[advocacy-discuss] OSUG Proposal: Tokyo OpenSolaris User Group

[Michal Bielicki]

Hi Roman,
its one of the things the latest OGB is working on changing.
How was your journey back from the szczecin conference ? It was as  
always and on every continent a pleasure to meet you again

cheers

Michal
Am 27.10.2008 um 11:47 schrieb Roman Strobl:

> Hi Jim,
>
> apologies for my ignorance, but I do not understand why a +1 vote is
> needed for someone to establish a user group. In my previous job  
> when I
> worked heavily with Java User Groups there was no process for
> establishing UGs, anyone could start one. Thus, many JUGs have been
> formed all around the world. So I am wondering why an approval process
> is needed in OpenSolaris.
>
> -Roman
>
> Jim Grisanzio wrote:
>> Today we formed the Tokyo OpenSolaris User Group, and we respectfully
>> request an Advocacy Core Contributor +1 vote for a project space  
>> and a
>> mailing list on opensolairs.org to support this new effort.
>>
>> Leaders:
>>
>>    * Jim Grisanzio (jimgris)
>>    * Pietro Zuco (zuco)
>>    * Hisayoshi Kato (katohisa)
>>    * Shoji Haraguchi (hara)
>>
>> Purpose & Background
>>
>> To build a multi-lingual, international OpenSolaris community in  
>> Tokyo
>> -- one of largest cities on the planet. There is a thriving 
>> international community in Tokyo with connections to a variety of  
>> open
>> source projects here and around the world. We'll hang out with those
>> guys and build using them as a model. Also, we'll connect with the
>> various Japanese open source communities in Tokyo and especially with
>> the Japan OpenSolaris User Group, which was initiated two years ago  
>> and
>> has grown into several hundred Japanese members. We'll meet for  
>> casual
>> nomi's in small bars buried deep in the heart of Tokyo, we'll do
>> community-building and technical presentations at open source
>> conferences in the area, and we'll present at our own meetings as  
>> well.
>> Everyone is welcome. The more languages and diversity in culture and
>> skills the better. Users. Coders. Newbies. Oldies. Everyone. Also,  
>> we'll
>> raise some cash along the way and create the absolutely coolest
>> international OpenSolaris t-shirt in the world. Should be fun.  
>> That's it.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Jim/Pietro/Hisayoshi/Shoji
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>
>
> -- 
> Roman Strobl
>
> OpenSolaris Evangelist
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