<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="font-family: Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span>I attended several meetings with the Python User Group. The meetings were interesting and dynamic. Of course, it helps to have Entought (producer of scientific python distribution) semi-sponsering the meetings.</span><br>If we could get 3 people together, we have a meeting. I am building scripts to administer<span> Cisco stuff, and would appreciate perlish growth.</span><span><br>Hitting the wall (sorry Larry),</span><span><br>Michael Puckett<br></span><div id="yiv231068733"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><div>ps:second try with address
used to subscribe.<br></div> <div style="font-family:Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"> <div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> "austin-request@pm.org" <austin-request@pm.org><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> austin@pm.org <br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, June 5, 2012 2:00 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> Austin Digest, Vol 94, Issue 3<br> </font> </div> <br>
Send Austin mailing list submissions to<br> <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:austin@pm.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:austin@pm.org">austin@pm.org</a><br><br>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br> http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/austin<br>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br> <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:austin-request@pm.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:austin-request@pm.org">austin-request@pm.org</a><br><br>You can reach the person managing the list at<br> <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:austin-owner@pm.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:austin-owner@pm.org">austin-owner@pm.org</a><br><br>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>than "Re: Contents of Austin digest..."<br><br><br>Today's Topics:<br><br> 1. Re: Activity? (Jeff Keys)<br> 2. Re: Activity? (Mark
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1<br>Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2012 06:34:04 +0000<br>From: Jeff Keys <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:jkeys@computer.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:jkeys@computer.org">jkeys@computer.org</a>><br>To: "<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:austin@pm.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:austin@pm.org">austin@pm.org</a>" <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:austin@pm.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:austin@pm.org">austin@pm.org</a>><br>Subject: Re: APM: Activity?<br>Message-ID:<br> <CAMJLGURn=0Qu0xKJ2sX=<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:17CbJv1f9XbNFBq-5V3dLfPBooC1ew@mail.gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:17CbJv1f9XbNFBq-5V3dLfPBooC1ew@mail.gmail.com">17CbJv1f9XbNFBq-5V3dLfPBooC1ew@mail.gmail.com</a>><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1<br><br>Hi guys,<br><br>I would be interested in trying it. I moved here a year ago from San<br>Diego where I worked for four years as a Perl developer for CBS<br>Interactive. I went
to PM meetings there whenever I could, though it<br>was 28 miles in the opposite direction from home. I currently live
in<br>Hutto, next to Round Rock.<br><br>Jeff Keys<br><br>On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 9:03 PM, Gary Warman <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:warman.t.gary@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:warman.t.gary@gmail.com">warman.t.gary@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> I appreciate it. Any support is great. Like I said, I think Austin deserves a better Perl community. Enough of Austin on Rails and such; may the perl mongers forever mong perl. Lol<br>><br>><br>><br>> On Jun 3, 2012, at 2:24 PM, Jack Lupton <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:jacklupton@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:jacklupton@gmail.com">jacklupton@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>><br>>> Hi Gary,<br>>><br>>> I used to love the Perl monger meetings here in Austin. There were<br>>> always very interesting presentations and discussions. Unfortunately<br>>> there were a couple of scheduled meetings where no one else showed up.<br>>> It was
at a time when it was very difficult for me to make the time
to<br>>> attend. I lost interest. It seems like most of the people I knew who<br>>> were interested in Perl either left the area or became more interested<br>>> in Ruby. I've been learning Ruby. The problem I'm having is with<br>>> versions and gems versions. RVM looks easy on the surface, but then<br>>> everything seems to break - especially on deployment. I don't ever<br>>> remember having that problem with Perl.<br>>><br>>> Want to see a well run user group? Go to the Austin PHP meetup. I'm<br>>> not a fan of PHP, but those guys run great meetings. The presentations<br>>> are excellent. One of the groups leaders, Logan Lindquist, takes<br>>> videos of all the presentations and makes them available online. There<br>>> are raffles, prizes and beverage subgroup meetings!<br>>><br>>> It would be great to once again have Perl monger meetings. Count me in<br>>> and
let me know if there is anything I can do to assist.<br>>><br>>> Jack Lupton<br>>><br>>> On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 9:40 AM, Gary Warman <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:warman.t.gary@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:warman.t.gary@gmail.com">warman.t.gary@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>>>> Aloha!<br>>>><br>>>> I've noticed that this perlmongers group doesn't seem to really get much<br>>>> activity, if any activity at all. Now, I don't know about you, but I find<br>>>> that a crying shame. After taking a decent break from perl due to some<br>>>> personal issues, I'm busy reimmersing myself in the culture, and I know it<br>>>> would be nice to have a group of people who grok perl local to my area, so,<br>>>> for those of you who still get these and read them, why not get this started<br>>>> up again? I must also confess an ulterior motive, as
there's a rather<br>>>>
influential developer who is coming to Austin next year, and if we can get<br>>>> this PM group up and running again, then hell, we can organize meetups and<br>>>> such, and help initiate new people into the perl lifestyle. But in the same<br>>>> vein, I can begin organizing a talk and conference with this guy, as well as<br>>>> a few other folks that I know would love to give a talk.<br>>>><br>>>> There's always the YAPC's, but, who wants to wait for a conference when we<br>>>> can have our own meetups? Austin deserves a perl culture, a perl lifestyle.<br>>>> Let's give it one!<br>>>><br>>>> Thank you,<br>>>> Gary Warman<br>>>><br>>>> LinkedIn<br>>>><br>>>><br>>>> _______________________________________________<br>>>> Austin mailing list<br>>>> <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:Austin@pm.org"
