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<div class="moz-cite-prefix"><font face="Tomson Talks">Chris Frey
wrote on 2026-05-12 09:45:<br>
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class="moz-quote-pre"><font face="Tomson Talks">A group called the Linux Association Canada (linuxassociation.ca,
which does not have much on it yet) is trying to create a network of
free/open source community organizations. They reached out and asked
KWLUG to be a member of it.
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face="Tomson Talks">The site is extremely light on "who"... there's no mention of an
actual person except a mysterious "Andre"</font></pre></pre>
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<p><font face="Tomson Talks">And they're looking for CVs from
volunteers for positions of Support, Marketing Exec, Partnership
Development Manager, and Director. Feels a little backwards -
sending a CV to volunteer for an entirely unknown entity.</font></p>
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class="moz-quote-pre"><font face="Tomson Talks">My paranoid side expects more openness before I'd lend my name to
their org and nebulous goals. Let them actually do something before
we give them the power of numbers.</font></pre></pre>
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<p><font face="Tomson Talks">I'm curious if Andre has joined any LUG
mailing lists? I haven't seen any introductions on any.</font></p>
<p><font face="Tomson Talks">Seems a good first step, then, maybe
attend some virtual meetings.</font></p>
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class="moz-quote-pre"><font face="Tomson Talks">They claim "one voice" is a good
thing, and I disagree.
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<p><font face="Tomson Talks">Yeah, there isn't just "one voice" in
Canadian Linux circles. There's not even one Linux voice inside
my head over the course of a week.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Tomson Talks">But, more power to 'em, they probably
cannot hurt anything.</font></p>
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