[SLUG] New Event: SLUG `Religious Wars'

[Jeff Waugh <jdub@nospam.aphid.net>]

                     Before there was Mutt vs. Pine...


                   Before there was Debian vs. RedHat...


                   Long before there was GNOME vs. KDE...


            There was a war that outfought all wars, a war which
        is still waged today. As bitterly as always, if not more so.


                    A war with a name... They called it:

                             VI vs. EMACS


At this month's meeting, on the 30th of June, 2000, SLUG will be the newest
battleground for this long, arduous war of attrition. Six knights will be
selected to battle for the honor of their (text processing) weapons. Only
three will be victorious, the other three will be somewhat annoyed.


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Okay, so that was fun.

This will be the first of (hopefully) a series of debates covering those
`touchier' arguments we all get into sometimes. Often called `religious
wars' due to the fanaticism of their combatants, they've provided some of
the best cruel geek quotes, competition for all the software involved, and
countless Slashdot flamefests.

Which is precisely why SLUG is coming in to fan the flames! ;)


To pull this off, we're looking for six "thoroughly obsessed text processing
gurus" - three in each camp - to contend. They'll take part in quick-fire
two minute talks, which need to be:

  * fun and/or humorous

  * fact filled - we need a reason to love our text editors

  * scathing, and totally unfair to the other team

  * educational - this is war *and* advocacy at the same time

  * pushing either vi or Emacs. If you feel like arguing joe or pico, you'll
    have a very welcome audience in the naughty corner.


The debate will take place after the usual break. A resident "Unbiased Guy
With Bell" will make sure the talks don't exceed their two minutes.

Combatants will *not* know their opposition. It's more fun that way. ;)


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If you are interested in being one of the six, please email me personally,
and I will put you in touch with your fellow team members and explain the
format more thoroughly.


To battle!

- Jeff


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