[Baypiggies] BayPIGgies name [was: April agenda?]

Tung Wai Yip tungwaiyip at yahoo.com
Sun Apr 9 03:38:44 CEST 2006


> I think this is poking at a tar baby: we will get stuck fixing what is  
> not
> really broken.  IMO, it is way more important *being* an important
> organization rather than *sounding* like an important organization.
>
> A recent posting from ACCU here listed their upcoming talks:
>
>          Guido van Rossum  Apr. 5   A Look At Python's Future
>         Greg Stein        Jun 14   Python at Google
>
> Uhhh... Why aren't these talks being given to BayPiggies?  What are the
> important things we can do to improve our program and meetings?  Name
> change does not even register.
>
> Bluntly, I think taking on a name change is the wrong problem, a waste of
> time.  The right problem: upgrading our meetings.
>
> Dennis

That is my feeling. I think we should focus on soliciting quality  
presentations and setting interesting agenda. I don't know anyone who  
decline to join the group because it is called baypiggies.

Wai Yip


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