[Tfug] Is TFUG dead?

Thu Jan 8 19:57:34 MST 2015

Hi, 

I am in enterprise storage development support (basically level 3 engineering support) for the XIV disk system.

Harry

On January 8, 2015 11:53:49 AM GMT+02:00, Ed Wilson <debed at debed.com> wrote:
>Hi Harry,
>
>I am curious, by "IBM" what type of system is it. I worked with IBM for
>over
>30 years. :)
>
> 
>
>Ed
>
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>From: tfug [mailto:tfug-bounces at tfug.org] On Behalf Of Harry McGregor
>Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2015 6:19 PM
>To: tfug at tfug.org
>Subject: Re: [Tfug] Is TFUG dead?
>
> 
>
>Hi,
>
>I probably have been slacking off a bit too, I really should make more
>of a
>mention of TFUG and the power of email lists in my Linux classes at
>Pima.
>
>That being said, I think the growing up is hitting everyone, I work
>full
>time (IBM), teach 2-3 classes, and have a wife and two kids...
>
>-Harry
>
>On 01/06/2015 01:55 PM, marcia wilbur wrote:
>
>Great points. I have been thinking along the same lines of "failure of
>old
>to inspire young". At our LUG - Maricopa Pinal, we are working to
>bridge
>that gap.  
>
>We have a community outreach program with goals to donate Linux
>Computers to
>local recipients. The computers we donate are donated to us. We haven't
>even
>begun and in just mentioning our goals, we have a nice Dell with
>xubuntu and
>a Laptop with Mint 17.
>
>I don't know that we need to be consistent with one distro and it will
>depend on the receivers' preferences. 
>
>The first place we reached out to was Boys and Girls Club. I am sure we
>will
>have no shortage of people wanting to be recipients. 
>
>For 2015, we plan to offer workshops at our local shared workspace -
>Gangplank and possibly the Hive - at the library for west side
>community
>members. 
>
>I guess we will see what this year brings, but I really would love to
>see
>more young people attend, participate and work with us, living,
>learning and
>enjoying Linux.
>
>
>http://www.mpglug.org/
>
> 
>
>On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 11:15 AM, Jon <bigj at voipmogul.net> wrote:
>
>There has definitely been a decline in posts for many years now. Many
>of us
>have grown up (I'm excluded from that) and don't have much time to
>spend in
>front of a computer anymore unless we are getting paid for it.
>
>And yes, everything is bigger in Texas. Gigitty. 
>
>
>
>
>On January 6, 2015 9:51:50 AM erich <erich1 at copper.net> wrote:
>
>I also belong to,
>     North Texas Linux Users Group, (NTLUG), There the discussions tend
>to be lively,  more frequent, and focused on some highly technical and
>focused
>subjects. Dallas is a much bigger town than Tucson, so it may be unfair
>to compare the frequency of posts there with here.
>        Nonetheless I sense that there is a decline in posts here. I
>sense that Linux
>users are getting older, and that there is a failure of the old to
>inspire the
>young to come on board. By the way, Betty White was born in 1922. I'm
>old, but not that old. :)
>
>Erich
>
>malcolm wrote:
>> Betty, Erich is the one who has the problem. Talk to him. It has
>never
>> bothered me.
>>
>> On 01/04/2015 10:13 PM, Jon wrote:
>>> If an email being filtered as a result of a spam filter is
>considered
>>> censoring then I'm Betty White.
>>>
>>> I will look into turning off the spam (censor) filter to keep that
>>> from happening.
>>>
>>>
>>> On January 4, 2015 9:34:27 PM malcolm <mjs355 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Erich says he's being censored by spam filters.
>>>>
>>>> On 01/04/2015 09:00 PM, Jon wrote:
>>>> > Who is being censored and by whom?
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > On January 4, 2015 7:06:25 PM malcolm <mjs355 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >> I may not post much but read it all. From my point of view, TFUG
>is
>>>> >> still well and kicking. I don't have much fondness for any form
>of
>>>> >> censorship.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> On 01/03/2015 07:59 PM, erich wrote:
>>>> >> > Thanks to,
>>>> >> >        Rigorous restrictions on posting  set up by Spam
>filters
>>>> >> > This, is the first post , as far as I can see for the new
>year.
>>>> >> >       There used to be elaborate posts , (They weren't
>obnoxious,
>>>> >> > but they were only mildly informative).
>>>> >> >        It's frustrating to make a long-winded post only to
>have
>>>> >> > it kicked back by the spam censors isn't it?
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > Erich
>>>> >> >
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