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Hi Ladies and Gents,<br>
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It's been interesting listening in on the whole "lug revival" - so
I'm going to throw my own experiences in as a Linux user and an
active member of several car clubs.<br>
<br>
As a full time employee of a large engineering firm, my time spent
reading personal emails (such as that attached to this mailing list)
is limited, and while I have a smart phone, I'm not comfortable
using it to write long wordy response (such as this is - I've got
several PC's of varying OS and specification that are far more
comfortable for that)<br>
<br>
That said, I do get time to log into various fora where I'm an
active participant (currently I'm an active member of several car
clubs, the microchip support forums and several other "normal"
forums). It's easy to spend 10 minutes on my work PC, looking at
what's going on and socialising in that manner - so if you're
looking to revamp things, why not start there? I signed up to the
Lug because I wanted to discuss my trials and tribulations and share
that with the world. The problem with a mailing list is that it's
not very easy to read and multiple discussions blur into a
meaningless mess. I'd rather be active on a public forum with a
daily or weekly digest of activity on there posted in my direction
so that I could go and browse at my leisure (and let's be honest
here, it's our leisure time that this eats into). For much the same
reason, I signed up with the debian and linuxquestions forums. A
lincs lug forums would allow me to socialise with local people who
also have a shady geek interest :)<br>
<br>
If you make it easy for people to participate, people will do so.<br>
<br>
As for handover etc, I'm not surprised that there's going to be some
friction, change does that. Personally I think it could have been
handled a little better, but then youthful enthusiasm has a tendency
to grate when the old dinosaurs are woken (that's not a pop at
anyone, just an observation and comparison analogy)<br>
<br>
I'd love to be able to come along to lug meets, as a mobile car nut,
with a passion for software (admittedly I've not written as much
*nix SW as I should have) I'm willing to attend these things
anywhere in the uk, but I've got other time commitments as well, so
if I can make them I'll try.<br>
<br>
Something so often seen in the car (fora) world is the "I can't get
them to do what I want them to do, so I'll setup an alternative NEW
and EXCITING forum" especially from newer members, and so things
fracture. I'd hate to see that happen here, so I hope that some
sense and decorum is applied prior to any overzealous action and
that people don't get upset by what might be said. Likewise, don't
take this as support for a change in the management - this is my
support of the lug.<br>
<br>
Chris<br>
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On 19/08/2011 19:00, Dave Rice wrote:
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Ladies, Gents,
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<div>As I have said previously in this thread, the current members
of this group do not think of this LUG as inactive, dormant or
dead!</div>
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<div>Therefore the guidelines for re-activating an inactive LUG do
not apply in this case.</div>
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<div>It has been, however, quiet for a while.</div>
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<div>There has been a little activity on the forum and on the IRC
channel.</div>
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<div>The only parts that haven't been active are the physical,
social aspects. I have already stated the reasons for this.</div>
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<div>What I would like to suggest is this:</div>
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<div>1. As a whole decide on what we want to achieve.</div>
<div>2. If required, form an 'official' admin board (Chair,
Treasurer, PR etc)</div>
<div>3. Make it work</div>
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<div>There are sufficient members available to get the democratic
process in motion.</div>
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<div>I will, therefore, start a thread here for members'
requirements, suggestions and thoughts on how we want the LUG to
be shaped, run and administered.</div>
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<div>Regards</div>
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<div>Dave </div>
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<div>On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 12:35 PM, Gavin <span><<a
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href="mailto:g.peters1@ntlworld.com">g.peters1@ntlworld.com</a>></span>
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<blockquote>Hi Guys<br>
<br>
My name Gavin and I came to the meeting we had in Boston,
was it really<br>
that long age. It would be great to have some more Lug
meetings, I live<br>
in Lincoln too but would travel.<br>
<br>
Gavin<br>
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On Tue, 2011-08-16 at 21:27 +0100, Rebecca Newborough
wrote:<br>
> Hi guys, and fellow Linux geeks!<br>
><br>
> Firstly, let me say hello to you all and introduce
myself. My name is<br>
> Becky Newborough, I live in Lincoln and I am a huge
geek (I blame my<br>
> husband, Philip, for making me this way! :D) I am
@bobobex on<br>
> <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://identi.ca">identi.ca</a>
and Twitter - look me up and check me out.<br>
><br>
> I have just returned from my 3rd annual OggCamp
event and have been<br>
> inspired so much by what I saw and heard there that
I want to give<br>
> something back to the Linux community. I've joined
the Lincs LUG<br>
> mailing list to reach out to you all with a
proposition - do we want a<br>
> more active Lincs LUG? I notice from the current
Lincs LUG webpage<br>
> that we last had some news posted on 15th October
2009, and I know<br>
> that the last meet-up was on the 12th October 2007,
as Philip attended<br>
> it - a joint event with BCS Lincolnshire branch
held at Lincoln Uni.<br>
> How poor is that, that our LUG has contributed
nothing for nearly 2<br>
> years and hasn't met up for nearly 4 years!<br>
><br>
> I am volunteering to change all of that and get our
Lincs LUG up and<br>
> running again, but I need some input from you guys
as to whether you<br>
> want this. Whilst I am enthusiastic for this to
happen, I am not<br>
> going to waste my time if I get no interest from
the current members.<br>
> So, I have posted a few market research questions
below for you to<br>
> respond to, if you can:<br>
><br>
> If a Lincs LUG were re-established, would you
attend a regular meet-up?<br>
> What would you expect from a LUG meeting to make it
worth your while attending?<br>
> How regular would you want your LUG meeting and at
what location?<br>
><br>
> What I lack in technical knowledge, I more than
make up for in<br>
> enthusiasm and energy (and home-baking skills!).
Plus, I can always<br>
> drag Philip along to do the technical stuff!<br>
><br>
> Thank you for taking the time to read this -
hopefully you can spare a<br>
> minute or two to respond.<br>
><br>
> Kind regards<br>
><br>
> Becky<br>
><br>
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