[volunteers] lost faith in SVLUG

[Leslie Hawthorn]

Hello Mark,

On Dec 23, 2007 11:55 AM, Mark Weisler <mark at weisler-saratoga-ca.us> wrote:

> On Sunday 23 December 2007 10:23:28 Warren Turkal wrote:
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > Due to the inability of SVLUG to maintain a culturally positive
> > environment on its mailing lists and at the live meetings, I have
> > decided to end my organizational participation with SVLUG. This
> > announcement means the following:
> >
> > 1) I will not be participating in the committee that is producing a
> > recommended set of  bylaws to be approved by the membership.
> > 2) I am taking myself out of the running for VP.
> > 3) I will no longer be sponsoring the events happening at my place of
> work.
> >
> > Due to #3, SVLUG will need to find another sponsor for their events at
> > Google if they wish to continue meeting there. Leslie Hawthorne is the
> > person to contact for help here. Please contact me privately if you'd
> > like her contact info.
> >
> > This decision has really stressed me out over the last few weeks.
> > SVLUG has recently been crippled by an inability to make decisions. To
> > me, the group seems like it has no direction and is full of conflict.
> > I have generally been involved in LUGs to educate others about the
> > FOSS community and to create a positive social outlet for the members.
> > IMO, the culture of SVLUG right now is anything but positive.
> >
> > I have no intention to stop participating in the FOSS community, and I
> > will be thinking about how I want to continue to do so over the next
> > few weeks.
> >
> > BTW, the Jan. 15 kernel walkthrough will go on as promised at Google.
> > After that, I will not be sponsoring any more SVLUG events until I see
> > significant positive change.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > wt
> >mark at weisler-saratoga-ca.usmark at weisler-saratoga-ca.usmark at
> weisler-saratoga-ca.us
>
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>
> Warren,
> I thank you for being the Google employee coordinator for our installfests
> and
> for your help in securing a place for the kernel study group and your
> speaking to that study group.
>
> I will check in with Leslie Hawthorn to revisit the relationship between
> Google and SVLUG in light of your transition.
>
> I also hope you will rejoin SVLUG activities soon.
>

Thanks for your mail.  In order to continue SVLUG's meetings at Google, you
would need to have a Google sponsor - someone to shepard you as our guests
while at Google.  Unfortunately I don't have the resources on my team to do
this on a weekly basis.  Is there another Googler who could help you folks?

Best,
LH

-- 
Leslie Hawthorn
Program Manager - Open Source
Google Inc.

http://code.google.com/opensource/
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