linux" could feel free to discuss it (with me, or) at Wednesday's social function. This was given as an example only, of one CLUG participant's idea of something useful for a CLUG meeting to discuss, as part of an invitation for everyone to put forward their ideas in the same way. Whether this or anyone else's suggestion becomes formal meeting content or not, depends on people's wishes at the time on Wednesday.
"My thoughts" this morning on name selection are available to anyone considering activity as GNU/Linux group member.
This in no way - then, since, or now - proposes a renaming of CLUG.
Jim Cheetham wrote:
InfoHelp wrote:
read the original post
there was no proposal for changing CLUG's name or list discussion content
Well, what I got from re-reading your original post was that you were, as "caller of the meeting", saying that one of the things to be covered in the meeting would be a discussion about potentially starting "a new group", which could charitably be seen as "renaming the existing group".
As Carl has often pointed out - 'there is no group' to rename.
Anything else Linux users want to discuss as a group. E.g. if anyone is interested in formation & registration of a local GNU/Linux User Group, as specified in http://www.fsf.org/gnu/gnu-user-groups.html , I'd really like to hear from them. Add further points here ...
We've just taken the opportunity to talk about it here in the mailing list (which is called "[EMAIL PROTECTED]", incidentally, not "[EMAIL PROTECTED]")
I have no problem with the debate taking place, I just <imho> don't think it's a good-enough idea </imho>
have you now grasped the idea? - there is no proposal from anyone to change "CLUG" in any way, shape, or form.
- just to talk about what else might be helpful, for the "Linux"-uninitiated in particular.
-jim
Kua mutu (the end / 'I have finished').
i.e. which is more polite - to attempt an answer & risk provocation, or to make clear by silence that this won't happen.
Cheers
Rik
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