[wplug] Facebook Group

[Robert E. Coutch]

There is a Linked-in WPLUG group.

On Tuesday 10 May 2011 11:58:54 am Brian Roberts wrote:
> 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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