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On 19/09/10 19:55, Grant Sewell wrote: > On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 19:45:13 +0100 > Paul Sutton wrote: >>> Wikipedia: >>> "Since 2006 Software Freedom Day has been held on the third >>> Saturday of September. Because of this, Software Freedom Day has >>> occasionally coincided with International Talk Like a Pirate Day." >>> >>> Which would indeed put it on 17/09/11. >>> >>> Grant. >> Ok so do we go for an event in >> 1. Paignton / South Devon >> >> 2. Somewhere more central e,g Exeter which is easier to get to for >> people in other parts of Devon. >> >> 3. Or do we go for several smaller events but register as DCLUG so we >> can get a larger number of resources. >> >> Paul > > I would vote for either 1 or 2. Although 3 would seem like a good > option, I don't think it would work as effectively as 1/2. Maybe get a > good event going on for 2011 in one place and then run a similar event > elsewhere in 2012 - so we're planning a single event and rotating > locations annually. > > I'll put my oar in and say that I'd be more than happy to give a talk > on something. > > Obviously personal circumstances will have an effect on everybody's > efforts - even if something had been planned for this year and I had > volunteered my time to be there, I would have had to pull out... my > wife was diagnosed with a 4-5mm renal stone on Wednesday morning which > she is going to have to "pass naturally". X( > > Grant. > I agree with Grant. A single location stops dilution of effort, gives a focal point and demonstrates that there are many aspects to open source tools. Tom. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq