Quoting Rodd Ahrenstorff <rahrenstorff at mediaone.net>: > > What would be the negative aspects of a formal arrangment between TCPC > and > TCLUG? What benefits could such an arrangement bring to both > communities? > > The following is my opinion of TCLUG as a new Linux user (and may not be > all > that well thought out): > > One negative aspect concerning TCLUG is it's comlete lack of formality > as concerns the nonprofit status and so forth. Could TCPC better serve new > Linux users than TCLUG if they were to add a Linux SIG to their already > impressive list of 15 SIGs? > How is not being a nonprofit negative? Yes, I'm all for a TCPC Linux SIG, but I don't see a reason to associate it with the TCLUG. > I see three primary benefits TCLUG provides to new users at no cost (and > there are probably others): > > 1. Mail list > 2. Install Fest > 3. A wealth of knowledge given freely by very experienced members. > > The downfalls are (and there may be more): > > 1. No BOD, By-laws, and lacking nonprofit status. We've had this discussion a few months ago. No one could give me a good reason why we should register the group as non-profit. (execpt for tax-deducting donated HW, which there isn't any) > 2. No regularly scheduled discussion group (except beer meetings). This > seems to contribute to little followup learning after the install > fest...kinda like "I got linux installed...now what?" Hmmmm, mailing list seems to work good for this. > 3. For whatever reason, I don't see much involvement in TCLUG by new > Linux users concerning the direction of our LUG. I'm open to suggestions. If you want to be anonymous: http://www.mn-linux.org/feedback/