UMN emphasis is a killer for outside interest and makes it a student group separate from "the community"... or has historically for the last 20-30 years. The bus line proximity isn't a big deal or just isn't useful for most folks "after graduation". Corporate relevance can be very good. That is not "bias", it's a real world emphasis. Lack of it indicates a student emphasis. Few, if any, installfests have been done at UMN. Again. this is a student emphasis and not clearly a community function or one emphasizing post graduation concerns and connections. Perhaps we need a real professional association to step in and host some Linux-related stuff. Let TCLUG be a local student group if that is its main interest and direction. As I said before, mid-week at UMN makes it both inaccessible and uninteresting for most past graduation. My opinion, but also happens to be the practice of most of the 20 or so professional associations in town. Chuck > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeremy [mailto:tclug at lizakowski.com] > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 5:03 PM > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Cc: Chuck Cole > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] TCLUG Meeting: TODAY! 6:30 - 8:00pm > > > > Is TCLUG just for the UMN student group now? > > The UofM is a central location that is on the Bus line, near > light rail, and > within walking distance of a densly populated area. > > We also have access to excellent facilities, free of charge, and > without any > corporate bias. The UofM is also interested in actively > assisting us with > events like an installfest. > > The location does make it easy for students and faculty to attend, which > comprise a large body of Linux users (largely Ubuntu). I would > guess it's > the most dense area of Linux usage in the metro. However, we do not > specifically focus on UMN students. > > It is open to all, and you are welcome to attend. > > Jeremy > > On Wednesday 07 November 2007 4:43:00 pm Chuck Cole wrote: > > Sounds like a good program, but the location is very bad, and it's > > especially inaccessible at that time of day during the week. > > > > Is TCLUG just for the UMN student group now? > > > > > > Chuck > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org > > > [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Jeremy > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 1:45 PM > > > To: tclug-announce at mn-linux.org > > > Cc: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > > Subject: [tclug-list] TCLUG Meeting: TODAY! 6:30 - 8:00pm > > > > > > > > > > > > The next TCLUG meeting is tonight! > > > > > > This month's meeting will feature Jeremy White, CEO and founder of > > > Codeweavers, the makers of Wine. > > > > > > Freshly back from the annual Wine technical conference in > Zurich, Jeremy > > > will report on the state of Wine. That will include some > history and an > > > explanation of what Wine is and how it works. It will also include a > > > roadmap for Wine, including the road to Wine 1.0, as well as flashy > > > demos. > > > > > > > > > Date: Wed, Nov 7th > > > Time: 6:30 - 8:00 pm > > > University of Minnesota Minneapolis campus, EE/CSci Building , > > > Room: 3-115 > > > 200 Union St SE, Minneapolis 55455 > > > > > > http://www.tclug.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.23/1114 - Release Date: > 11/6/2007 8:05 PM > >