Meeting updates...

[Pavel Zaitsev]

В Срд, 04/05/2005 в 11:53 -0400, Colin McGregor пишет:
> This is in follow-up to the Executive Working meeting last evening...
> 
> One of the points that was emphasised at the meeting was (for legal reasons
> (i.e. avoid conflict with the Toledo Linux User Group)) that we away from
> TLUG to GTALUG (i.e. Greater Toronto Area Linux User Group).
> 
> Spoke to the folks at Centennial College about doing an install fest at
> Centennial and they are VERY interested. The idea being that we would
> announce a place/time where you could bring your PC and get help with doing
> a Linux install. I was asked if we wanted to do this in say September since
> things are fairly quiet right now, and my answer was that I would like to do
> an install fest at a quiet time so we could see where problems crop up, this
> way come September we would be much better prepared to deal with issues with
> a large group. In other words I was suggesting two Centennial install fests.
> I was told they are reworking their network and so will not be able to this
> before about the end of May. Still, Centennial is on board for GTALUG
> install fests starting in June.
> 
> Further questions, date/time? Volunteers?
> 
> Question arose about a GTALUG picnic, so I phoned the general inquiry number
> for Toronto Parks regarding a picnic spot, I did not note what group I was
> asking for. Anyway word is that for groups of under 25 people, at selected
> parks (some parks do not permit any picnics) no permit is required. A permit
> is required at selected parks for groups of over 25 people (and some parks
> with picnic facilities are not equipped for groups of over 25), the fee for
> a picnic permit is $53.50 and is non-refundable (so, if there is rain, or
> what ever, on the day we have booked tough...).  Now, a GTALUG picnic I am
> sure would (baring rain, etc.) top 25 people, possibly it would top 100, so
> we are clearly talking permit required. Question is when and where?
> 
> Question of take away items came up at the meeting, these are the sort of
> item(s) that we would give to everyone who became a member of GTALUG. My
> take on all this is that a GTALUG t-shirt is not all that interesting but
> what would be really neat would be the likes of a metal TUX PC case badge
> (for that 1 inch (2.5 cm) square hole in the front of your standard PC
> clone...). Some others at the meeting had a very different view. Which is
> better? If they can be done cheaply enough do we want to do more than one
> take away item (i.e. if you join GTALUG, you get not only the laminated
> member card, the very special TUX metal case badge for you PC, the bonus
> T-Shirt, all for one low membership fee, plus if you call in the next 15
> minutes we will include a copy of Ubantu Linux, call our 1-800 number
> now....operators are standing by :-) )?
> 
> Colin McGregor

One point bothers me is that GTALUG sounds a bit off. Though it is
official name,
its sort of clunker for the name,IMHO. How about GTLUG? I'd sort that
into image of
GTALUG problem.
As for name uniqueness:
http://www.google.com/search?q=tlug&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official
Seems there is a ton of trespassers here. Just a thought about image of
tlug. If its hard to pronounce why would people use it? I feel its a bit
hard to sort say it.

Setup a cafepress shop , i guess that would be the job for GTALUG
secretary, whoever it might be.
regards,
pavel

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