[wplug] NOTICE: Member Organizational Meeting

[Robert Dale]

On Tue, 9 Jan 2001, Weber, Larry A wrote:

> I have been reading some of the replies sent in repsonse to your
> "Organizational ..." email and I cannot say I am surprised with them.  I
> have attended a couple wplug meetings and installfests and can say I got the
> impression that I was not welcomed to be there.  I made the mistake of
> questioning some Linux abilities (such as why it is so hard to get a printer
> to work with the op system and apps).  I got the impression that the wplug
> 'members' were basically techie children and don't want others playing in
> their sandbox.  They feel they can do great things but don't challenge them
> to accept responsibility.  This may be a characteristic of the open source
> community.  I see the same type of people at Perl conferences. 

Wplug is an open organization.  Here you will find people from all walks
of life, some of whom you may like or dislike.  We avoid personality tests
and stereotypes.  Enter at your own risk.

-- 
Robert Dale