[Linux-sig-planning] Re: [Linux-sig] Linux SIG meeting

[Grant Root]

On 16 Aug 2004 at 21:37, Paul Visscher wrote:

> Dave Lundy [lundyd at dmapub.dma.org] said:
> > I've updated our events page for the August meeting to read "We will
> > meet in Russ Engineering Center, room 145.  Andy Grimm will discuss
> > PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) this month.  We will also do
> > final planning for the SIG booth at Computerfest.  And, if there's
> > time, Dale Williams will discuss an embedded Linux project he's been
> > working on.  Otherwise he'll present it at the September meeting."
> 
> I think it is important to not dedicate too much time to computer fest
> planning. I think the views of the new people, and some of the regulars
> (myself *excluded*!) is that the computer fest discussion is
> Administrivia and doesn't really concern them. And I think they are
> right. I think we should do it at the end of the meeting, after
> announcing where we're eating.

I have to disagree. The Computerfest booth is one of the group's most 
visible activities, and it's appropriate to spend some time at the 
general meetings planning it. It's important that everyone feel he 
knows what's going on and has some involvement.

I've also found that new people get integrated into a group most 
sucessfully when they get a chance to make a contribution, even doing 
"grunt work" -- such as by manning a booth or helping with setup.

But I'm not planning on spending tons of time on it, unless the other 
members have a lot of questions or concerns.

> But that's just my (not so humble) opinion. Please feel free to call me
> names and/or throw things at me when you see me. :)

We'll do that anyway, of course.

-- 
Grant Root
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