LUGs are the last bastion of computer user groups
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Do LUGs Still Matter?
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There are no other *user* groups in our city than our LUG. At one time we had old-school groups just like any other city, but once PCs were no longer rocket science/magic to the general public, those groups died out.
Our LUG thrives today because it's changed to what TFA talked about - a professional/social/educational group where the local techies and admins can get together and talk tech vs. just pat asses and shake hands like the other "professional" technology groups. We actually learn and do things relevant to the places we live and work.
Obviously with such a non-political statement from the founder there was some serious fights going on within Novell's walls. This guy isn't just a somebody within SuSE, so obviously this is a huge loss for Novell. Imagine being a SuSE developer within Novell, hearing rumors opon rumors about fights, arguments and disagreements with top management, then seeing the founder of the one thing that's kept Novell in the papers lately walk in obvious total disgust.
This isn't the last important, caring person who'll walk from Novell. With their current leadership, history of screwing things up, inability to fully integrate as an Open Source company, and their botched relationships with their key management, it truly spells death for the company as long as their current "leadership" stays in power. In the end, it won't matter when there's noone left to show up and unlock the door.
This story IS significant. Linus moving for the purpose of overseeing more of the OSDL's activities means quite a bit. His influence should be noticeable in the coming months.
The fact that so many are giddy that it's Oregon is definitely off and not nearly as noteworthy, but I can't say I wouldn't be ecstatic if he moved to my town!
It's hard to believe that so many of you believe the best policy is to "keep your f*cking mouth shut" or to play some sort of game by "relating it all to money" or brown-nosing.
Be respectful, think of others first, stop seeing the leadership of your company as "them" and start working on how well you articulate your thoughts and ideas. Years ago I got tired of hearing sentences start with "Well, technical people tend to..." then it trailed off into some description of an IT person with a real lack of communication skills, or was a bad follower, or couldn't communicate well. Who wants that person on their team? I worked hard to become better at interacting better with more than my computer and got better jobs, with better pay, at better companies.
Consider the fact that if you work for a company where the only way to keep your job is to be quiet and do your 40, no more no less and speaking up means you get fired, maybe you should stop whining and find another job!
I just recently self-diagnosed but plan to get at least some form of professional opinion soon. I am trying to figure which things are bad habits, and which are ADHD, so I have at least some idea of what's not within my control.
I talked to my boss about it recently and found out he had it too, and we laughed about it. He said once he was on some meds, he would sit around, look at one thing, concentrate on it, and just laugh. He said it was so amazing to think about 1 thing for 1 block of time. He's since worked himself off medication and worked out mental and physical changes to his life that allow him to work, and work well.
I also find that I'm more creative, especially in the spontaneous sense, than others. I drift during meetings but what I do catch I can usually put together pretty quickly and come up with solutions, so I make up for what I miss. I've also told the guys I supervise about it, and worked out "systems" that allow me to get into routines, to help with the boring tasks like paperwork.
I'm OK with it. I think it allows some advantages, some disadvantages.
Someone wants to make their computer club better and wants help - 70 Slashdot readers reply. Someone wants to bitch and moan about their job and threaten to walk out - 1000 responses. That's sad.
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There are no other *user* groups in our city than our LUG. At one time we had old-school groups just like any other city, but once PCs were no longer rocket science/magic to the general public, those groups died out.
Our LUG thrives today because it's changed to what TFA talked about - a professional/social/educational group where the local techies and admins can get together and talk tech vs. just pat asses and shake hands like the other "professional" technology groups. We actually learn and do things relevant to the places we live and work.
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Obviously with such a non-political statement from the founder there was some serious fights going on within Novell's walls. This guy isn't just a somebody within SuSE, so obviously this is a huge loss for Novell. Imagine being a SuSE developer within Novell, hearing rumors opon rumors about fights, arguments and disagreements with top management, then seeing the founder of the one thing that's kept Novell in the papers lately walk in obvious total disgust.
This isn't the last important, caring person who'll walk from Novell. With their current leadership, history of screwing things up, inability to fully integrate as an Open Source company, and their botched relationships with their key management, it truly spells death for the company as long as their current "leadership" stays in power. In the end, it won't matter when there's noone left to show up and unlock the door.
This story is a MONTH old! Stop posting crusty news!
This story IS significant. Linus moving for the purpose of overseeing more of the OSDL's activities means quite a bit. His influence should be noticeable in the coming months.
The fact that so many are giddy that it's Oregon is definitely off and not nearly as noteworthy, but I can't say I wouldn't be ecstatic if he moved to my town!
"..We respect immensely all the hard work the Mozilla and Firefox core developers have done, but.."
Read your own subject line and then tell me during which part of your response you were respectful of them and their work.
It's hard to believe that so many of you believe the best policy is to "keep your f*cking mouth shut" or to play some sort of game by "relating it all to money" or brown-nosing.
Be respectful, think of others first, stop seeing the leadership of your company as "them" and start working on how well you articulate your thoughts and ideas. Years ago I got tired of hearing sentences start with "Well, technical people tend to..." then it trailed off into some description of an IT person with a real lack of communication skills, or was a bad follower, or couldn't communicate well. Who wants that person on their team? I worked hard to become better at interacting better with more than my computer and got better jobs, with better pay, at better companies.
Consider the fact that if you work for a company where the only way to keep your job is to be quiet and do your 40, no more no less and speaking up means you get fired, maybe you should stop whining and find another job!
I just recently self-diagnosed but plan to get at least some form of professional opinion soon. I am trying to figure which things are bad habits, and which are ADHD, so I have at least some idea of what's not within my control.
I talked to my boss about it recently and found out he had it too, and we laughed about it. He said once he was on some meds, he would sit around, look at one thing, concentrate on it, and just laugh. He said it was so amazing to think about 1 thing for 1 block of time. He's since worked himself off medication and worked out mental and physical changes to his life that allow him to work, and work well.
I also find that I'm more creative, especially in the spontaneous sense, than others. I drift during meetings but what I do catch I can usually put together pretty quickly and come up with solutions, so I make up for what I miss. I've also told the guys I supervise about it, and worked out "systems" that allow me to get into routines, to help with the boring tasks like paperwork.
I'm OK with it. I think it allows some advantages, some disadvantages.
Someone wants to make their computer club better and wants help - 70 Slashdot readers reply. Someone wants to bitch and moan about their job and threaten to walk out - 1000 responses. That's sad.