Re: [MLUG] mlug?

[Michael <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

> hey, what the heck is going on with mlug?  the website hasn't been
> updated for like a year

I noticed that too. I don't care about that really but we should at least
remove the year+ old 'recent news'. :)

> and there isn't even any freesoftware.missouri.edu anymore.

I think Neil has his own version on here.

> does mlug even have a president?

Last I knew we consolated all positions into our godlike admin.

> does he or she do anything?

Putting up with all of us he probably works his ass off. ;)

> when was the last meeting/presenation/expo/installfest?

No idea. I'd like to do an expo again but I think I'm the only one really
interested and don't live in Columbia anymore.

> all this is kinda discouraging, considering the crap acm/msug/msdnaa is
> pushing for free (as in beer) software.  seems like unix is pretty much
> dying around here (e.g., delphi) and it really pains me to see freshman
> sucking up the free copies of winxp and visual studio.  (yeah, the first
> one is always free...)  and it really sucks to see microsoft "buying
> out" the ignorant youth when at the same time linux is really making
> progress in terms of things like desktop usability and enterprise
> scalability.

They can have the ignorant youth. Give me the programmers, engineers, and
geeks. I don't care about the leeches.

> so what?  is it okay for mlug to ostensibly do nothing while the rest
> of the campus migrates to exchange server, outlook webmail, and winxp?

Why not? They leave us alone and we leave them alone.

> was jay the only president who could call a meeting?

Offer free pizza and beer at your house and setup some table space and a
fast network switch.. you'll get a mlug meeting. :)
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