On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 6:48 PM, andrew mcelroy <[email protected]> wrote: > Greetings, > > Does anyone else know if the steering committee mailing list is still > active?
Don't know, and I doubt it. > > The reason for asking is because I'd like to start the conversation back up > regarding the future direction of NLUG. > > At the last meeting, I briefly mentioned 501(c)(7) structure vs a 501(c)(3). > http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/eotopicg80.pdf > > What is the long term aim of NLUG? More beer ... ("That's a joke, son", in my best Foghorn Leghorn voice) > > Do we want to be a force in Nashville that weighs in on the benefits open > source in business, education, and local government or > are we a group of geeks that like to get together and hangout/ learn > something? Most user groups I have been in focused on education of both members and the public about UNIX and its derivatives, applications, and use. Basically focusing on Open Source. That focus does not preclude us from 'delving' into other realms, like enviromental areas (especially helping see that equipment is handled according the the 4R's (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recovery - http://www.iisd.org/business/tools/bt_4r.aspx - but there are other versions of the phrase. They all boil down to the same thing. Even having presentations from vendors (whether you believe them or not) still falls withing the educational aspects. Education of our public leaders in trying to help them be more efficient by advocating using OpenSource still falls into the education realm. Keeping ourselves educated (with or without beer) is still education. > > There is nothing wrong with either stance. Both are very attainable > directions. > > However these are radically two different vision with two very different > legal structures if seen as an xor choice. > They are not however mutual exclusive,imo. It is possible to be both. > > I'm by no means trying to impose or divide. > > What does everyone else think about what NLUG is/where it should go? > Giving us an 'educational' umbrella mission, allows us to attach that area from any number of angles, IMHO, without keeping us from doing almost anything else. > Andrew McElroy > I agree with Howard, the only constant is change. Education seems to be the only 'encompassing' mission, whether it be from End User, development, integration, networking, 'cloud', back-end, servers, systems management, or any other TLA or FLA that can be dreamed up, to stay viable and know the current direction to go, we must stay educated and to serve others one of the best things to do is to teach / educate them too! Now you have my 2 yen worth, what say others? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en
