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DATE | 2009-01-17 |
FROM | Ruben Safir
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SUBJECT | Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] NYLXS Projects
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From lest-hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com Sat Jan 17 01:43:57 2009 Received: from www2.mrbrklyn.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/SuSE Linux 0.7) with ESMTP id n0H6htHl001835 for ; Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:43:57 -0500 Received: (from majordomo-at-localhost) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id n0H6htvt001834 for hangout-outgoings; Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:43:55 -0500 X-Authentication-Warning: www2.mrbrklyn.com: majordomo set sender to lest-hangout-at-nylxs.com using -f Received: from www2.mrbrklyn.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/SuSE Linux 0.7) with ESMTP id n0H6hq7G001829 for ; Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:43:54 -0500 Received: (from ruben-at-localhost) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id n0H6hqLv001828 for hangout-at-www2.mrbrklyn.com; Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:43:52 -0500 Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:43:52 -0500 From: Ruben Safir To: hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] NYLXS Projects Message-ID: <20090117064352.GA1772-at-www2.mrbrklyn.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Sender: lest-hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com Precedence: bulk Reply-To: hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com
Hey Guys
I have a problem. I can plan projects, meetings and activities from now until when hell freezes over but the trouble is that it is impossible to get anything productily done without the cooperation, companionship and help of friends that NYLXS once provided.
NYLXS was one time the hurricaine of free software activity for the region, but we did everything together. it was the people behind NYLXS that made it work. All the enthusiasm, power, and dynamics that pushed us forward was based on our compainionship.
I don't know what happened. Perhaps it is me, or the changing economy, or the state of volunteerism in todays society, but i can't seem to get anyone to move an inch off there asses anymore.
I tried to get several projects up and running, particularly the C++ program, classes and Freedom-IT and it just seems we are more interested in talking about stuff getting done than actually doing it. I posted C++ programs for 3 months until I burned out.
If we are going to have another meeting in the near future, I don't want to argue and plan. I want to get some hacking done, and get some membership drive working. I talk until I'm blue in the face but can't push us past point one. I'd love to get more programming studies going but I can't do it by myself. Even I become exhausted.
Ruben
-- http://www.mrbrklyn.com - Interesting Stuff http://www.nylxs.com - Leadership Development in Free Software
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