Re: FringePhilly

["Toby DiPasquale" <codeslinger@gmail.com>]

On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 12:14 PM, yegg <gabriel.weinberg@gmail.com> wrote:
> That being said, I wasn't familiar with the Fringe moniker until it
> was posted here with the link http://www.lisperati.com/fringedc.html.
> The text behind that link seems to be a lot about functional
> programming.  As such, I would suggest picking a completely original
> name, especially if the group wants to meander in its own direction
> like Toby described.  Why tie ourselves down to a particular metaphor?

Exactly. There's a lot to dig about FP, but there's a lot to dig about
other stuff, too. I see this group transmogrifying into a place where
the really passionate people in and around Philly can come together
and talk shop about whatever interests them, not just FP. FP was a
great place to start, but as yegg so eloquently stated, why tie
ourselves down?

Sounds like the name change is not well understood, however, so I'd
suggest we maybe circle back on this topic at some future time. We can
talk more about what we want the group to be like, however.

-- 
Toby DiPasquale