Re: FringePhilly

[Scott Fraser <Scott.E.Fraser@gmail.com>]

Newbie with opinion here...  FringeDC gives some precedence, but is
the only other instance for this use-case. Here in Philly anything
"Fringe" will be forever confused with the FringeFest.

Here's my 2 cents...

FooPhilly

boom done

any questions?

-Scott

On Nov 18, 12:18 pm, "Toby DiPasquale" <codeslin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 12:14 PM, yegg <gabriel.weinb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > That being said, I wasn't familiar with the Fringe moniker until it
> > was posted here with the linkhttp://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