[svlug] FEEDBACK ABOUT SVLUG

[pouria]

Hi all

Hope all is well with all of you guys.

I don't mean to disrespect anyone but I thought this is a Linux 
discussion group. I am kind of new to this group but all I have received 
so far is this b.shit-non-relevant-sarcastic-filthy-language discussions.
I have already grown allergic to some names, they talk a bout anything 
but Linux

I thought I will add to Linux knowledge by joining this group and learn 
form the  experienced members of this group. I am sure there is whole 
lot of potential in this group but its all scam from top to bottom

Sorry If I am too direct.

Peace

Pouria







Christian Einfeldt wrote:
> hi
>
> On Jan 24, 2008 7:00 PM, Edward Cherlin <echerlin at gmail.com 
> <mailto:echerlin at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Let's get this aired out. Rick has made it fairly clear that he does
>     not regard me and Lisa as officers by Paul's appointment. I don't want
>     to be an officer solely by Paul's appointment. But I am the only
>     declared candidate for President, to the best of my knowledge. People
>     have even tried to vote for me on this list. :)
>
>
> IMHO, Paul Reiber made the mistake (well-intentioned) of assuming that 
> he had powers that this group doesn't recognize.  I think that you 
> really hit it on the head, Ed, when you declared to run on the Peace 
> and Herding Cats platform.  No one is going to tell anyone in this 
> group to do anything.  I would recommend that you try to build 
> consensus.  This group is not governable.  It is too wild and 
> opinionated.  This group is comprised of very strong-willed, highly 
> intelligent, highly educated people, and my experience with those 
> types, whether they be engineers or lawyers, is that they want to be 
> heard, they don't want to be talked down to, and yet if you get out of 
> their way, they will really get stuff done.
>
> So I would just forget the title altogether, and let everything take 
> its course naturally.  Let's have an election.  Let's allow a lot of 
> time for debate about procedure, and candidates, etc.  Let's forget 
> about titles.  If you need a title, pick some sort of silly title, 
> like Chief Cat Herder, and then if anyone else challenges that title, 
> they can create a title for themselves. 
>
> The fact of the matter is that this group is an email list and a group 
> that gets together to do highly technical talks on interesting 
> subjects.  Rick Moen has de facto authority due to his skills, and 
> anyone who doesn't recognize this won't get to far.  Same for Marc 
> Merlin.  To name just two of many. 
>
> Sadly, I am just an unskilled end user who lives one hour from Silicon 
> Valley, and I just hang out here to learn stuff, and so I will shut up 
> now.     ;-)
>
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