[UFO Chicago] [mike@tuxnami.org: [LUNI] Shall we make themstop?]

[Larry Garfield]

You know, Red Hat is just geeky enough of a company that I could get
away with phrasing it like that....

Ian Bicking wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 2002-09-21 at 01:03, Peter A. Peterson II wrote:
> > Quoting Larry Garfield:
> > > Followup: Yes, DLUG is interested in hosting Red Hat, depending on the
> > > time frame.  We're in Lincoln Park, and can be reached by Red, Brown,
> > > and Purple CTA lines at the Fullerton stop, so it should be a convenient
> > > location for everyone.  Our new Prez has given me the go ahead to
> > > contact Red Hat, anyone else object if I tell them DePaul can host for
> > > Chicago?
> >
> > Larry, I think you should get them to stop! And as the CEO of UFO
> > Chicago, I authorize you to tell them that we're behind'em too. How
> > many splinter-ugs are there in the Chicagoland area? I think we should
> > write up a crazy proposal and include all the *UGs that are interested
> > in having RH stop -- I'd think the sheer number of groups involved
> > would add some credibility.
> >
> > Are there not any UGs at Northwestern, Loyola, or UoC? Or UIC for that
> > matter? That seems like a tragedy to me.
> 
> I think to make the argument compelling, you should note that it will
> help bring together many feuding UG clans -- each with their own turf,
> whose rivalry has torn the city apart.  Chicago is a very violent town,
> with a high murder rate, and while no one has clearly linked this to the
> proliferation of user groups in the area, it doesn't take a rocket
> scientist to put two and two together.  Something must be done!
> 
> What we need is a way to bring people from these factions together.
> Maybe, just maybe, we can find a common ground for peace.  Before we do
> this, though, we have to offer people something that will bring them
> together.  Who will play the role of peacemaker?  That's up to RedHat to
> decide... are they up to the task?  That's the kind of challenge you
> should present to them.
> 
>   Ian
> 
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