[ug-discuss] User Groups: "OpenSolaris" or "OpenSoftware"?

[John J. McLaughlin]

Should the local user groups be focused on just OpenSolaris or should 
the scope be more inclusive and address Open Source software more broadly?

OpenSolaris is interesting but [OpenSolaris + Open Office] or 
[OpenSolaris + PostgreSQL] can address the interests of a broader range 
of people - from desktop user to server user, from personal user to IT 
professional. In the end, a broader audience of OpenSource software 
users for FOSS than run wells on Solaris can drive more adoption of 
OpenSolaris.

People don't select Linux.; they select GNU/Linux as part of a LAMP 
solution! Let's make Windows and Linux  GNU/AMP users fell welcome to 
that they select OpenSolaris next time!

I propose that the rich set of compiled FOSS for OpenSolaris at  
Blastwave.org make the case that pushing FOSS that works with 
OpenSolaris is *the* way to make OpenSolaris much more successful!

I am planning to discuss this issue at the next three Florida Open S* 
User Groups in Florida (Ft. Lauderdale April 16., Tampa 17, Orlando 18). 
I'd be interested in your comments.

-johnj

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