[CA pgfr] Creating a PUG in Montreal

[ioguix at free.fr]

Hi everybody !

Selena, you asked to remind you about setting up a list for this new PUG, 
so here is the reminer :)
Did you delegated it to someone ? Maybe you can tell me who I should email 
about this ml to help you ?

On Mon, 19 Jan 2009, Robert Bernier wrote:

> 
> Salu :-)
> 
> Sorry for not getting back to you sooner.
> 
> I'm responding in english as this email has also been CC'd to Selena.

Sure !

> On Tuesday 13 January 2009 21:32:08 ioguix at free.fr wrote:
> 
> > I used to old pgfr CA mailing-list in my first mail...
> 
> > >
> 
> > > I write you today to get some advice and help to add a new PUG in the map
> 
> > > in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Most of you already know me as a member for
> 
> > > pgfr folks or just meet me briefly in lasts pgCon at Ottawa.
> 
> > >
> 
> > > I'm writing this mail in english mostly for Selena and any other person
> 
> > > who could recieve this mail througth some forwardings.
> 
> > >
> 
> > > This new PUG we could be MTLPUG (or anything else better :)), but lets
> 
> > > use this name in this mail presently.
> 
> I've been thinking about setting up something of a PostgreSQL user-group for the Ottawa area but this past year has seen me out of town.

AFAIK, there an activ PUG in Toronto as well :)

> I think you've done a pretty good job of looking up those groups that would prove useful i.e.
> 
> - MLUG: http://www.mlug.ca/cms/
> 
> - PHPQuebec: http://www.phpquebec.org/
> 
> - mailing list pgsql-fr-generale
> 
> - PgFR

Yeah, I think I should add David Fetter as well for the PWN

> Have you thought of contacting the local university computer clubs such as the one at Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal?

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll try to find and add them to this list 
of contact.

> Consider expanding your intiative beyond Montreal. When it comes to opensource, the entire province tends to do things all at the same time in an organic manner.
> For example, there might be somebody worthwhile contacting at the "Universite de Quebec a Sherbrooke" as they pioneered a lot of opensource initiatives in the
> province these past few years.

Revolution Linux borned in this universit, isn't it ?

> I do agree that Savoir Faire Linux, savoirfairelinux.com, might prove a good contact/sponsor(?). They are an aggressive opensouce enterprise in the province and are
> also connected with PHP-Quebec.

Oh, yes, even in interview they are quite...hu, let's say under pressure 
:)

> Another commercial contact is Christian Meloche, http://www.linkedin.com/pub/1/849/7b3. He heads an IT consulting firm specializing in opensource solutions that
> operates in the Quebec City/Ottawa/Gatineau regions. He also has contacts in France; but then, so too does Saviour Faire Linux.

Thanks for this contact as well.

However, my first goal is to create a local group. If it can be a 
motivation for some other connected group around Quebec, it would be very 
great !

Though, I will send my mail to this University and C. Meloche anyway, at 
least to spread the word and remind people PgFR exists, can help them and 
that they can help it as well in many ways !

> Keep me abreast of your initiatives.

Sure, Thanks for your feedback !

> 
> Robert

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Guillaume (ioguix) de Rorthais