[SLL] Seattle only?

[Ken Meyer]

Mitch --

Just to put another oar in the water, I as others, appreciate that SLL has
prevailed despite all of the commercial machinations that have befallen SSC
and the Linux Journal.

I think that SLL is a great list.  I would not like to see information about
events, equipment deals, and just some idle chatter exclusive to Seattle be
ruled "off topic" in the future, which is not the case at present.  Also,
"Seattle Linux List" is a nice promo for the fact that Seattle is involved
and sometimes influential in the OSS movement.  And because of its relative
obscurity of late, membership is mostly promoted by word-of-mouth (or of
keyboard) between folks who are relatively knowledgeable about the subjects
at hand.  It would be a shame to reduce the content to a rash of "I seem to
have lost track of my behind; cam anyone direct me to it?" questions.

However, that does not mean that it could not be promoted on the national
level with success.  It might be well, as part of the promotion, to insure
that people are aware of other resources for learning various aspects and
levels of Linux as well, and to note that SLL deals with details of the art,
for the most part.

Also, as Mark Twain reputedly said, "Reports of my death are highly
exaggerated", we shouldn't assume a priori that more publicity of the list
would drive it down the toilet.  If it becomes clear that the publicized
list is drawing incompatible types of attention, there is nothing that keeps
it from "mitosing" into several more focused lists in the future, if
desirable.  It probably wouldn't make any difference to my InBox, as I would
probably subscribe to all of the sibling lists.

Ken M.


-----Original Message-----

From: linux-list-bounces at lists2.linuxjournal.com
[mailto:linux-list-bounces at lists2.linuxjournal.com]
On Behalf Of Phil Hughes
Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2008 6:39 AM
To: Mitch Frazier

Cc: linux-list at linuxjournal.com

Subject: Re: [SLL] Seattle only?

Well, the list did start as a glorified announcement list for "pizza and
beer" nights in Ballard. Many years ago now (maybe 10) I remember doing a
bit of analysis on the list members and at that time about half were in the
Seattle area. Not sure about it these days--I think I am the only member in
Estelí, Nicaragua. :-)


On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 7:40 AM, Mitch Frazier <mitch at ssc.com> wrote:

> A number of long time users send to this list with the email:
>
>   Seattle Linux Users Group <linux-list at ssc.com>
>
> We're wondering, as in "we" at Linux Journal (we own ssc.com and host
> this list), if this is/was really intended to be a Seattle only Linux
> user's list.  And if so if its desired to keep it that way.
>
> If that's not the case we would like to promote the list once in a
> while.  If its preferred to be Seattle only that's fine.
>
> Maybe somebody that's been here a while can fill us in on the history of
> this list.  I suspect Phil started it, but I don't know.

--
Phil Hughes
nicafyl at gmail.com -- phil at ctpni.com