[SGVLUG] Meeting tonite! 7-9pm.

[bobjaffray at juno.com]

BJ: What David Lawyer says is essentially correct as
to the genesis of the group, except Tom definitely did
_not_ want to assume leadership as I recollect. This is
a misunderstanding. Craig Zeller did close down the 
mailing list without proper notice. Craig was miffed.
SGVLUG as now constituted essentially started with 
the meeting at David Lawyer's house, at which the main
decisions were made. Tom was one among others including
David and myself. Tom _did_ play a very important and
essential role in the continuation of the group with which
it very likely would not have continued. So the decision
to honor him as _a_ founding member (among others) is 
correct. I approve of it. I agree that the real genesis
was Gunther. Tom's dad, Richard says that he attended
meetings at Gunther's garage apartment as did I.

BJ: I personally appreciate David Lawyer's early 
contributions as well as those of Gunther and others
including Tom who went out of his way to be helpful
to everyone.

Bob Jaffray 

---------- Original Message ----------
From: David Lawyer <dave at lafn.org>
To: "SGVLUG Discussion List." <sgvlug at sgvlug.net>
Subject: Re: [SGVLUG] Meeting tonite! 7-9pm.
Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 08:40:44 -0700

On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 01:29:13AM -0700, matti wrote:
> One item I will propose is that we vote to induct
> Tom Emerson as an official SGVLUG founding member.
Here's what I wrote on the history:

* It was founded on Nov. 11, 1995 by Gunther Schleinkofer.  It met in
* his small abode in Altadena at 481 Sacramento St.  Attendance was only
* a few to several people in his small living room.  There was no
* program.  People just sat and talked.  Gunther was the leader.
* 
* Then in early 1998?, the group moved it's meetings to Fuller Theological
* Seminary at the invitation from IT people at Fuller, one of whom was

Tom didn't show up until about the time we moved to Fuller.  Thus he
entered the scene about 2 years after it was founded and is no more a
founding member than I am.  I guess the "living room" was actually a
converted garage.  So if anyone is to be declared a founding member
it's Gunther.

As I recall, Tom wanted to assume a leadership role from the start but
the webmaster (and other leader), Craig Zeller opposed him.  Thus Tom
only took a leadership role after Craig Zeller deserted us and closed
down the mailing list without proper notice.

			David Lawyer



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