[ale] Re: [ale-admin] Offer to host meetings

[tfreeman at intel.digichem.net]

IIRC, ALS grew to a size where the volunteers couldn't handle the job and 
pay their bills, much less have a life. Hence selling out to a larger 
organization with professional staff. Didn't work.

It is possible to put on a major show with almost exclusively volunteer 
labor, check out PitCon next time it comes to Atlanta for an example.

IMHO, IF ALE wants to sponsor/resume ALS, and want to be more than an 
install-fest, get some sponsor's lined up who will contribute employee 
time.

On Tue, 12 Aug 2003, Hogg, Russell E wrote:

> 
> 
> I brought this up about a month ago and no one commented.
> 
> Who was it that moved the thing to San Fran anyway?
> Bombed there I believe.   (without ALE to support it)
> 
> I'll pitch in,
> 
> Russ
> 
> 
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: James P. Kinney III [mailto:jkinney at localnetsolutions.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 12:17 PM
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: Re: [ale] Re: [ale-admin] Offer to host meetings
> 
> As in Atlanta Linux Showcase?? The event that was hailed as the BEST
> Linux conference anywhere in North America?!
> 
> It is long overdue for a resurrection. USENIX flopped on it's face. If I
> recall correctly, the drawing area for ALS was pretty much the entire
> southeastern US for attendees.
> 
> There are other LUGs nearby that might be willing to pitch in some
> remote effort time. 
> 
> I am very willing to make some time to help this get revived. 
> 
> On Tue, 2003-08-12 at 12:01, Geoffrey wrote:
> > Michael D. Hirsch wrote:
> > > On Tuesday 12 August 2003 11:05 am, Geoffrey wrote:
> > > 
> > >>>Seems to me there is some value in an occasional large scale meeting
> > >>>of everyone.
> > >>
> > >>I would agree, but I don't know how to get everyone together, unless you
> > >>call it an install fest.  For some reason, they come out of the walls
> > >>then. :)
> > > 
> > > 
> > > We used to call it ALS.  <sniff> <sob>
> > 
> > Dare we bring it up?  How about it, would it be possible to resurrect 
> > ALS?  What would it take?
> 

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