Godfrey Nix writes:
> Hi,
Howdy.
> Had really hoped to meet folks tomorrow at Wagamama, but having to stay
> late at work this evening to fix a hacked box for a customer has mucked
> up all my plans for this week ( I was supposed to go to a meeting this
> evening but things have been rescheduled ...)
:-) I spent the day getting calls from a client who had lost their ADSL
and needed me to repeatedly explain whose fault it was...
> Better luck next time, eh? Send me a report of the gathering that I can
> post on the web site please, someone? Suggest topics for discussion -
Yup, will do.
> 1) As to the comment about lurkers, I find that from the names of the
> subscribers I receive, the ratio is about lurkers:posters = 7:1
The number of luckers is always quite high. Some say it's "rude" or
something to lurk for ages but I don't think it is really.
> 2) Anyone heard of the Linux install day? May 19th. Anyone want to do
> anything for it in the Nottingham area?
Yes, OxLUG are doing stuff and I imagine that the London groups are. I've
*probably* got some kind of exams happening around then or something but
I'm interested in helping out with stuff in Nottingham.
> 3) Survey by National Computer Centre says the main reason for lack in
> take-up of Linux is the lack of commercial support.
<plug>
I'm hoping to have Easy Penguin Ltd. registered soon to do commercial
Linux support services - in case anyone is interested...hire me/us :P
</plug>
The trouble for me, as someone who does Linux/Solaris consulting is in
finding people who want such services! I'm hoping by having a company name
then a few of us who are involved can find more clients, but I'm certainly
very interested in talking about this both from a personal viewpoint and
as a generic issue that needs resolving. Actually, on this topic, I'd just
out of interest quite like to know what kinds of GNU/Linux related
companies there are in the Midlands area - I'm not "native" to the area.
Jon.
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