target="_blank" href="mailto:Austin@pm.org">Austin@pm.org</a><br>>>> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/austin">http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/austin</a><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Austin mailing list<br>> <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:Austin@pm.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:Austin@pm.org">Austin@pm.org</a><br>> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/austin">http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/austin</a><br><br><br>------------------------------<br><br>Message: 2<br>Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2012 10:10:41 -0500<br>From: Mark Lehmann <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:mark@marklehmann.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:mark@marklehmann.com">mark@marklehmann.com</a>><br>To: Jeff Keys <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:jkeys@computer.org" target="_blank"
href="mailto:jkeys@computer.org">jkeys@computer.org</a>><br>Cc: "<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:austin@pm.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:austin@pm.org">austin@pm.org</a>" <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:austin@pm.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:austin@pm.org">austin@pm.org</a>><br>Subject: Re: APM: Activity?<br>Message-ID:<br> <CAC7UDRxTeGvtpEpsoH51AhBGDYN7UZ1anXASRpKM-izZ1D=H=<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:Q@mail.gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:Q@mail.gmail.com">Q@mail.gmail.com</a>><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br><br>It takes a lot of effort to coordinate events. I'd be happy if someone<br>else wanted to coordinate. I could pass all of "priveleges" over to the<br>next victi... volunteer. And of course lend my support and contacts to the<br>next president. One year I was elected president because I went to the<br>restroom at the wrong time. There
are a few groups that would be<br>interested in providing a meeting place for small groups. Pizza places with<br>a spare room are good places. Also, I have a projector and a screen we can<br>use.<br><br>There are some excellent Perl developers in town that could probably
be<br>tapped to help present.<br><br>Another idea would be to combine the Ruby and Perl groups and do something<br>formal. The Ruby group simply does informal lunchs once a week.<br><br>On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 1:34 AM, Jeff Keys <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:jkeys@computer.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:jkeys@computer.org">jkeys@computer.org</a>> wrote:<br><br>> Hi guys,<br>><br>> I would be interested in trying it. I moved here a year ago from San<br>> Diego where I worked for four years as a Perl developer for CBS<br>> Interactive. I went to PM meetings there whenever I could, though it<br>> was 28 miles in the opposite direction from home. I currently live in<br>> Hutto, next to Round Rock.<br>><br>> Jeff Keys<br>><br>> On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 9:03 PM, Gary Warman <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:warman.t.gary@gmail.com" target="_blank"
href="mailto:warman.t.gary@gmail.com">warman.t.gary@gmail.com</a>><br>> wrote:<br>> > I appreciate it. Any
support is great. Like I said, I think Austin<br>> deserves a better Perl community. Enough of Austin on Rails and such; may<br>> the perl mongers forever mong perl. Lol<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > On Jun 3, 2012, at 2:24 PM, Jack Lupton <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:jacklupton@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:jacklupton@gmail.com">jacklupton@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> ><br>> >> Hi Gary,<br>> >><br>> >> I used to love the Perl monger meetings here in Austin. There were<br>> >> always very interesting presentations and discussions. Unfortunately<br>> >> there were a couple of scheduled meetings where no one else showed up.<br>> >> It was at a time when it was very difficult for me to make the time to<br>> >> attend. I lost interest. It seems like most of the people I knew who<br>> >> were interested in Perl either left the area or
became more interested<br>>
>> in Ruby. I've been learning Ruby. The problem I'm having is with<br>> >> versions and gems versions. RVM looks easy on the surface, but then<br>> >> everything seems to break - especially on deployment. I don't ever<br>> >> remember having that problem with Perl.<br>> >><br>> >> Want to see a well run user group? Go to the Austin PHP meetup. I'm<br>> >> not a fan of PHP, but those guys run great meetings. The presentations<br>> >> are excellent. One of the groups leaders, Logan Lindquist, takes<br>> >> videos of all the presentations and makes them available online. There<br>> >> are raffles, prizes and beverage subgroup meetings!<br>> >><br>> >> It would be great to once again have Perl monger meetings. Count me in<br>> >> and let me know if there is anything I can do to assist.<br>> >><br>> >> Jack Lupton<br>>
>><br>> >> On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 9:40 AM, Gary Warman <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:warman.t.gary@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:warman.t.gary@gmail.com">warman.t.gary@gmail.com</a>><br>> wrote:<br>> >>> Aloha!<br>> >>><br>> >>> I've noticed that this perlmongers group doesn't seem to really get<br>> much<br>> >>> activity, if any activity at all. Now, I don't know about you, but I<br>> find<br>> >>> that a crying shame. After taking a decent break from perl due to some<br>> >>> personal issues, I'm busy reimmersing myself in the culture, and I<br>> know it<br>> >>> would be nice to have a group of people who grok perl local to my<br>> area, so,<br>> >>> for those of you who still get these and read them, why not get this<br>> started<br>> >>> up again? I must also confess an ulterior motive,
as there's a rather<br>>
>>> influential developer who is coming to Austin next year, and if we can<br>> get<br>> >>> this PM group up and running again, then hell, we can organize meetups<br>> and<br>> >>> such, and help initiate new people into the perl lifestyle. But in the<br>> same<br>> >>> vein, I can begin organizing a talk and conference with this guy, as<br>> well as<br>> >>> a few other folks that I know would love to give a talk.<br>> >>><br>> >>> There's always the YAPC's, but, who wants to wait for a conference<br>> when we<br>> >>> can have our own meetups? Austin deserves a perl culture, a perl<br>> lifestyle.<br>> >>> Let's give it one!<br>> >>><br>> >>> Thank you,<br>> >>> Gary Warman<br>> >>><br>> >>> LinkedIn<br>> >>><br>> >>><br>> >>>
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