[Tfug] TFUG Site/List

[Malcolm Schmerl]

Jon wrote:
> TFUG'ers,
>
> Over the past years I have been made several offers by people on the 
> 'net to purchase tfug.org from myself and Tyler. We've discussed these 
> offers in private and unanimously decided it wasn't good for the users, 
> let alone us.
>
> Well one person that has made offers in the past "upped the ante" so we 
> began talking about it some more. We concluded that the TFUG list 
> doesn't really offer any quality information you can't obtain from other 
> linux/unix enthusiasts lists. It seems people prefer the list as place 
> to harass and belittle people to make their miserable lives seem more 
> tolerable. That combined with the lack of committment to redo the 
> website and get it to modern day standards, we (Tyler and I) have 
> decided to take the offer and disband the TFUG list.
>
> The new owner will let the list continue to run for the month of April 
> at which point the list will be shutdown along with the website. This 
> was a hard decision to make, trust us. There are alternatives though. 
> Google and Yahoo both have free mailing lists which might be a suitable 
> replacement for a list such as this.
>
> I've met some great people (and not so great. You know who you are...) 
> and it pains me to do this. Stay in touch.
>
> --
> Jon
>
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Lol, had me scared for a min. Just a word of thanks to those who 
maintain this list: this list has been extremely useful to me. I has 
afforded me parts, contacts and all sorts of useful info.