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

[Shannon -jj Behrens]

On 4/8/06, Tung Wai Yip <tungwaiyip at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 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.

Agreed.

-jj