[Linux-aus] thanks from 30,000 feet

[Leon Brooks]

On Sun, 18 May 2003 20:02, Stewart Smith wrote:
> Many positive things have come out of our meeting

Agree.

> Special thanks to Pia&Jeff for putting myself and Leon up for our
> stay in Sydney,

Agree.

> Andrew Cowie for some really good preparation and
> presentation of process (I really can't think of a good way to word
> it, but it really helped and you'll hear the outcomes)

Very much agree. It should be said that Andrew didn't get everything he 
wanted, so any bias he put into the construction of "the process" seems 
to have been submerged.

Thanks are also due to Pia's workplace for the venue.

Off-topic, but worth saying: The seats on VirginBlue 'planes suck, but 
the hosties are excellent. Talking to a newbie (3 weeks on the job) 
hostie, their last induction was 2000 people, of which only 30 were 
chosen (4 of them male) to go through training. VirginBlue would be 
delighted to get more male hosties, BTW, so if you're looking for a 
*different* kind of job... (-:

Back on topic (ish): one of the hosties on the way across knew about 
Linux - I was wearing an LA tee-shirt - her previous boyfriend had been 
a Linux consultant (I have no idea who he was, she's a very pretty slim 
tallish blonde with a Nordic look and name).

The internet kiosks in Perth airport have been switched from Windows to 
Linux (or at least X) but the ones at Sydney airport have not, and 
neither have those at the Northern Territory terrorism office/shop at 
Darling Harbour. Rip into 'em, SLUG members! (-:

Cheers; Leon

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