Re: [Nolug] meeting notes (March 2003)

I Like the coffeehouse idea. My impression of the monthly meetings is
that people aren't really getting to know people. Small personal
satellite meetings all over town would allow people to meet in their
vicinity and get to know each other. These people then have more
incentive to attend the monthly meetings. Also it would give people more
opportunity to hash out ideas for presentations, projects, or even to
give help at someone's house where the actual computers are. We can then
share that experience at meetings.

On Thu, 2003-03-20 at 17:45, Joey Kelly wrote:
> Our scheduled speaker couldn't make it tonight, as he works for a Navy
> subcontracting firm and there happens to be a war on. He is pulling 12-hour
> days, or somesuch.
>
> Alternate Plan B was an impromptu presentation I titled "Linux Networking
> 101", the notes of which I will post to the website later on.
>
> Prior to that, we took time to introduce everyone, then we took suggestions
> for future meeting topics. The list of potential topics is as follows:
>
> IPsec
> open-source applications (Open Office, etc.)
> Gentoo Linux
> runlevels
> support: where to find help for Linux
>
> I'm doing this from memory, so if I forgot something that we decided was a
> valid topic (CUPS was mentioned, but rejected as too simple), please speak
> up. Come to think of it, one of the simpler topics would work for a
> mini-presentation before the main topic is discussed --- sorry I forgot to
> mention that at the meeting tonight.
>
> Devin Naquin (did I get the name right?) volunteered to present Gentoo at
> some future meeting. Also someone volunteered to do a talk on runlevels, but
> the person's name escapes me.
>
> Lastly, I reminded everyone about our earlier discussion of how to make nolug
> grow, bringing up the idea of meeting at a coffeehouse or other informal
> restaurant in Metairie on alternate Thursdays, since the twice-yearly
> restaurant meetings we've been holding seem to be popular. This might be a
> better idea than say holding a regular meeting at an outlying town (e.g.
> Chalmette). This is my opinion, but what does the group think?

-- 
Craig Jackson
Wildnet Group L.L.C.
103 North Park, Suite 110
Covington, Louisiana 70433
985 875 9453
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