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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear WPLUG Planning List: </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am forwarding for your information an interchange
I had with another CCAC Linux instructor, Ian Robertson. I asked Ian if he
had attended a WPLUG meeting. He responded that he had, yet had a very
negative impression. I have included below my response to try to
change his mind. (btw, I have only one student signed up at this point for
my class). Does anybody recall meeting Ian? I probably have myself,
but don't do a good job of remembering things. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In a related matter....I just forwarded a letter to
you that I sent to the Business Calendar. As I noted in that email, I have
written at least twice this past year and received no response. I wonder
if PAIR networks likewise has a negative view of WPLUG. So, I have two
questions: (1) Do you feel that there are, in fact, negative vibes in the
community toward WPLUG; and (2) if so, what steps can we take to address this
barrier to meeting the goals of the PR committee? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In another related matter....I understand that the
lack of a programming committee is a known problem at this point, but I don't
feel that I can post the GUM and Installfest on the Business Calendar until we
have a program posted. The Jan 13 GUM is within the 2 week window of the
Business Calendar email. I will add the GUM to the Business Calendar when we
have a venue and schedule. It would be nice to have a program topic as
well. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greg</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=greg@simkins.net href="mailto:greg@simkins.net">Greg Simkins</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=robeis1822@yahoo.com
href="mailto:robeis1822@yahoo.com">Ian Robertson</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December 28, 2006 4:38 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: CIT-220 Text</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Ian, </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I can understand why you may have gotten that
impression of anger at WPLUG - especially if you hadn't attended for
awhile. There are a number of people that are motivated by an
anti-Microsoft position. We are an electic group. We range from
rabid liberal atheists to devoted Christians. Our common interest is in
Linux and actually we tolerate our differnces fairly well, I think. I
encourage you to give us another try. I am amazed at the level of
knowledge there and peoples willingness to share that knowledge. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>.....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greg</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=robeis1822@yahoo.com href="mailto:robeis1822@yahoo.com">Ian
Robertson</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=greg@simkins.net
href="mailto:greg@simkins.net">Greg Simkins</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December 28, 2006 1:30
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: CIT-220 Text</DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,new york,times,serif">I've
been to WPLUG... I agree, there are some very capable people there - I've
learned a lot from the few meetings I have attended, but I haven't been able
to get past someting that happened at one of the meetings, that I feel
illustrated an underlying problem with the group... I can't think of a great
way to put this, so for lack of a better description... There seems to be a
lot of anger at WPLUG.<BR><BR>Even though I love Linux, I don't understand or
participate in the elite Linux attitude. But at WPLUG, it seems to go beyond
that. Like I said above, there is some kind of deep-rooted hostility among (at
least a few) of the members, some of them high-ranking too...<BR><BR>That
being said, I have met some really great, laid-back, interesting,
hard-working, intelligent people there as well.<BR><BR>Maybe I should learn to
not let a few bad (apples) experiences ruin a good
thing...<BR><BR>......</DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,new york,times,serif"><BR>I
currently have a job in Health Promotion, but I'm repursuing my first love,
software engineering.<BR><BR></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,new york,times,serif">-----
Original Message ----<BR>From: Greg Simkins <greg@simkins.net><BR>To:
Ian Robertson <robeis1822@yahoo.com><BR>Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006
6:36:46 PM<BR>Subject: Re: CIT-220 Text<BR><BR>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've had it happen as well (class
cancelled). I have been doing this adjunct gig for about 5 years (I lose
track). This is the first time I have been assigned to CIT-220.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Have you ever been to the Linux Users Group (<A
href="http://www.wplug.org" target=_blank
rel=nofollow>www.wplug.org</A>)? There are some very capable people in
the group - a good place to learn about Linux. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you want to join me for lunch some day, we can
exchange ideas. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greg</FONT></DIV>
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