Re: Magazine Bit.

I like Matt's responses too.  Geeks seem to like acronyms as well 
(often, not always).

How about

Forked Linux users Of Upper oRegon (FLOUR)
Confused Linux users At Portland (CLAP)
Computer Hackers in Linux Land (CHILL) - after all, Linus lives in the 
Portland area (last I checked), right?
     This HAS to cool off the flames somewhat =)



Colin Dabritz wrote:

> I like RugLug - Relaxed Unperturbed Geeks Linux Users Group
>
> This is by far the most traffic I've ever seen on the list, and much 
> of it has been amusing.  Its true that people get confused, but we had 
> people in the drivethrough at *BurgerVille* (those were the days..) 
> asking for BigMacs.  Changing the name completely won't make the 
> problem go away entirely, since we are in Portland, and we talk about 
> Linux.  I think the people to whom it matters know the difference, 
> with rare exceptions.  This group is pretty informal, and I don't 
> think many of us actually care about this issue.  I have minimal 
> interest in the issue itself, but watching the flames shooting back an 
> forth has been entertaining.  Geeks really are profesional flamers.  
> So, while it may be to much to hope that this thread will die down 
> soon, I'll enjoy the 'heated responses' until then.
>
> -Colin Dabritz
>
> (Unfortuantely I can't attend meetings due to a night-class conflict 
> this summer)
>
>
> MJang wrote:
>
>>
>> I like a bit of a mix of the two:
>>
>> A PDXLUG, one relaxed Linux Users Group
>>
>> We have no agenda, no big speakers, and are cool. Come, have some
>> coffee, talk about Linux. Rife with Linux geeks with lives.
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