Wow, more second guessing decisions that are out side of GLLUG control. Speculating on who things are going to work on this list will get you no where. Contact Randy and he will tell you how it is going to work, at this point continuing this conversation is pointless and gets you no where. -Ron <div>On 5/19/09, David Singer <<a href="mailto:david@ramaboo.com">david@ramaboo.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Other OS's could be fun but who is going to pony up the money? By then Snow Leopard and Windows 7 will be out which means the cheapest Mac hardware is likely to run around $500/machine (very used) and probably $250 for the most basic windows machine. David On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 2:21 PM, Ron Blanchett <<a href="mailto:muteid10t@gmail.com">muteid10t@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > The computer lounge has always been Penguicon's Show, GLLUG was just allowed > to do with it as they pleased. > > This year that is changing and Randy (ConChair 2010) is the man to talk to > on how he is changing that. > > Speculation will get you no where, Direct, Clear, Concise questions will get > you answer. > > This list is not the place for those questions either because I can > guarantee you that Randy will not get them if you ask him to answer them > here. > > -Ron > > On 5/19/09, Clay Dowling <<a href="mailto:clay@lazarusid.com">clay@lazarusid.com</a>> wrote: >> >> On Tue, 19 May 2009, Stanley C. Mortel wrote: >> >> > Ron is exactly right. I encourage everyone to readjust their way of >> > thinking >> > about the computer lounge at the Con. It is, first, foremost, and in >> > its >> > entirety, one of the many facets of Penguicon and under the control of >> > the >> > Con Chair. This year it looks like Marshal will be volunteering to head >> > up >> > the lounge, as a Con volunteer. We can all volunteer to help Marshal, >> > as >> >> >> I think that's the bit that hasn't been clear. Previously the lounge was >> pretty much GLLUG's show, and this year it looks like it will be brought >> in as an actual Penguicon event. Which does, indeed, make it the Con >> Chair's show. >> >> And hey, if folks have good ideas for making the lounge better, that's all >> to the good. If the ideas can come at us early we, or whoever else >> volunteers for it, can get started on making it happen. >> >> >> Clay >> >> _______________________________________________ >> linux-user mailing list >> <a href="mailto:linux-user@egr.msu.edu">linux-user@egr.msu.edu</a> >> <a href="http://mailman.egr.msu.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux-user">http://mailman.egr.msu.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux-user</a> > > > > -- > -Ron > _______________________________________________ > linux-user mailing list > <a href="mailto:linux-user@egr.msu.edu">linux-user@egr.msu.edu</a> > <a href="http://mailman.egr.msu.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux-user">http://mailman.egr.msu.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux-user</a> > > _______________________________________________ linux-user mailing list <a href="mailto:linux-user@egr.msu.edu">linux-user@egr.msu.edu</a> <a href="http://mailman.egr.msu.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux-user">http://mailman.egr.msu.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux-user</a> </blockquote></div> -- -Ron