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From: "Michael K. Sanders" <msanders@confusion.net>
To: David Brownlee <abs@anim.dreamworks.com>
cc: netbsd-advocacy@NetBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: Community Issues ** LONG ** 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 22 Feb 1999 18:03:41 PST."
             <Pine.GSO.4.05.9902221718530.21744-100000@cynic.anim.dreamworks.com> 
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 01:12:34 -0700

In message <Pine.GSO.4.05.9902221718530.21744-100000@cynic.anim.dreamworks.com>
, David Brownlee writes:
>real-life regional social gatherings:
>
>	Another good suggestion from Mason. Possibly an events section to
>	the 'to be introduced' database for coding projects and advocacy
>	projects? Might also be an idea to allow people to make
>	'outstanding offers' - eg, "if anyone is dropping by LA, then feel
>	free to drop me an email on <abs@anim.dreamworks.com> to head out
>	for a beer".

While an events database would be useful, using a -chat list to find
other NetBSD users in your area seems somewhat ineffecient.  I know
some of you are familiar with sixdegrees[1].  If enough people ask
them for a 'Computers & Technology - Operating Systems - NetBSD' hobby
category, it would be possible to use their system to search for other
NetBSD users based on that category and geographical location, all the
way from major continents down to individual cities.

[1]: http://www.sixdegrees.com/