[advocacy-discuss] Proposal for new OSUGs in Hangzhou/Xi'an at China

[Teresa Giacomini]

+1

On Dec 4, 2008, at 8:27 PM, "W. Wayne Liauh" <wp at HawaiiLinux.us> wrote:

>> W. Wayne Liauh wrote:
>>> I have started doing some talks about setting up an
>> OSUG here in Hawaii.  Most likely it will be located
>> at University of Hawaii, inside the same lab where
>> Fedora Linux was born about six years ago.  (the
>> Fedora project was initially started by Warren Togami
>> when he was a sophomore CompSci student.)
>>>
>>> At this time, I don't know whether OSUG is the
>> right structure for our planed activities, but at
>> least we will be able to give OpenSolaris a home in
>> the middle of the pacific ocean.
>>>
>>
>> Cool. +1 if you do it. I view the OSUGs as
>> mini-communities, so whether
>> it's the right structure or not, it's a start. Let us
>> know if you want
>> to move ahead.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>
> Hi Jim,
>
> Thanks for the pre-approval, and apologize for taking so long to  
> respond.  After some thoughts, I think instead of waiting for the  
> perfect moment, it will be much better to get the Hawaii OSUG  
> formally formed and see how things take care of themselves.
>
> Thus, I am proposing the formation of an OpenSolaris User Group in  
> Hawaii.  Its name will be "Hawaii OpenSolaris UserGroup" (HOSUG).   
> The OpenSolaris User IDs of the three initial participants are:  
> waynel (W. Wayne Liauh), joelaris (Joe Linux), and pwzhangz (Ping-Wu  
> Zhang), and its contact info is: W. Wayne Liauh, Hawaii Linux  
> Institute, 4224 Waialae Ave., Suite 5388, Honolulu, HI 96816 .
>
> Initially and as the first step, we will define a hardware (desktop/ 
> laptop) system so that users can comfortably pursue a long-term  
> relationship with OpenSolaris.  At the present time, our activities  
> will be limited to Oahu, and we hope to alternate meetings between  
> the Leeward and the Windward sides.  In the longer run, because of  
> the cultural diversities of Hawaii, we would like to also populate  
> OpenSolaris into the Japanese, Chinese, Korean, German, etc.,  
> communities in Hawaii.
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