[svlug] 2006 Year in review

[Alvin Oga]

hi ya paul

> Paul Reiber wrote:
> 
> * For now, and, I hope, going forward, we're organized as a Do-ocracy-
> those who do, do... and are rewarded for having done.
 
do-acracry implies:
	- people are given chances to do things that needs to 
	be done ... 

	- and that those volunteered time/efforts does not go to waste
	by other "parental controls"

sometimes there's little difference between do-acracy and dictatorships

"parental controls" is always a good thing to prevent things from
going haywire .. every entity has it ( aka board, directors, advisors,
rules, policies, whatever you wanna call ) ... when you have a group,
you cannot avoid not having rules to play by

> * We've relocated our internet server to via.net, who'll soon be credited
> as one of our major sponsors.

why wait.... it's already there ...

> * SVLUG's volunteers are busy - the website and mailinglist technology
> is getting a major overhaul.
>   - MoinMoin will soon be driving our website.

that's been ongoing for 2years or more from what i can remember

it's the classis 90% - 10% rule

	where 90% is done in 10% of the time
	but the remaining 10% of work requires 90% of the thinking
	and organization and fixup to finalize and make it useful

	due to the longevity of its inactive state, i say let others
	implement the new svlug website stuff in whatever tools
	the new maintainers want to use .. that should be nickel-a-dozen
	by todays gazillion ways to maintain one website

> * SVLUG's support for Ubuntu (via the California Ubuntu Team) will
> continue.
 
does that mean some of svlug machines are running on ubuntu

> * SVLUG InstallFests and CABAL (Consortium of All Bay Area Linux)
> workshops may soon be consolidated.  Many regular attendees are
> regular attendees at both events, so this appears to be imminently
> sensible.

does that mean  3rd sat installfest at google is moving to ricks house ??

does that mean 2nd and 4th cabal meetings at ricks house is moving
to google ???

it's an extreme bad idea to "consolidate" different purposes
and venues .. and your net result is no new people or volunteers ...

c ya
alvin