[buug] [Buug-admin] TurboLinux and CA LUGs (fwd)

[Zeke Krahlin]

Feedle (quoting a promotional letter from Turbo Linux rep. Kevin
Smith):

> Since I forwarded my reply to the buug list, you might want to see the
> original message in context.

Kevin Smith's hokey, used-car salesman approach totally turns me
off. As in:

>> First, I want to thank all of you for contributing so much to 
>> the Linux community.  Without your efforts, Linux would be no 
>> better than...you know who.

(This is almost as bad as "Do you like penguins?") And this: 

>> I'm sure some of you have been wondering why 
>> TurboLinux hasn't tried to contact you. 

(It never occurred to me why they haven't contacted us; should
it?) Likewise, the allure of showering us with Turbo-Linux
branded items is a tacky maneuver:

>> For sooner delivery of TL stuff, you also might
>> want to give me your shipping address.

So AFAIC, it's a thumbs-down (or "thumbs-up" in the ancient
Roman-Colisseum sense). His evangelistic approach is an unwelcome
intrusion to a non-commercial group like ours. However, if you or
any other BUUG member sees a real value in having Kevin speak to
our little group--which presently eludes me--I will support that.

Of course, it's still nice to have our group linked on Turbo
Linux's page; just as they are already linked from ours.

>> So now I come to you with hopes of beginning a more stable 
>> relationship between us.

Cha! Like I rilly rilly care, dude.     :b

Maybe we should develop a policy to exclude Linux-type sites from
our links page, as regards any whose promotion becomes
offensively, evangelistically commercial.

> Chris Sullivan
> Co-Founder (and semi-official mouthpiece)

Not only are you a co-founder, but definitely official...no need
to tag a "semi" to this sort of communique. At this point, I even
feel somewhat presumptuous for declaring who can or cannot be
regarded as official. I'd like to declare everyone who attends at
least half our meetings for the first year, as co-founders (or
"founding members")...and place my trust in such members to
officially represent BUUG w/o any formal processing. 




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