[LUAU] Seminar

[Chris Wong]

On Sat, 20 Feb 1999, Seth Rightmer wrote:


> > Espically when approaching the business community, one really needs to
> > make a good impression.
> 
> Well, yes, that's why I brought it up on the mailing list.  
> Otherwise, I would have just done it, grabbed all the glory and
> potential consulting work for myself, and said not a word to LUAU.  I
> noticed that yours, Chris, was the only response in 3 days.  Maybe
> everyone else is too busy discussing LUAUs new organizational
> structure ;-)

*sigh* Either way nothing is getting done. We'll live of course.

> Seriously, if LUAU as a group is interested in putting this on, the
> time to do it is NOW.  Friday's advertiser just put out a half page
> article on linux in it's business section.

I didn't know. I hoped we would initate the article on coverage but I
suppose not. In my head I thought we would be able to get the publicity
but I guess not.

> If we as a group can't come up with something concrete within the next
> week, I will do it on my own.  I have some experience putting on this
> sort thing, a little cash to throw at advertising, and one or two
> potential free or low cost venues.

Let me know what you need from me... cash tho' is a problem.
> 
> This could be a potential big win for Linux, LUAU, anyone who presents
> at it, and businesses that attend, in the form of progress towards
> total world domination; publicity, increased membership, and respect;
> lucrative consulting contracts; and a operating system that won't
> crash if you look at it funny, respectively.

heh. True ttrue and true.

> If anyone on the mailing list is interested in helping, it's robot
> roll call time, in MyST3000 terms.  Also, if anyone has any big issues
> with this being a LUAU thing, sound off now and give me an excuse to
> have this all to myself ;-)

I don't have it being a major problem with it being a LUAU thing... I'm
running on my Draft Mission statement... and if nobody says anythibng
about it it'll become THE Mission statement.



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