Wow, everybody... just, wow! First, thanks for the information and the amusement! (And yes, when I first wrote up my question, the tune from the "Hershey's Chocolate World" tram ride was running through my head. But I had to ask. You never know - my hometown's paper mill, for instance, gave fantastic tours to the general public - I even became an engineering intern there and got to guide the tours myself.)
I don't think I'll try squirming my way into RH if they don't have any provision for casual visitors. I'd feel funny presenting myself as that important. Sure, I blog, but it's not like Linus Torvald won't take his morning coffee without reading me. Anyway, as mentioned, cubicles are cubicles. I can imagine a company where, for instance, they would let you in the usability lab to play with their up-and-coming goodies, or show you a series of machines running each RH release since 1.0, or have a standing series of open-to-the-public lectures and demos, or whatever - but it sounds like that's not so. As for a Linux lunch - wow! Let me warn you that I don't actually have my tickets yet - I can't tell you yet when and where I'll be able to be at any particular time. But I would love to meet you, and if I can possibly manage it I will! I'd hate to nucleate a gathering and then miss it... It shouldn't be my last visit to the area, either - in fact, I'll probably be out a couple times a year for the foreseeable future. You sound like a great group! Thanks so much, -- - Catherine http://catherinedevlin.blogspot.com/ -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
