Re: Restructuring Opinions.
Julie Bell <[email protected]> Wed, 6 Jul 2011 08:41:32 -0700 (PDT)
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--===============4894994157216417170== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-924412307-1309966892=:88136" --0-924412307-1309966892=:88136 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have played around with the google sites. It was ok. But I didn't like th= at my site name went like:=0Ahttps://sites.google.com/site/loginname=0A=0AI= was looking at the free sites offered.=0AI know they had an option for non= -profit groups too. However, I thought they wanted $ for it still.=0A=0AJus= t my 2=A0 cents.=0A=0AI liked the calender and the reminders, and that you = can make certain pages "sharable" and other not. Good for having internal c= oordination the non-sharable pages. The sharable pages can allow others to = add or not to to a topic.=0A=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0AFro= m: Samir Faci <[email protected]>=0ATo: Linux Users Of Northern Illinois - T= echnical Discussion <[email protected]>=0ASent: Wednesday, July 6, 2011 9:21 AM= =0ASubject: [LUNI] Restructuring Opinions.=0A=0AHello All,=0A=0A=A0 I was = wondering what everyone thought about the idea of converting=0ALuni into a = google group of some form.=A0 Luni I believe was started by=0Aseva, but he'= s been=0Apretty busy in the past few years, and I'd like to setup something= =0Athat allows for cleaner delegation as far as administration and such.=0A= Plus google has some pretty=0Adecent built in spam filtering.=0A=0AI know s= ome folks have issues with google, but just wanted to get=0Abasic sense fro= m the community,=A0 It would essentially remove the need=0Afor an actual ma= chine=0Aand allow to add users (somewhat tied to google).=A0 Just thinking = of=0Aservices we can add like a shared calendar for various organizations,= =0Aallow for a central admin email=0Athat goes to a list of people.=0A=0A= =0AAny thoughts?=A0 I was gonna pick up the domain from seva and see if I= =0Acan convert the list of subscribers to the new group.=0A=0A=0A=0AAlso, y= ou don't need a google account to be in a google group (if=0Athat's a conce= rn).=0A=0A-- =0ASamir Faci=0A-- =0ALinux Users Of Northern Illinois (Chicag= o) - Technical Discussion =0Ahttp://luni.org/mailman/listinfo/luni --0-924412307-1309966892=:88136 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ti= mes new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>I have pla= yed around with the google sites. It was ok. But I didn't like that my site= name went like:</span></div><div><span>https://sites.google.com/site/login= name</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>I was looking at th= e free sites offered.</span></div><div><span>I know they had an option for = non-profit groups too. However, I thought they wanted $ for it still.</span= ></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>Just my 2 cents.</span>= </div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>I liked the calender and the r= eminders, and that you can make certain pages "sharable" and other not. Goo= d for having internal coordination the non-sharable pages. The sharable pag= es can allow others to add or not to to a topic.</span></div><div><span><br= ></span></div><div><br></div><div style=3D"font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div style=3D"font-family: t= imes new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face=3D"Arial"= size=3D"2"><hr size=3D"1"><b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">From:</spa= n></b> Samir Faci <[email protected]><br><b><span style=3D"font-weight= : bold;">To:</span></b> Linux Users Of Northern Illinois - Technical Discus= sion <[email protected]><br><b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</= span></b> Wednesday, July 6, 2011 9:21 AM<br><b><span style=3D"font-weight:= bold;">Subject:</span></b> [LUNI] Restructuring Opinions.<br></font><br>He= llo All,<br><br> I was wondering what everyone thought about the ide= a of converting<br>Luni into a google group of some form. Luni I beli= eve was started by<br>seva, but he's been<br>pretty busy in the past few ye= ars, and I'd like to setup something<br>that allows for cleaner delegation = as far as administration and such.<br>Plus google has some pretty<br>decent= built in spam filtering.<br><br>I know some folks have issues with google, but just= wanted to get<br>basic sense from the community, It would essentiall= y remove the need<br>for an actual machine<br>and allow to add users (somew= hat tied to google). Just thinking of<br>services we can add like a s= hared calendar for various organizations,<br>allow for a central admin emai= l<br>that goes to a list of people.<br><br><br>Any thoughts? I was go= nna pick up the domain from seva and see if I<br>can convert the list of su= bscribers to the new group.<br><br><br><br>Also, you don't need a google ac= count to be in a google group (if<br>that's a concern).<br><br>-- <br>Samir= Faci<br>-- <br>Linux Users Of Northern Illinois (Chicago) - Technical Disc= ussion <br><a href=3D"http://luni.org/mailman/listinfo/luni" target=3D"_bla= nk">http://luni.org/mailman/listinfo/luni</a><br><br><br></div></div></div>= </body></html> --0-924412307-1309966892=:88136-- --===============4894994157216417170== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline -- Linux Users Of Northern Illinois (Chicago) - Technical Discussion http://luni.org/mailman/listinfo/luni --===============4894994157216417170==--