[CS-FSLUG] OT: Adventures With LXer & CharLUG

[Ritchie, Josiah S.]

Sounds like a lot of fun. One of the cool parts about this list is seeing the different parts Christians play in the Linux community. I hadn't realized how deep your LXer involvement was. I know a good Christian guy who is highly involved in CPLUG (Central PA) which is a pretty active LUG if you are ever looking for something is that world.

JSR/

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From: christiansource-bounces at ofb.biz [mailto:christiansource-bounces at ofb.biz] On Behalf Of Don Parris
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 9:22 PM
To: A Christian virtual Free Software and Linux Users Group.
Subject: [CS-FSLUG] OT: Adventures With LXer & CharLUG

Well, it's not entirely off-topic, but...

I just thought I would drop a note to share my adventures with LXer & CharLUG.

Since appointing myself as a FOSS advocate for the Christian community (since no one asked me to), I have somehow become deeply engaged with LXer, a rapidly growing Linux news site.  I started with no previous journalism experience and have stepped up, primarily through attrition, to become the Editor-in-Chief.  Almost as soon as I stepped into my new role, I was confronted with a protracted religious flame war in which I managed to earn a great deal of respect among LXer's core readers.  That may not seem like a big deal, but some acknowledged later having fears that I would impose my religious views on the community. 

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