[SGVLUG] Meetup

[Braddock Gaskill]

Yes, Meetup is a little sinister.  I resisted joining for many years.  If
you are put off by it, don't worry, just come to the meetings.

RSVPing on meetup does help the image of the group though, since we get
several times the number of RSVPs attending.

-braddock

On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 4:01 PM, juanslayton @dslextreme.com <
juanslayton at dslextreme.com> wrote:

> Hi James,
>      I do appreciate the work that you and a handful of other active
> supporters put in to keep SGVLUG alive.  I think perhaps it is time to
> explain my own non-compliance with some requests.
>
>      To RSVP with Meetup, one needs to register.  To register, you need to
> agree that "...you have read and understand this Agreement and agree to all
> the terms of this Agreement...."
>
>      The Terms of Service agreement referred to is 15 pages long, runs to
> 8342 words of legal gobbledygook, and can be changed at any time.
>
>      This is the very sort of thing that drives me to Gnu/Linux.  I would
> be interested to know how many of our group actually have read this thing,
> and if there is anyone who claims to understand it.
>
>      Personally, I have better things to do.  I'm with Stallman on this
> one.
> Juan Slayton
>
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