[ON Topic] How 'bout them Linux? Ain't they somethin?!

[Chris]

Is this you mentioned in this article (2nd page) ????

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1504780,00.asp

paul.cour1 at verizon.net wrote:

> >> If so, do you have any activities that you would especially like to do?
> B Scott said:
> >I've offered (on this list) to give presentations on a couple >different subjects. Nobody's actually taken me up on it yet.
>
> Gosh! That sounds like a great idea, we need presenters who
> can present a "Front running topic"
>
> -pc
>
> >
> > From: bscott at ntisys.com
> > Date: 2004/02/03 Tue PM 08:51:21 EST
> > To: Greater NH Linux User Group <discuss at gnhlug.org>
> > Subject: Re: [ON Topic] How 'bout them Linux?  Ain't they somethin?!
> >
> > On Thu, 29 Jan 2004, at 5:41pm, maddog at li.org wrote:
> > > What do you look for in GNHLUG?
> >
> >   Everything that you and others have said: Community, camaraderie,
> > knowledge-sharing with peers, interesting presentations.
> >
> > > What brings you to a meeting?
> >
> >   My car.  ;-)
> >
> >   Seriously, I go to meetings mainly when the topic is of particular
> > interest to me.  As of the past few years, I've been fairly involved, on a
> > professional level, in many things Linux and FOSS.  That means two things:
> >
> >   (1) Pretty much all introductory and many intermediate presentations are
> >       review for me.  This probably means I should be giving presentations
> >       instead of listening to them, but see below.
> >
> >   (2) Even intermediate presentations on things I haven't encountered before
> >       are often uninteresting to me personally, because I'm so worn out from
> >       hacking systems professionally that I want to do something non-computer
> >       in my off hours.
> >
> >   The "below" from #1 above:
> >
> >   (1) I often lack the time to do this sort of thing.
> >   (2) Subject matter I am familiar with may not be of interest to the general
> >       GNHLUG population.
> >   (3) While I know I can impart knowledge with a fair degree of success
> >       in written documentation and one-on-one dialog, that does necessarily
> >       translate to good presentation skills.  I might suck at it.
> >
> > > What drives you away from a meeting?
> >
> >   Lack of available time.
> >
> > > What would it take to get you to bring new members to a meeting?
> >
> >   I would have to encounter potential new members.
> >
> > > Would you be willing to volunteer for helping to pull off some "activity"?
> >
> >   I am willing to volunteer.  When I find I have free time *and* the will to
> > do so, I try to do things like improve the website and attend more meetings.
> > If there's something more I can do, let me know.
> >
> >   Note that I'm not volunteering to be a chair or any other piece of
> > furniture.  My schedule is too irregular for me to honor that kind of
> > commitment.  (I know I'm not alone here.  This appears to be a problem that
> > plagues all our members.)
> >
> > > Would you be willing to spend a Saturday once or twice a year in staffing
> > > some project?
> >
> >   I'd even be willing to spend a Saturday (or part of one) several times a
> > year.
> >
> > > If so, do you have any activities that you would especially like to do?
> >
> >   I've offered (on this list) to give presentations on a couple different
> > subjects.  Nobody's actually taken me up on it yet.
> >
> > --
> > Ben Scott <bscott at ntisys.com>
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