[wplug-plan] [wplug] Facebook Group

[Brian Roberts]

Thanks Dave,

I would be interested in joining a Facebook or LinkedIN groups as well.


Brian

On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Dave Ostroske <eksortso at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Brian,
>
> I was the one who created that group on Facebook. It was intended to be
> separate but related to WPLUG. The description is (and I'll quote it in full
> here, since they'll be archiving that group):
>
> "Here's an online gathering place for Facebook users from the Pittsburgh
> region who are interested in Linux, free software, open source, and the
> amazing things that this software lets us all do. If you've got a cool tip
> to share, then post it here.
>
> "We're particularly interested with the state of FOSS in the Pittsburgh
> region, though anyone may join. There's no particular affiliation here with
> WPLUG (the Western Pennsylvania Linux Users Group), which we mention just so
> people will know about it. We're open to any and all folks interested in
> free and open-source software, even BSD users! We'll even play nice with
> Windows people who can't live without their favorite open-source tools and
> office productivity suites."
>
>
> Beyond the original setup, I didn't have much interaction with the group,
> partly because it didn't offer much interaction at the time. I'm not sure if
> creating a new group in the new format would be worth it. If someone did
> make such a new group, though, I'd join it.
>
> Not sure what you could do, beyond using the typical channels, to recruit
> Linux professionals. I use a lot of open-source software, but I've had to
> work in Microsoft shops for the past decade. Personally, I'm currently
> seeking work, so I've been reading wplug-jobs. I don't recall why a separate
> jobs list was set up (it may have been to keep technical discussions in one
> place), but discussion of Linux jobs and the Pittsburgh job market on the
> main list would be germane.
>
> -- Dave Ostroske
>
>
> On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Brian Roberts <blroberts at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> I was just trolling the Pittsburgh social media outlets to post a Linux
>> related job.  (Hit wplug-jobs already) and noticed that the Facebook group
>> will not allow new members because it is using an old group format.
>>
>> Is the Pittsburgh Linux and Open-Source Software Users
>> http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5855908052  associated with WPLUG
>> in anyway.
>>
>> Also,  does anyone have any pointers for trying to recruit Linux
>> professionals in the Pittsburgh Area?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Brian
>>
>>
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