[ale] [OffTopic] LOPSA Atlanta Chapter

Fri Jun 28 10:30:09 EDT 2013

Some answers, as best I can say, just now.

-- I am pleased to see there is so much interest in this idea.  I also see
it as a professional, rather than enthusiast group, with a wider
interest-base than strictly Linux.

-- We are working on getting a lopsa-ATL listserv going - This will
simplify the contact loop (one hopes).

-- The google-hangout thing would maybe be a good option for people who
have trouble getting around in ATL traffic, or are a couple of states away,
however we are planning to have a  physical location where members and
non-members can meet.  More on the location as soon as there is anything to
report.

-- We are planning to have a meeting on the 26th of July, which I have
mentioned to some but not all. This coincides with Sys-Admin Appreciation
day.

-- Local-ATL, like the national org, is not averse to people who are not
LOPSA-members coming to the meetings.  If the $50 dues is too much, there
is also a student rate at 1/2 that.

-- So far as I have seen, there is no local-sig extra dues expected.

Wolf Halton

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On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 4:06 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:

> I would view LOPSA not as an employment tool to impress hiring but as an
> employment tool to survive post-hiring.
>
> ALE has loads of people that do huge-scale things (there are googlers -
> current and ex - on the list) but yes, much of the active crowd is more
> enthusiast level. Thus the name :-)
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 3:58 PM, Lightner, Jeff <JLightner at water.com>wrote:
>
>>  I’d argue that AUUG is unlike ALE in that most of the people in AUUG
>> ARE (or have been) professional System Administrators.   ALE seems to have
>> quite a few hobbyists or folks that use Linux for small things but not for
>> Enterprise and general business purposes.   Questions about
>> enterprise/professional Linux configurations often go unanswered here
>> whereas questions about the latest GUI for Ubuntu will fill volumes.****
>>
>>
>> On the other hand many of the discussions at AUUG are actually about
>> Linux but aimed more at its use in business.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> The question is what does “professional” membership get you.   I doubt
>> employers care about it as much as they do about “professional”
>> certifications and even the latter in my experience are viewed more as
>> “nice to have” than “must have” for “professional” System Administrators.
>> ****
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>> *From:* ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] *On Behalf Of *Jim
>> Kinney
>> *Sent:* Thursday, June 27, 2013 11:31 AM
>> *To:* Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
>>
>> *Subject:* Re: [ale] [OffTopic] LOPSA Atlanta Chapter****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> AUUG is a users group more like ALE. LOPSA is a professional organization
>> unlike ALE.****
>>
>> I pay to stay affiliated with APS, IEEE, and other professional
>> organizations. I used to do the pro stuff through USENIX a long time ago
>> with SAGE. ****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 11:19 AM, Lightner, Jeff <JLightner at water.com>
>> wrote:****
>>
>> Of course there are dues as shown on this page:****
>>
>> https://lopsa.org/about_membership****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> Question is how many are still “interested” if they have to pay $50/year
>> especially given AUUG is free?****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> *From:* ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] *On Behalf Of *Jim
>> Kinney
>> *Sent:* Thursday, June 27, 2013 10:07 AM
>> *To:* Atlanta User Group (E-mail)****
>>
>>
>> *Subject:* Re: [ale] [OffTopic] LOPSA Atlanta Chapter****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> Ditto.****
>>
>> On Jun 27, 2013 9:16 AM, "Emily Hansen" <ciani at panix.com> wrote:****
>>
>> definitely interested.
>>
>> Emily
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 12:58:04PM -0400, Sam Davis wrote:
>> > I also am interested.
>> >
>> > Sam Davis
>> >
>> >
>> > On 06/26/2013 12:54 PM, Katherine Villyard wrote:
>> > >Sounds good.  I'm definitely interested.
>> > >
>> > >Katherine
>> > >
>> > >"Be soft.  Do not let the world make you hard.  Do not let the pain
>> > >make you hate.  Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness.  Take
>> > >pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still
>> > >believe it to be a beautiful place."
>> > >--Kurt Vonnegut
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 6:22 AM, Wolf Halton <wolf.halton at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > >>If you are interested in being a charter member of the Atlanta
>> Chapter of
>> > >>the Maurice Pryce and I are starting it - had our first meeting
>> yesterday on
>> > >>a google hangout.  Planning to have an event of some sort on July
>> 26th -
>> > >>Sys-admin appreciation day.
>> > >>
>> > >>Wolf Halton
>> > >>
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