Linux World / Network World 2006

[John Vetterli]

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.linux.tolug/20461

How did we go from holding a meeting at the show to having a booth for 
demos at the show?

JV


On Mon, 24 Oct 2005, William Park wrote:

> On Sun, Oct 23, 2005 at 09:25:36PM -0400, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
>> William Park wrote:
>>
>>> Speaking for myself (and few others outside GTALUG), my problems are
>>>   1. they want street address of TLUG members.
>>>   2. they want no demoing of TLUG members' work or business.
>>>
>>> 2.  This is my main problem.
>
>> PS: One possibility for error here is in a potential wording
>> misinterpretation. William stated that plumcom demanded "no demoing of
>> TLUG members' work or business" at a free booth. The word "work" could
>> be interpreted as commercial effort OR it could mean any kind of work
>> including an open source project. I agree with the restriction on
>> commercial use, but I don't think that Plum would object to the
>> showing of LUG-endorsed members' open source projects. That ambiguity
>> can be corrected with a simple wording change that I'm sure the Coles
>> could agree to.
>
> Exact wording is
>    "Individual members may not promote their own work or business."
>
> As for GTALUG's purpose...  Irrespective of incorporation,
> non-incorporation, for-profit, not-for-profit, GTALUG must provide
> benefit to the members.  Otherwise, people will not join, and GTALUG
> will not grow.
>
> Tradeshow demos serve self-interests for all concerned.  What those are,
> it'll be left as homework exercise for the readers.  My fear is that the
> condition will stand, even if GTALUG pays for the booth.
>
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