lo all!!!
just a quick note to say that the alug/linux expo outing was good fun... I finally got to put names/email addresses to faces, which was nice ;).. I have to say that I am jealous of David Freeman, how the hell he managed to aquire a foot high fluffy pengiun I have no idea!! all I managed was an IBM football!
anyway.. back to the daily grind.. Sz
On 5 Jul, Neill Newman wrote:
just a quick note to say that the alug/linux expo outing was good fun...
Indeed it was.
I finally got to put names/email addresses to faces, which was nice ;)..
Yeah, including these pesky people I haven't seen for a couple of years. ;-)
I have to say that I am jealous of David Freeman, how the hell he managed to aquire a foot high fluffy pengiun I have no idea!! all I managed was an IBM football!
I went to the Linux Expo and all I got was these lousy business cards. Enjoy it those who are going today.
Hey, who's going to the September Birmingham ones? An exhibitor I spoke to said he thought that Brum would have more stands, as they're not charging as much to show there. Also, I believe the Free Software Foundation Europe UK affiliate *may* be launched/announced there. If you want more info on FSFE-UK, ask me now and I'll dig it out.
MJR
markj@cloaked.freeserve.co.uk wrote:
I finally got to put names/email addresses to faces, which was nice ;)..
Yeah, including these pesky people I haven't seen for a couple of years. ;-)
I wonder who they are ;)..
I have to say that I am jealous of David Freeman, how the hell he managed to aquire a foot high fluffy pengiun I have no idea!! all I managed was an IBM football!
I went to the Linux Expo and all I got was these lousy business cards. Enjoy it those who are going today.
Hey, who's going to the September Birmingham ones?
yup.. I'm also thinking of grabing a tent and going up the night before..
An exhibitor I spoke to said he thought that Brum would have more stands, as they're not charging as much to show there.
that sounds about right.. we (Entora) know several companies who could not afford to go to the london expo, but are going to the Birmingham one...
Also, I believe the Free Software Foundation Europe UK affiliate *may* be launched/announced there. If you want more info on FSFE-UK, ask me now and I'll dig it out.
mmhhh interesting.. keep me informed of this... Sz
MJR
--- Neill Newman neill@entora.co.uk wrote:
markj@cloaked.freeserve.co.uk wrote:
I finally got to put names/email addresses to faces, which was
nice ;)..
Yeah, including these pesky people I haven't seen for a couple of years. ;-)
I wonder who they are ;)..
It was good to finally meet you and earl and others.
I have to say that I am jealous of David Freeman, how the hell he managed to aquire a foot high fluffy pengiun I have no idea!! all
I
managed was an IBM football!
I went to the Linux Expo and all I got was these lousy business
cards.
Enjoy it those who are going today.
Hey, who's going to the September Birmingham ones?
yup.. I'm also thinking of grabing a tent and going up the night before..
Whats the date? I may be up for it if its at the beginning of sept.
An exhibitor I spoke to said he thought that Brum would have more stands, as
they're
not charging as much to show there.
that sounds about right.. we (Entora) know several companies who could not afford to go to the london expo, but are going to the Birmingham one...
Cool, more freebies. :o)
Also, I believe the Free Software Foundation Europe UK affiliate *may* be launched/announced there.
If
you want more info on FSFE-UK, ask me now and I'll dig it out.
mmhhh interesting.. keep me informed of this... Sz
Me too
Thanks
D
MJR
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David Freeman wrote:
I wonder who they are ;)..
It was good to finally meet you and earl and others.
speaking of Earl... aarrgghhhhhh!!!!!
yup.. I'm also thinking of grabing a tent and going up the night before..
Whats the date? I may be up for it if its at the beginning of sept.
yeah it's sep some time...
that sounds about right.. we (Entora) know several companies who could not afford to go to the london expo, but are going to the Birmingham one...
Cool, more freebies. :o)
this sound like a challenge, which alug member can aquire more freebies ;)...
Sz
--- Neill Newman neill@entora.co.uk wrote:
David Freeman wrote:
I wonder who they are ;)..
It was good to finally meet you and earl and others.
speaking of Earl... aarrgghhhhhh!!!!!
?????????????? Why Arrggg? Earl din't strike me as bing anymore strange than the rest of us!
yup.. I'm also thinking of grabing a tent and going up the night before..
Whats the date? I may be up for it if its at the beginning of sept.
yeah it's sep some time...
Narrows it down a bit!
that sounds about right.. we (Entora) know several companies who could not afford to go to the london expo, but are going to the
Birmingham
one...
Cool, more freebies. :o)
this sound like a challenge, which alug member can aquire more freebies ;)...
I think Some one needs to get the 3 foot inflatable penguin next time!
The conversation in which my penguin was liberated went something like this.
"My LUG has nominated me to come and liberate your inflatable penguin" "You can't have him" "Can I have the stuffed one from the Rack over there then? "what stuffed one over there" "thank you"
<fx action="grabs penguin and runs"/>
Thanks
D
Sz
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David Freeman wrote:
speaking of Earl... aarrgghhhhhh!!!!!
?????????????? Why Arrggg? Earl din't strike me as bing anymore strange than the rest of us!
Earl will understand ;)..
yeah it's sep some time...
Narrows it down a bit!
http://www.linuxexpobirmingham.com/EN/home/ Nec -12th & 13th of September 2001
--- Neill Newman neill@entora.co.uk wrote:
David Freeman wrote:
speaking of Earl... aarrgghhhhhh!!!!!
?????????????? Why Arrggg? Earl din't strike me as bing anymore
strange
than the rest of us!
Earl will understand ;)..
Oh good, any chance you'll share the joke?
yeah it's sep some time...
Narrows it down a bit!
http://www.linuxexpobirmingham.com/EN/home/ Nec -12th & 13th of September 2001
Cool, I will be up for a trip to this, who else wants to go?
Thats a wednesday and thursday again isn't it?
hmmm, wonder how marching though the streets chanting Follow the penguin will godown in birmingham?
Thanks
D
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All,
OK, imagine 40 nerds/geeks/linux users.
Now imagine one of them has aquired a foot high fluffy penguin, and one has a 3 fott long white fluffy tail!
Right, now imagine what happens when this lot decides to get from olympia to bond street. Yup, We marched through with penguin held hi chanting FOLLOW THE PENGUIN! And when we got to Bond street Tube station, a signal 11 was sent and we shouted CORE DUMP PENGUINS OUT, and exitted the tube station, we then followed the pengiun to a bar some where near oxford street where we had a mass lug meet with people from all over, including some, fewer or more from the ALUG. INtroductions were done on a "Name, Distribution, Editor" basis and we all did a
#include <beer.h> with lots of beer--
Upon demonstrating my haul for the day to the block from Linux Magazine, he has asked me to right an article on scrounging good freebes at Expos!
Total haul for the day.
1 penguin -- see above 3 IBM footballs 1 IBM T-shirt 1 IBM paper wait (the one which doesn't run windows) 1 Linux Magazine Bottle opener Lots of business cards and even more strange looks
All in all a fun time was had by all.
Thanks
D
PS Jen: I have an IBM football for you --- Neill Newman neill@entora.co.uk wrote:
lo all!!!
just a quick note to say that the alug/linux expo outing was good fun... I finally got to put names/email addresses to faces, which was nice ;).. I have to say that I am jealous of David Freeman, how the hell he managed to aquire a foot high fluffy pengiun I have no idea!! all I managed was an IBM football!
anyway.. back to the daily grind.. Sz
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