Here is a draft of an open letter I am writing. Comments?  Agree?
Disagree?

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Why the Annual Linux Showcase 2002 should be held in Kansas City.

1).  Central Location:  There are 49 local user groups with one day
drive.  The ill-fated LinuxFest 2000 had attendees from St. Louis,
Wichita, and Austin, TX.
2).  Three letters:  BBQ.  Barbecue is a religious topic in Kansas 
City.

The arguments can get every bit as heated as which distributsion,
Vi/Emacs, or Gnome/KDE.
3).  Lower costs:  Kansas City is less expensive than other areas of 
the country.
4).  Geeks with Guns:  Full auto. 'nuff said.
5).  Large convention space:  Bartle Hall as 400,000 square feet of
space.
6.)  Local companies:  Atipa, Informix, IBM S/390 group

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Hal Duston
hald@sound.net