>>>>> "Joshua" == Joshua D Drake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> Just about... I'm still a little confused. Who are PLUG? Joshua> PLUG is the Portland Unix/Linux Users Group. They are older Joshua> than PDXLug. It is my understanding that PDXLug was created Joshua> because PLUG was not servicing the needs of the people who Joshua> started PLUG. Not exactly. PLUG is the Portland Linux/Unix Group[1] *AND* the Portland Linux User Group[2]. PDXLUG began as a mailing list after a brief period of disagreement about PLUG website management, circa January 2003. A few months later, PDXLUG started having monthly meetings. The people who started PLUG (11+ years ago) are largely still there. I think maybe you meant the people who started PDXLUG (see? more confusion! ;-). Joshua> PLUG is bigger in terms of people but also suffers a great Joshua> deal from white noise on their lists. Fewer people translates to less traffic, but I think if you tried to quantify it, signal-to-noise ratio probably isn't measureably different than PDXLUG. Of course, unless you read both you wouldn't be able to judge that. PLUG is also a little more developed in terms of public service. They have two presentations (general and an "advanced topics") and an install clinic each month. PDXLUG has had a lot more energy for OSCON booths than PLUG, which is admirable. [1] <http://www.pdxlinux.org/> [2] <http://server.riverdale.k12.or.us/~danh/> (this is linked from the top page of pdxlinux.org). Furthermore, the history of the name "change" has been described multiple times for PDXLUG readers, so there is no longer any excuse for mischaracterizing it. -- Russell Senior ``I have nine fingers; you have ten.'' [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ PDXLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlug.org/mailman/listinfo/pdxlug IRC: irc.freenode.net #pdxlug
