[FredLug] [Fwd: New subscription request to list FredLug from fredhackgroup at gmail.com]

[Paul W. Frields]

I don't think anyone is saying anyone's shady.  It was just a question
about what we agreed to do previously.  I think we should be fairly
flexible about approving list memberships, as long as we aren't
worried the request is bogus.

Paul

On Tue, Feb 07, 2012 at 08:59:27AM -0500, Xenophod wrote:
> I don't think it's shady. I've looked through the blog and website and they
> seem genuine.
> I think they're just trying to make connections in the local area that are
> somewhat related to their interests.
> 
> We might want to ask them to sign up with their own email addresses instead
> of the main account though.
> 
> 
> 
> But, I don't see why is seems shady to the rest of you guys. Are you just
> not familiar with the "hacker space" scene?  Or are you guys just put off
> by the moniker of "hacker"?
> I read http://hackaday.com/ and http://blog.makezine.com/ every day and
> they're full of nifty "hacks" using Ardunios or other microprocessors and
> often using Linux. The 3D Printers and Microsoft Kinect hacks are the two
> biggest "news makers" I can think of...
> 
> Anyway, It's nice to see a "hacker space" pop up around here. I've been
> wondering why we don't have a "hacker space" in Fredericksburg, even though
> they aren't really "in" Fredericksburg.
> 
> If you want, I'll go check them out. Not that I have much time on the
> weekends to even go to the LUG meetings... But it seems relevant to my
> interests :D
> 
> -dan-
> 
> 
> On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 7:00 AM, Ted Brunell <ted.brunell at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > I thought we had decided that to get an account you had to attend a
> > meeting.  The exception was someone in the group knowing the person asking
> > for the account.
> >
> > R/
> > Ted
> >  On Feb 7, 2012 5:26 AM, "Timothy Jones" <standingfire at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Do they provide any contact information. It sounds a bit shady to me.
> >>
> >> a man that moves mountains begins by carrying away small stones. ---
> >> chinese proverb.
> >>
> >> sent from my droid.
> >> On Feb 6, 2012 10:40 AM, "Peter Larsen" <plarsen at famlarsen.homelinux.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Does anyone know what "fredhackgroup" is and why is it trying to
> >>> subscribe to the group?
> >>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> >>> From: fredlug-owner at calypso.tux.org
> >>> To: fredlug-owner at calypso.tux.org
> >>> Subject: New subscription request to list FredLug from
> >>> fredhackgroup at gmail.com
> >>> Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:47:28 -0500
> >>>
> >>> Your authorization is required for a mailing list subscription request
> >>> approval:
> >>>
> >>>    For:  fredhackgroup at gmail.com
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> >>>
> >>> At your convenience, visit:
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> >>>
> >>> to process the request.
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Best Regards
> >>>  Peter Larsen
> >>>
> >>> Wise words of the day:
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> >>>        -- George Bonser
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