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

[Roman Strobl]

Michal Bielicki wrote:
> Hi Roman,
> its one of the things the latest OGB is working on changing.
>   
Cool.
> How was your journey back from the szczecin conference ? It was as  
> always and on every continent a pleasure to meet you again
>   
My journey was complicated, the flight from Berlin got canceled, but I 
got home somehow :) See you at the next conference.

-Roman
> 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
>>
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