[Luna] The Future of LUNA

[Shane Lofgren]

LUNA Group,
Well we certainly have gotten plenty of responses lately.  It is great to
see the mailing list this active.  I wish it would continue.  I personally
think the direction of the group should be controlled by the current active
"members".  Most of the current "members" have stated that they would like
to see more options.  The past "members" seem to be repeating keep it the
same.

This is why Kyle asked if anyone would be able to make a luncheon next
week.  It would be a good time for us to get together for an hour and throw
out some ideas in person faster than we could online. I am in no way trying
to make a decision for this group or represent its needs.  I am trying to
facilitate some communications to help us decide if we should change and if
so what.  If we all decide no change then so be it.  At least we have put
some fresh energy into the groups meaning.

So if you are interested in being involved in the groups direction, try and
attend the meeting.  If you can't make it then let us know.  Maybe someone
will take minutes at the luncheon and post them so you can communicate your
thoughts about it.  The minutes should be posted on our forums.

I informally suggest Wednesday (11-01-2006) at 12:00 and Fratili Pizza on
4th street.  Please reply if that date works for you or not.  If we have a
lot of nots then we can make a new date and or location.
-Shane



On 10/23/06, Dan Li <dan.li at nau.edu> wrote:
>
> I'm a faculty member in CS department at NAU. The answer to your question
> is
> yes, the NAU ACM chapter is still active. Dr. James Palmer
> (James.Palmer at NAU.EDU) is our ACM faculty sponsor. You might contact him
> for
> more information on ACM. I followed your discussion here and feel strong
> that the collaboration between ACM and LUNA will benefit both of us.
>
> DL
> ===========================
> Dan Li, Ph.D.
> Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science
> Northern Arizona University
> 15600 S. McConnell Circle
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "JP Bonn" <jp at jpbonn.com>
> To: "Linux Users of Flagstaff/Northern Arizona" <luna at lists.flaglug.org>
> Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 2:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [Luna] The Future of LUNA
>
>
> > Does anyone know if the NAU ACM chapter is active?  The last message on
> > their website was posted in 2004.
> > (http://www.cet.nau.edu/Orgs/ACM/?page=mesgs)  There's no one subscribed
> > to the main ACM listserve for NAU.  (I was going to say that the ACM's
> > mandate is a bit broader than OSS/GNU/Linux but it appears that's a moot
> > point.)
> >
> > Take the following with the caveat that I've only attended 4 meetings
> > (but I have lurked on the list for many years)....
> >
> > My biggest complaint about Luna has been it's limited focus.  Flagstaff
> > is a small town and it's hard to sustain a technical interest group.
> > Luna's historically strong focus on Linux System Administration has
> > meant it's been of little interest to me.
> >
> > For me Linux is a tool I use to get my job done - it's not the end all.
> >  It's kind of like carpenters getting together and talking about the
> > hammer they are using but failing to mention the house they are
> > building.  There's people at USGS doing interesting stuff that has
> > nothing to do with Linux - I would love to hear about it.  I could give
> > presentations on porting the GNU toolchain, or a tutorial on subversion
> > or how we spent $25 million on a internet company and have nothing to
> > show for it.  I would like to hear someone talk about Microsoft's
> > trusted computing platform.  Many of these things have nothing to do
> > with Linux/OSS/GNU but would make for interesting meetings.  By limiting
> > the focus you're limiting Luna's future.
> >
> > JP
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