[wplug] Reminder: meet Gittip founder this Saturday

[Justin Smith]

Yes, that's the plan: we'll meet at D's Six-Pack.

There you have it, folks: a presentation from Chad Whitacre with a special guest 
appearance by Beth Lynn Eicher afterward! :D

--
*Justin Smith*

"UNIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to 
understand the simplicity."
-Dennis Ritchie


> I am actually in town this weekend for a bridal shower. It will be awesome
> to see everyone,  even if a short while. Just as soon as that is done,  I
> will make my way. Can you please let me know where you will gather
> immediately afterwards? D's dogs?
> 
> On Jan 6, 2014 9:48 PM, "Justin Smith" <justin at adminix.net> wrote:
> > Good evening, everyone! Well, on a night like this, I suppose it's only
> > good if you've got
> > your heater cranked up as high as it'll go.
> > 
> > I wanted to remind you all that this Saturday, WPLUG will be hosting an
> > event with
> > none other than Chad Whitacre, the founder of Gittip. As WPLUG Vice Chair
> > Vance
> > 
> > wrote late in December:
> > > Gittip is a way to send (or receive) small cash gifts on a weekly
> > > basis.  The idea is to support worthy Free Software projects, or
> > > whatever effort you like, with a constant income stream.
> > > <https://www.gittip.com/about/>
> > 
> > Even though the open source community is run by a worldwide team of
> > volunteers,
> > there are still far more everyday users than programmers. "How can I
> > contribute?"
> > they often ask. Join us at the Wilkins School Community Center at 2:00 to
> > find out you
> > can get involved and what sort of differences even small donations through
> > Gittip can
> > make.
> > 
> > We'll be following up this event with a social gathering in February where
> > WPLUG will
> > actually get involved with a community project. Got ideas for what we
> > should do? Be
> > sure to show up and tell us!
> > 
> > For complete details, check our wiki page for the January event:
> > http://www.wplug.org/wiki/Meeting-20140111[1]
> > 
> > --
> > *Justin Smith*
> > Chairman, WPLUG Board of Directors
> > 
> > "UNIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius
> > to
> > understand the simplicity."
> > -Dennis Ritchie
> > 
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> > [1] http://www.wplug.org/wiki/Meeting-20140111
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