[olug] Unix Resource Needed

[Jason Ferguson]

Okay, I say that we bring all of our old Microsoft stuff tommorow night and
we'll all throw it at Brian. :)

Seriously, slightly off topic, apparently Microsoft has started hosting
Installfests for Win2K. Yes, just in case you wanted help getting through the
Installshield Wizard...

Jason



dbw wrote:

> I hope that Dean Fife has not been permanently discouraged from participating
> on the OLUG mailing list.  I would agree with Brian Roberson?s concerns
> and flaming of Mr. Fife if and only if Dean Fife had posted an NT
> Administrator?s position available job where the work dealt with
> Micro$oft ONLY and was completely Linux/UNIX/*nix unrelated. :o)
>
> I personally found myself more annoyed with John Dietz?s post in
> January- topic ?Off Topic---MS Office 2000? which was a post that
> only had to do with Micro$oft product support.
>
> And I found myself further irritated by his response to David Walker?s
> suggestion to use Star Office where as John Dietz replied ?Personally,
> I don't like having to use Micro$oft products, but that is what
> makes the world go round right now because no one wants to learn
> Linux or UNIX. ?
>
> I doubt that anyone here does not already realize that Micro$oft
> has majority market share in the desktop computing environment.
> It would be ok if we were not patronized with obvious and condescending
> information as members of a Linux/UNIX/*nix mailing list.  It doesn?t
> matter ?who?s got the fattest cow?, however, it does matter ?who?s
> got the best quality beef?, right? (oops, the farm boy in me came
> out)
>
> However, I would not suggest banning John Dietz or anything drastic
> like that.  I would not even suggest being rude to him; after all
> he might be a really great guy.  I might ask that he not submit Micro$oft
> posts and that he might be better to seek support through the appropriate
> Micro$oft mailing list or support forum(s).  Since Micro$oft is what
> everyone is using ?sarcasm directed towards his statement? then one
> might think that there would be far more Micro$oft related mailing
> lists and support forums.
>
> But I am not an officer of OLUG and I want to be clear that I think
> Brian and Jason do a great job with OLUG.  We are fortunate that
> we even have a Linux Group in our area.  There are not even such
> groups in a lot of areas and many other groups have not been nearly
> as successful as our OLUG.
>
> We all have days were we are not in the best of moods and things
> that we would otherwise overlook somehow irritate us to where we
> say things and respond in ways that we would not on almost any other
> occasion.  I personally took Brian?s comments considering that he
> may have been having an off day.  It is certainly not serious enough
> to discuss too much and hopefully not anywhere near serious enough
> to impact members of the group or recourse in membership declination.
>
> Also, I appreciated when Brian mentioned that we are all entitled
> to our opinions.  This is the democratic (as in democracy) approach
> that allows us all to speak our minds.  If anyone remembers the days
> of IRC where as you would get banned from a chat room on just about
> any excuse, usually for expression, you can now appreciate a form
> that allows you to be open and speak freely.
>
> My two cents worth... or worthless... you be the judge! :o)
>
> At Wednesday, 31 January 2001, you wrote:
>
> >Hello, my name is Dean Fife and I am the Unix focal for the Custom
> Solutions
> >Unit at Compaq in Omaha. The reason for this memo is that we are
> in need
> >of a Compaq Tru64 system administration person for a one year engagement
>
> >in Kansas City Missouri. I realize this is a Linux mailing list but I
> >assume that many on this list (such as myself) work on Unix as well as
> >Linux. If anyone is interested or knows of someone who might be,
> please
> >send mail to dean.fife at compaq.com.
> >
> >Thanks...
> >
> >Dean Fife
> >
>
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