[plug] Gold ! :)

[Kai Jones]

 > In message <3FDEFC50.2060602 at westnet.com.au>
 > on Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 08:36:32PM +0800, Kai wrote:
 > > senectus wrote:
 > > > Time to start a local gov e-mail storm over getting this
 > pushed here as
 > > > well.. don't you guys agree?
 > > Local government email storm ? what do you propose ?
 >
 > What is meant by "local government"? Remember: local councils are made
 > up of human beings with normal jobs and normal lives (as opposed to,
 > say, federal parliamentarians). Regardless of how many people actually
 > engage in conversation with their local councillors, or go to council
 > meetings, an e-mail "storm" is probably wrong in many ways.
 > As for state
 > government...well...Darleks may be more a more useful
 > approach at times.
 > I'm not inclined toward advocacy (actually, to tell the
 > truth, the risk
 > of Linux advocacy is one of my original reasons for avoiding PLUG) so
 > perhaps I am biased against the idea, but an "e-mail storm"
 > typifies the
 > sort of thing I wouldn't like to see. I shall go hide in a cave, now.
 >
 > PS. Yes, I realise the irony in claiming not to be a fan of
 > the "e-mail
 > storm" idea -- ~80 e-mails on plug at plug today!

Maybe we could pick up the lead from the Scott's ?

OpenOffice CDs live for lending in Scottish libraries
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