[svlug] Linux Picnic upcoming August 11 2007, Sunnyvale CA

[Jennifer Davis]

> Quoting Jennifer Davis (sigje at sigje.org):
>
>>> So, Sbay _didn't_ pick the picnic coordinator and treasurer this year
>>> without consulting any Bay Area Linux user group?  The leftover
>>
>> ... Stop with the personal attacks.
>
> I'm sorry, but those were real and relevant questions, and not a "personal
> attack".  You merely don't like the fact that I asked it.

I'm talking about you accusing me of things I didn't do Rick.  Don't be 
obtuse.

> Zero sponsoring Linux groups listed, Jennifer.  I think that says
> volumes.  Oh well; no real harm, though the Bay Area's groups will
> presumably need a new domain, if they reconsititute their own picnic.

Sponsoring vs Part of is separate.  We've always made it separate.  People 
who sponsor are people who put money up and we say "this level of sponsor 
that level of sponsor".  Groups that are part of have been included in the 
past.  I don't know what's going on this year, I've distanced myself quite 
a bit intentionally.

> Too bad you indeed said exactly that -- right in the parking lot of the
> Belmont IHOP, immediately following the meeting there.

No Rick.  You perceived what I was saying as what you wanted to hear.  Ian 
will recall something entirely different from my conversation with him.

The only thing I didn't want to deal with and I don't think anyone should 
have to deal with is petty minded individuals fighting over something that 
isn't something they can even "own".  It's a waste of time/effort/energy.

> I guess you aren't happy about that coming out in public, eh?
*laughs*

I don't like you lying about me intentionally or not.  You don't remember 
every conversation you've ever had, just the gist of, and you very well 
could be incorrectly remembering it.  I know what I was feeling at the 
time, and perhaps I didn't communicate it well enough then because I was 
trying to be nice, but *shrugs*.

> Meanwhile, don't keep pretending that the Bay Area's Linux groups
> haven't been unilaterally removed from their former role in running
> what used to be their collectively-run picnic.

It's still being collectively run.  The groups that want to be involved 
can get involved.  The people who want to get involved are getting 
involved.  Seriously.. this is quite silly because honestly most people 
involved are in multiple organizations anyways.

You are a smart man Rick.  Take a step back and think about what you are 
trying to create and the basis that you are trying to create it.  You want 
something positive, you have to put the positive in.

Jennifer