<div dir="ltr">hi <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2008/9/3 Blake Haggerty <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Blake.Haggerty@sapphire.com">Blake.Haggerty@sapphire.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Geneva,Arial,Sans-serif;">My general opinion is that St. Anthonys is not in the greatest neighborhood (arguably the worst neighborhood in the city). </div></div>
</blockquote><div><br></div></div>It's true that St. Anthony is in a bad part of town. That's the point. Being of service. Doing outreach. Lawyers are not interested in adopting Linux. Low income people _are_ interested in adopting Linux. <br>
<br>IMHO, we need to think about what we as a group stand for. Are we <br><br>1) a social club?<br>2) installfest hosts?<br>3) tech support for newbies?<br><br>And the other question is<br><br>1) do we want to grow and expand as a group?<br>
2) or are we happy staying as a smaller social club for a few people to hang out and chat at cafes?<br><br>I personally am in favor of expanding SF-LUG beyond the social club that we have been so far. We do have a few newbies drop in here and there, but now with St. Anthony we have the opportunity to do much more. We have a chance to integrate ourselves and Linux into one of the most well-funded, well-run charities in San Francisco. I think that is a tremendous opportunity for us.<br>
<br>I understand and respect those who want to keep SF-LUG as a mostly social gathering group of people of relatively equal skill level who like to get together and chat about Linux. That is a valid purpose. <br><br>But I think that we could do so much more. <br>
<br>Just my two cents. Okay, maybe a nickel. heh. <br><br>c u<br><br>-- <br>Christian Einfeldt,<br>Producer, The Digital Tipping Point<br>
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