[plug] Professional Linux Organisation

[Richard]

On Tuesday 21 May 2002 5:22 pm, Leon Brooks wrote:
> On a number of occasions, people have spoken either to or past me about the
> possibility of a professional Linux association for WA, perhaps even an
> Industry Association (capital letters because it means special things at
> law).
>
> Could those interested in such a thing please email me off list? If there
> are enough of you/us we'll start another list to discuss setting up the
> rest.
>
> The idea is to create a forum and organisation specifically targetted as a
> - well, for lack of better terms - dignified and respectable router for
> professional and industrial Linux contact. I think the membership would be
> much pricier than PLUG, and would include PLUG membership (passed on to
> PLUG's treasurer) to help ensure that the twain don't drift too far apart,
> and PLUG doesn't get overlooked in the rush for respectability. Members
> would typically be consultants, corporations, government departments and
> the like.
>
> Ideally, such an organisation would remove pressure from the main PLUG
> lists to become too stilted and formal, and would present a believably
> solid front for `serious' businesses and departments (ie, `suits') looking
> for a place to learn about Linux. It could be operated as a `Business SIG'
> of PLUG but would not be marketed or presented that way.
>
> If this forms as expected, CyberKnights will be a member, and I would
> expect Terminus etc to be interested as well. Presuming interest, we will
> value input from people like Alex Polglaze who have had great practical
> experience with setting up and running organisations.
>
> Cheers; Leon

What about those of us that dream of exchanging Linux work for money some 
day, can we listen in and take notes :-)