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On 7/29/05, Renegade Penguin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I like Matt's responses too. Geeks seem to like acronyms as well (often, > not always). > > How about > > Forked Linux users Of Upper oRegon (FLOUR) > Confused Linux users At Portland (CLAP) > Computer Hackers in Linux Land (CHILL) - after all, Linus lives in the > Portland area (last I checked), right? > This HAS to cool off the flames somewhat =) > > > > > Colin Dabritz wrote: > I like RugLug - Relaxed Unperturbed Geeks Linux Users Group > > This is by far the most traffic I've ever seen on the list, and much of it > has been amusing. Its true that people get confused, but we had people in > the drivethrough at *BurgerVille* (those were the days..) asking for > BigMacs. Changing the name completely won't make the problem go away > entirely, since we are in Portland, and we talk about Linux. I think the > people to whom it matters know the difference, with rare exceptions. This > group is pretty informal, and I don't think many of us actually care about > this issue. I have minimal interest in the issue itself, but watching the > flames shooting back an forth has been entertaining. Geeks really are > profesional flamers. So, while it may be to much to hope that this thread > will die down soon, I'll enjoy the 'heated responses' until then. > > -Colin Dabritz > > (Unfortuantely I can't attend meetings due to a night-class conflict this > summer) > > > MJang wrote: > > > > I like a bit of a mix of the two: > > A PDXLUG, one relaxed Linux Users Group > > We have no agenda, no big speakers, and are cool. Come, have some > coffee, talk about Linux. Rife with Linux geeks with lives. > > _______________________________________________ > PDXLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlug.org/mailman/listinfo/pdxlug > IRC: irc.freenode.net #pdxlug > > _______________________________________________ > PDXLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlug.org/mailman/listinfo/pdxlug > IRC: irc.freenode.net #pdxlug > > > > _______________________________________________ > PDXLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlug.org/mailman/listinfo/pdxlug > IRC: irc.freenode.net #pdxlug > > -- -NKO- _______________________________________________ PDXLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlug.org/mailman/listinfo/pdxlug IRC: irc.freenode.net #pdxlug
