On 8/23/05, Jeffrey Kroll <jkroll@pboa.com> wrote:
> Sluglist,
>
> I have some issues with whats going on with SFD in
> Sarasota/Bradenton area and the people that are trying to organize it. I
> know most of the slug list doesn't need to read this however I feel as
> if this e-mail will help everyone and clear up some things throughout
> the galaxy (and all I have to say to that is 42).
>
> I feel as if everyone that tried to organize this event in the
> Sarasota / Bradenton area is bashing each other because of a few
> conflicts... Let me list them out for you:
>
> 1) WeeRobby has his heart set on having a(n) WiFi / Wired connection at
> the SFD event.
> 2) B&N was the best location for a Sarasota event to be held and that
> obviously fell through.
> 3) Lack of interest from a majority of the members from the
> Sarasota/Bradenton Slug group.
> 4) Everything (Planning, meeting, task assignment) being put off till
> this "mysterious" Sept. 1st meeting.
>
> Now I will address each issue individually:
>
> 1) WeeRobby Snyder is a WiFi whore. He loves his laptop. He carry's his
> laptop with him every where ... Possibly even when he has to use the
> restroom. He is always looking for a WiFi connection and complains when
> no decent WiFi connection is available - (Eric and myself can attest to
> this). I agree with WeeRobby, there does need to be some kind of
> connectivity to the Internet.. However this is a hardship we may have to
> live w/o because of lack of preperation.
I can live with out Wifi, if necessary I will find someone who will
lend me there EVDO card, if not I have to try and borrow a Aircard for
gprs/Edge and wosrst case scenario I use a 14.4k connections from my
cell thruogh QNC
Wifi would be nice and if I do get one person to bring there laptop
for Linuxtops to install linux on that is great. the greater concern
about wifi is people want to know can i do this and can I do that.
and So much stuff revolves aroudn the internet these days that people
will want to see if linux can handle there Yahoo! Games or xyz fill in
the blank.
>
> 2) B&N leaving us out in the cold - I am rather upset with B&N for the
> fact that this is a community event and the only way they would have let
> us gather and spread our vast knowledge would be to sell a book and
> spend the whole entire time pushing a book off the shelf. We could have
> pushed Robin's book but this wouldn't exactly go w/ the SFD event --
> but at the same time it would. I feel as if this is a hard subject and
> the cause of a few problems as we now are having to merge with the
> Bradenton location to enjoy the SFD event.
>
> 3) I know this event is completely a voluntary effort and no one is
> going to be paid for spending a good majority of your Saturday pushing /
> helping people to understand what Free Software can do for them and the
> other alternatives they have to a monopoly operating system marketplace.
> I feel like there is nothing anyone can say to pull more people into the
> event at this time as we have already passed the most recent slug
> meeting and will not be able to try to recruit anyone else as the next
> meeting falls after the SFD event.
>
> 4) I know a few people are rather angered by the lack of planning and
> pre-SFD event meetings not being worked on. I found out through the
> argument over WeeRobby and another member of the sluglist about this
> Sept. 1st mystery meeting -- where everything is supposed to be fixed
> and resolved in one night and all is supposed to go smoooth at the SFD
> on the 10th and not make us out to be stupid foolish children.
Well I voiced my concerns about last minute planing, that is all I had
to stay on that matter
>
> I know that next year WeeRobby has promised to start way earlier
> in the year (Something like January?) and try to promote the local SFD
> event for Sarasota and try to secure a location earlier and make sure
> things flow smoother than this years bumpy road. I agree that things
> need to be started earlier in the year ... But that's not the only thing
> I would have changed. I would really like to make sure we have more
> giveaways and possibly a raffle ticket event/item(s) to sell off and
> with the proceeds donting a open source project(s) / company(s).
>
The plan is to start late spring with hammering down location location
location plus giving more time to hunt down coroporate donations, More
time to design posters and really get our ducks in a row for next
year. It will also give me more time put away money to spend on
things like Banners I would like a 5 boot banner the nice all weather
kind which a 5 boot one is going to cost 120 1 40 at fedex/Kinkos But
that is off topic. The whole point of me starting early next year is
for a more professional appearence.
> -- As a side note I would like to volenteer my time and efforts with the
> pwned.net mailserver to being setting up a mailing list to stop tons of
> e-mails (Which I have received a few) from going offlist and from
> stopping other people from knowing completely whats going on. Basicly -
> A simple way of tracking changes / ideas and making sure everyone knows
> whats going on and having a centralized location for the event aswell as
> taking it off the Slug list as it really does not belong here.
>
> ----
> Name: Jeffrey Kroll
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