[CLUE-Adm] Re: [Fwd: Your new OSDN community contact.]

[Lynn Danielson]

Sounds fine with me Jef.  Feel free to follow through with Trae on the
"LUG in a Box" program.  Perhaps we should wait until you hear back from
him to announce the irc channel on CLUE-Talk.  In the meantime, it would
be nice if a couple people from CLUE-Admin checked it out and reported
back.

Lynn


jef wrote:
> 
> Trae McCombs wrote:
> >
> > Hi there!
> >
> > My name is Trae McCombs, and I'm the new OSDN Community Advocate/Evangelist.
> > If you haven't heard of me, I'm the guy that was the founder of both
> > Themes.org and Linux.com.  OSDN, Open Source Developement Network(osdn.com),
> > has decided to make sure that there is someone that is interacting with
> > the Open Source community to make sure thier needs are addressed.  It is
> > my wish to try and open channels of communication between various LUG/User
> > Group heads to make sure they have things they need to ensure a quality
> > experiance for thier users.
> >
> > One idea I have is to create an irc channel where people can come and
> > have a professional means of communicating with others in order to help
> > break down geographical bounderies to existing lugs.  If you have time,
> > swing by #OSDN on irc.osdn.com (It's on the Open Projects Network).  My
> > Nickname is usually "OctobrX".  It's just getting started, so don't expect
> > too much for the next few weeks.  But feel free to come and hang!
> >
> > Another idea OSDN has come up with is the Lug in a Box program.
> > With the Lug in a box program, we seek to try and not only bring goodies such
> > as T-shirts, or stickers, but to also bring things like the Linux.com Live!
> > project to LUGs which will allow you to bring your LUG meeting to the masses.
> > It could also be used to bring your event to those that may be home-bound and
> > not able to physically make the meeting in person.
> >
> > Another facet of the Lug in a Box program is the ability to Cross-Promote
> > what a different lug may be doing.  Like for instance, for our first
> > LUG in a box program, we have consulted with members of the Davis LUG
> > (lugod.org) about thier 2.4 kernel they have recently released.  The cool
> > thing about this is, that it's a way to share some of your lug with other
> > lugs around the country, or even the world.  If you have something cool
> > planned in the future, let me know!
> >
> > There is much more I want to do, this is merely scratching the surface.  I
> > simply wanted to introduce myself, and ask if you would like to participate
> > in the "Lug in a Box" program as well as knowing if it was ok to approach
> > you about further participation with OSDN on other ideas, events and whatnot.
> >
> > Thanks so much for your time Jef,
> > Please, feel free to call me at anytime free of charge:
> > 1 888 Linux4U ext. 76900
> > Sincerely yours,
> > Trae "OctobrX" McCombs
> >
> > --
> >   Trae McCombs | x at osdn.com
> >   Community Evangelist
> >   1 888 546 8948  ext. 76900
> >   Founder:  Themes.org -- Linux.com
> >   http://octobrx.com/ -- Personal page