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

[stripes]

Can you guys please take the pissing contest elsewhere?

Thanks,

-Anne

On Fri, Aug 03, 2007 at 07:55:30PM -0700, Jennifer Davis wrote:
> > 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
> 
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