On Monday 04 February 2002 4:08 pm, Chad C. Walstrom wrote: <snip> > I think TCLUG is past the critical mass in membership it needs to > sustain itself. In fact, we're large enough to have our own SIG's. > Take tclug-devel for example. Maybe it is time we address Linux for > Noobeez. ;-) To answer questions covering the points I previously raised: Thanks Chad, this little paragraph also describes my thoughts. I was aware of the monthly meetings but most held in the past were beyond my level of knowledge. I think a SIG for newbies is a good idea. I don't necessarily advocate any sort of "official" relationship to TCPC, but they do seem to have members interested in Linux. If TCLUG can provide a newbie community thats just fine. I would simply hope to provide a single resource for all these people by somehow promoting both TCLUG and TCPC in this "unofficial" endeavor. TCLUG has a well developed community of experienced users and admins. How can we best startup something similar for newbies? And do other members feel it's warrented? As to our legal status I claim no expertise. If others have researched the idea and no benefits arise from changing the position, so be it. I was simply unaware of this outcome. But in the event of an accident or something, is there any liability placed on Real Time (or others) for hosting our group that could be avoided by changing our legal status? This concerns me more than just the "formality" of non-profit status.