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Date: Fri, 22 Mar 1996 21:15:38 -0500
To: Linux.Users.Group@umich.edu
From: mcneight@umich.edu (Neil McNeight)
Subject: IMPORTANT: Washtenaw Linux Users Group

Greetings.

I am sending this message to inform the membership that I am stepping down
as "leader" of the Washtenaw Linux Users Group effective at the end of the
April meeting (April 18th). I no longer have the time to dedicate to the
users group and it is starting to show. I believe it is time for a change
in leadership for the good of the group. I would like to see continued
discussion about this on the list before the April 18th meeting.

It is my hope that someone will step forward and accept the challenge of
leading the group. I believe that the Linux community in the Ann Arbor 
area is robust enough to continue to support a dedicated users group and 
the loss of the group would be a loss to the community. We have already 
brought together over 100 Linux users with experiences ranging from newbie 
to guru. I'm willing to bet that every member has learned something from 
the group (mostly positive I hope :).

I would also like to take a minute and thank all of you for supporting me
and the users group. Ever since I started the mailing list last year (1
year in April) and started monthly meetings soon after, I have received
tremendous support and encouragement from all of you. One event that 
sticks in my mind most vividly is the night I tried to cancel the meeting, 
but I was too late. There were already 15-20 people in the room (including 
the guest speaker) before I got there in spite of the ice storm and the 
closing of the school!

Again, thank you.

-Neil

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"Does anyone know where the love of God goes"  | Neil McNeight
"When the waves turn the minutes to hours?"    | mcneight@umich.edu
         "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"  | Ann Arbor, MI  USA
                        by Gordon Lightfoot    |
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