Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 23:26:38 -0500 (EST) From: Open Systems Networking <opsys@mail.webspan.net> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: USENIX members among us - please remember to vote! Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.980219231102.11493A-100000@orion.webspan.net> In-Reply-To: <626.887947057@time.cdrom.com>
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On Thu, 19 Feb 1998, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote:
> > I'm curious, is there one "director" or is it a board of
> > directors being elected? How many of the candidates get
> > in if there's more than one?
>
> Ya know, I've honestly no idea how any of that works. :-)
>
> They simply asked me to stand for election and I agreed. I've been
> fairly critical of some of their expanded NT coverage (I think NT
> coverage is just fine, but I'll go to Windows World or something if
> that's what I want to see and not USENIX) and it would have been
> churlish of me to criticise their decisions without being willing to
> get involved in the decision-making process myself.
As much as I hate to say it, your nomination comes a year to late for me.
I not only agree with your above statement, I didn't renew my membership
for this year because of it. When I went to my mailbox and saw this ugly
green issue, I think it was a sickly green color, of the SPECIAL NT issue
that was it for me. I was pretty torqued to say the least. USENIX was
pretty much in my opinion the last safe haven for purely technical, UNIX
information. Then they pulled out that NT issue with their sellout line
"we've decided to dedicate this issue to NT since it's inevitable that
most of us are seeing we cannot escape NT in the work place". That's what
got me steamed. As I said USENIX was the LAST place to find purely unix
techincal information. I no longer see the need to spend what little
money I have to spare :) on another organization to sellout and publish NT
trash. I realize their motives, that NT is unavoidable in the workplace.
But as you stated, if I wanted information on NT or integrating NT into my
unix environment, I'd run out and grab the zillions of rag trash that sits
on the shelves of my local bookstores. I dont mean to rant, but seeing as
how you might be able to change this when you get elected, and I hope you
do! so I can renew my membership, I just wanted to write and let you know
that although im not voting you got my vote in spirit! :)
Now hurry up and get elected so you can revoke this NT garbage and get
USENIX back on track so I can re-subscribe to USENIX :)
Chris
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"I AM closed minded. It keeps the rain out."
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