<div dir="ltr">I just take it as an RSS feed, then I can read it at my leisure, along with the dozen or so other Linux news sources I subscribe to.<div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On 27 November 2013 10:54, Chris Craig <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kwlug.org@ciotog.net" target="_blank">kwlug.org@ciotog.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I "subscribe" to the WatCamp Events calendar that's mostly updated now<br>
by Bob Jonkman, it has all the tech events anyone could want.<br>
<a href="http://www.watcamp.com/#calendar" target="_blank">http://www.watcamp.com/#calendar</a><br>
<br>
Personally I don't see the value in reposting events like the REAP<br>
lunch to this list just because an organizer has used the KWLUG<br>
contact form, given other resources that are available ("Appropriate<br>
Technology", as it were).<br>
<br>
The Linux Format -> Linux Voice thing on the other hand seems<br>
reasonable to post, but I'm vacillating on that one.<br>
<br>
On 27 November 2013 10:29, unsolicited <<a href="mailto:unsolicited@swiz.ca">unsolicited@swiz.ca</a>> wrote:<br>
>> I am interested in knowing whether these things are sufficiently<br>
>> offtopic/spammy enough that I should keep them off the list.<br>
><br>
> Nothing I have seen would qualify.<br>
><br>
> I appreciate the light finger on the pulse they represent. I don't get out<br>
> enough to have seen any of them. Although I may not be interested in the<br>
> event, I do find it interesting that they, or stuff in the community, is out<br>
> there.<br>
><br>
> It's not like any message has triggered a bevy of additional messages, and<br>
> any such bevy would likely be list members discussing something that has<br>
> caught their eye - at which point it has ceased to be 'spammy' and morphed<br>
> into a topic of local interest / discussion. Meaning the original post<br>
> wasn't spammy in the first place.<br>
><br>
> Good luck proving the negative.<br>
><br>
> If ever people do think it spammy, presumably those that do not could get<br>
> such via RSS feed. Personally, from what I've seen, I'm perfectly happy to<br>
> let you continue to do the filtering.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On 13-11-27 12:53 AM, Paul Nijjar wrote:<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> This also came in through the website. It is definitely more related<br>
>> to Linux, although definitely less related to KW.<br>
>><br>
>> I am interested in knowing whether these things are sufficiently<br>
>> offtopic/spammy enough that I should keep them off the list.<br>
>><br>
>> - Paul<br>
>><br>
>> ----- Forwarded message from <a href="mailto:andrewjamesgregory83@googlemail.com">andrewjamesgregory83@googlemail.com</a><br>
>> -----<br>
>><br>
>> Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 17:57:13 -0500 From:<br>
>> <a href="mailto:andrewjamesgregory83@googlemail.com">andrewjamesgregory83@googlemail.com</a> To: <a href="mailto:kwlug-webform@weait.com">kwlug-webform@weait.com</a>,<br>
>> <a href="mailto:paul_nijjar@yahoo.ca">paul_nijjar@yahoo.ca</a> Subject: [About KWLUG] Linux Format has forked -<br>
>> introducing Linux Voice!<br>
>><br>
>> Andrew Gregory sent a message using the contact form at<br>
>> <a href="http://kwlug.org/contact" target="_blank">http://kwlug.org/contact</a>.<br>
>><br>
>> Hello, Linux users of Kitchener-Waterloo,<br>
>><br>
>> I'm writing to let you know that the editorial team behind Linux<br>
>> Format has quit, and is in the process of launching a rival Linux<br>
>> magazine called Linux Voice.<br>
>><br>
>> <a href="http://www.linuxvoice.com/hello-linux-format-and-tuxradar-readers/" target="_blank">http://www.linuxvoice.com/hello-linux-format-and-tuxradar-readers/</a><br>
>><br>
>> Linux Voice will cover most of the same content as Linux Format,<br>
>> with many of the same writers, but it will be different in three key<br>
>> areas:<br>
>><br>
>> 1/ We'll give 50% of our profits back to community groups and<br>
>> organisations supporting free software. Admittedly our profits won't<br>
>> be massive at first, but if we achieve even half the success that<br>
>> Linux Format did (and maybe we will after a couple of years) we'll<br>
>> be able to contribute quite a bit of cash.<br>
>><br>
>> 2/ After no longer than 9 months, we'll relicense old content under<br>
>> the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA licence, so teachers, LUGs, students<br>
>> and anybody else can take, copy and improve upon our work for their<br>
>> own ends.<br>
>><br>
>> 3/ We won't be owned by a bunch of hedge funds, like Linux Format is<br>
>> (<a href="http://www.futureplc.com/investors/major-shareholders/" target="_blank">http://www.futureplc.com/investors/major-shareholders/</a>), so we'll<br>
>> be free from corporate interference. Free to do the best job we<br>
>> possibly can.<br>
>><br>
>> If you could let your members know what we're doing, we'd be most<br>
>> grateful. And if anyone there is a Linux Format reader, please<br>
>> direct them to <a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/linux-voice" target="_blank">www.indiegogo.com/projects/linux-voice</a> so they can see<br>
>> what we're up to.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Thanks,<br>
>><br>
>> Andrew Gregory, Linux Voice<br>
>><br>
>> ----- End forwarded message -----<br>
>><br>
><br>
><br>
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