[TriLUG] "TBA" Course Curriculum and Other Matters

James Olin Oden james.oden at gmail.com
Tue Dec 9 14:22:35 EST 2008


On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 2:12 PM, James Tuttle <jjtuttle at trilug.org> wrote:
>
>> This is the Triangle Linux Users Group, so I figured some users were
>> developers, and hence they may
>> find such an activity useful.   Also, the idea that coding is foreign
>> to a Linux Users Group seems a bit
>> odd in that Linux has a strong tradition of community development.
>> Odd, indeed; seems more like a reaction
>> one might get from a non-Linux oriented group, or one strictly
>> dedicated to system administration.
>>
>> ....james
>
> I am a developer, though that isn't my primary responsibility.  Please
> do explain from where you got the 'idea that coding is foreign' to
> anyone who responded to this thread.  You're jumping to the wrong
> conclusion, I think.
Kevin's response which said:   I like to code, but on my own time.

>
> I didn't say anything about your idea being contrary to any 'strong
> tradition' of anything.  I just said I wouldn't be interested.  You did
> read the 'No offense, but..." at the beginning of my email, right?  I
> just don't think that's something I'd be interested in spending my
> Saturday on, so I spoke up.  I assume the organizers of this event would
> like to know what people would like to see from it.  That's all.  No
> knee-jerk, guttural reaction against the idea of programming.  Just not
> interested in your suggestion.
>
You are correct.  I irrationally responded to three replies all at
once.  That said I was
rather surprised by the responses.

...james



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