[state-local-wg] DC EVENT: BarCamp DC at MLK Library

[Arnie Shore]

Folks, from some experience in dealing with applications people, a 
suggestion:  Applications is where it's at.  Constant bouts of Microsoft 
bashing and *nix vs *nix discussions and promotion can bring tears of 
boredom to their eyes.

Me, I write Open Source; specifically, computer-assisted dispatch.

Arnie Shore
Annapolis, MD


Kevin Cole wrote:
> Hi,
>
> It has been suggested by one of the DC Ubuntu LoCo members that we put
> in an appearance at BarCamp DC...  Details at:
>
> http://dc.ubuntu-us.org/node/23
> http://barcampdc3.eventbrite.com/
>
> Said member claims a lot of librarians from the DC Public Library
> system will be in attendance, and hence a good opportunity to promote
> Open Source at the local government level. Quoting from part of her
> message: "Apparently the roadblock is the library system's IT dept -
> but since the network is going all Drupal for their website and is
> hosting/organizing the DC Barcamp this month, we may be able to
> convince them to go Ubuntu."
>
> Note: Though we lean strongly towards Ubuntu, the DC LoCo membership
> is largely distribution agnostic.  That said, I'd claim that most of
> us are very solidly in the Linux camp, and only grudgingly in the open
> source on other OS's camp. ;-)
>
>