[Charlug] new affiliation with PC3.org

[Don Parris]

On 9/19/07, Ken <nuxnog at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Don,
>
> I thought you should be apprised of the new proposal on our table, to
> affiliate our club with Personal Computer Club of Charlotte. Through Pat,
> CharLUG was invited by the PCCC to become a SIG of its larger organizatio=
n.
> So maybe we should toss this idea around a while unless it poses a
> violation to our basic charter.
>
> It would seem both groups could benefit by increased membership. And I
> think it would be a blast to have a Linux Installfest with the greater PC3
> membership, considering the inevitably higher competence, interest and
> motivation of computer enthusiasts.
>
> What do you think? (pro and con)
>
>
>
As far as I know, nothing in our charter prevents us attaching ourselves to
another organization.  Of course, nothing permits us to do so, either.  That
said, I would be interested in hearing from more people on this list.  I
have mixed feelings about it myself.  Of course, that is mainly due to me
not knowing any of the people from PC3.  Unless things change in the near
future, I'm not likely to be able to attend any of their meetings (all on
weekday evenings).  Yeah, working 2nd shift stinks, but that's my job.

Again, I want to hear from more CharLUG folks.  I will bring it up at the
next Saturday morning meeting as well.  Maybe I can get an opportunity to
meet with some PC3 folks (can they attend a Saturday morning meeting?).

If there are issues with the charter, I think we can work around those - it
will be a matter of amending it, as necessary to make it possible.  Those
are my thoughts.

Come to think of it, I'm not sure how well I know Pat - I think we had a
conversation about GNU/Linux a few years back, about the time I was writing
my first essay on FOSS and churches.  iirc, he then held the position that
GNU/Linux was not ready for the desktop.  And, incidentally, I was using
SUSE Linux 8.0 Pro as a desktop OS at that time.  ;-)  But I may be
confusing him with someone else.

Regards,
Don
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