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List:       freebsd-advocacy
Subject:    Re: *BSD or FreeBSD user groups
From:       Wes Peters <wes () softweyr ! com>
Date:       1999-09-23 14:13:56
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Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai wrote:
> 
> * Mark Dunham (markd@csh.rit.edu) [990923 08:37]:
> >My fellow advocates,
> >
> > Myself and some friends are planning on starting a users group in our
> > area. ( Rochester, NY for those interested. ) We are still debating
> > whether to make it a FreeBSD users group, or a general BSD users group.
> > I'm wondering if having a *BSD group will result in a users group less
> > focused and hence less capable of addressing members needs and such.
> > Does anyone out there have experience on the FreeBSD vs. *BSD users
> > group issue? Any thoughts are welcome.
> 
> Personally I don't think being a BSD UG will be causing less-focused
> meetings. In fact I believe quite the opposite. NetBSD and OpenBSD do
> certain things for different reasons and it might be beneficial to
> listen to their point of view and have them listen to FreeBSD's.

User Groups also need to reach a critical mass in terms of size to remain 
healthy.  Opening your membership to all BSD users may help you reach and
maintain that critical mass.  You can always create Special Interest
Groups if you get so many users you need to specialize.

-- 
            "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"

Wes Peters                                                         Softweyr LLC
wes@softweyr.com                                           http://softweyr.com/


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