[NTLUG:Discuss] New NTLUG Forum??

[Kelledin]

On Tuesday 18 February 2003 03:04 pm, mrussell at sohosolutions.org 
wrote:
> > It seems a lot of topics are "off-topic" for ntlug:discuss,
> > so how about  creating an ntlug:social group that would have
> > no moderation and would  be about things such as:
> >
> > - Linux activism - how to beat the Redmond monopoly.
> >
> > - Tech activism - DMCA and other problems, how tech folks
> > can get involved in things that affect their lives, EFF,
> > ACLU, etc.
> >
> > - Legal hacking, like how does this work?, what's the
> > protocol for this thing on my net?  all legal
> > reverse-engineering problems.
> >
> > - Anti-hacking, how to keep nosy corporations and
> > script-kiddies out of your personal property.
> >
> > All of these affect the Linux community and should be valid
> > topics of discussion, but they keep getting shot down.  How
> > about a group which discusses these issues, self moderated,
> > etc.?
>
> I can see this to be an advantage - one thought, can it be a
> real forum and not just another email list???

While we're at it, why not have an IRC channel as well?  Then we 
can have real-time chat.

-- 
Kelledin
"If a server crashes in a server farm and no one pings it, does 
it still cost four figures to fix?"