Eric,
If you let me know when you're free. I would be
happy to have a:
(c) a Geeks With Guns event.
at my bookstore.
We could invite all the members of the UT sig-LINUX,
the Austin LUG, and the Central Texas LUG.
Everyone's on the net, so getting the word out would be
very easy.
I can supply an open bar, and hors d'oevres. I can also
contact the media.
My bookstore comfortably handles 100+ geeks at a time.
I'm not looking to make any money off this, but just to
have some fun with some fellow geeks.
We could co-sponsor the event with any of the LUGs who
would want to participate -- and who wouldn't want to??
The local talk radio station (KJFK) would also probably want
to be involved, and the host of the Sunday computer show
(CAFEZAM) would probably want to do an interview - if
you have time.
If you need references about me feel free to contact the
following geeks...
Chris McCraw - UTexas ACM - christ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Omar El-Domeiri - UT sigLinux<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Probably the best thing would be if you told me when
you're free, and I can go ahead and set aside that time.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Lynn Bender
Desert Books
www.desertbooks.com
<guys - sorry to be so agressive but I'm ready for another
party>
>We need a serious plan to exploit this deal--deadline is Saturday's
>Steering Comm
>mtg.
> Proper response syntax is "I'm willing to do [x]"
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>Forwarding note from: "Eric S. Raymond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Tue, 8 Jun
>1999
>19:18:49 -0400
>
>I'm planning to be in Austin soon. From 29 Jun to 2 July I'll be at
>the Ziff-Davis Open Source Forum; I'm giving the opening keynote.
>
>I'm sending you this heads-up so if your LUGs want to run some kind of
>joint event with me outside the conference we can plan for it. I'm
>available for any of (a) a dinner expedition, (b) a formal talk in
>auditorium space, or (c) a Geeks With Guns event.
>
>You're getting an advance heads-up so you can use my media visibility
>ruthlessly. Tip off newspapers, call radio stations. The purpose of
>the exercise is to bring potential new members out of the woodwork.
>
>The `helix' and `toaster' in the Cc line are Cyndy and Beth Matuszek,
>two old friends of mine local to you at UT Austin. Cyndy did the
>advance work for my last trip to Austin.
>--
> <a href="http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr">Eric S. Raymond</a>
>
>We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be
>to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.
> -- T.S. Elliot
>
>
>
>
>Regards,
>
>Jep
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