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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>I'll print out a PLUG logo to put on the table at 2pm.<div>( <a href="http://goo.gl/JhlJIW" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/JhlJIW</a> )</div><div><br><div>Cya at Cafe Nero, whoever is coming...</div><div>(Note: If its loud/cramped then I might not stay long)</div><div><br></div><div>- Daryl</div><div><br></div><div><br><br><div>> To: preston@mailman.lug.org.uk<br>> Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2016 18:20:34 +0000<br>> CC: markphilipwallbank@gmail.com<br>> Subject: Re: [Preston] A LUG needs a purpose<br>> From: preston@mailman.lug.org.uk<br>> <br>> There you go - I told you: Very little prising required.<br>> In Phil's case, just a light application of coconut oil was more than<br>> adequate. :-)<br>> <br>> But as the man with the orthopedic shoe said - I stand corrected.<br>> As Phil said - it was indeed traditionally Wednesdays, not Tuesdays as I<br>> first thought, for PLUG meetings.<br>> <br>> But I'm afraid I can't make this Saturday, unfortunately.<br>> <br>> Whilst I'm on I would like to make you aware of these guys:<br>> http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/raspberry-jam-2308520311<br>> <br>> They seem to meet at the Media Factory (the "Lego Brick" building at the<br>> Uni). They are nothing to do with me BTW, and I have never attended<br>> their meeting. I recently bumped into long standing PLUGster Mark<br>> Wallbank (who was having ciggy outside the Dog and Partridge). He<br>> informed me of this group.<br>> <br>> Whilst running a raspberry pi is a reasonable noble pursuit, we should<br>> not lose sight of the fact that these devices are classed as "fatally<br>> flawed" in the context of software freedom by the FSF, due to the<br>> proprietary binary blob one needs to even boot them up in the first<br>> place :-)<br>> https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/single-board-computers<br>> <br>> Enough militant FSF ranting from me.<br>> <br>> Enjoy the Saturday meeting, and hopefully I'll catch up with the group<br>> at some future event.<br>> <br>> Guy<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Phil Robinson via Preston:<br>> > Ahhhh my eyes, my eyes! I've been under that rock for a long time now. Hope<br>> > you are well Guy and others.<br>> > <br>> > The domain was indeed as dormant as the group, consider it reactivated. We<br>> > did have a very good turn out in the glory days, the envy of many other<br>> > LUGs. Didn't we used to meet on Wednesdays though? I never could do<br>> > Tuesdays.<br>> > <br>> > Anyway, I'm glad to see some potential activity again and maybe a new lease<br>> > of life for PLUG.<br>> > <br>> > Phil Robinson.<br>> > On 13 Jul 2016 1:50 am, "Guy via Preston" <preston@mailman.lug.org.uk><br>> > wrote:<br>> > <br>> >> Hi Mark (and others),<br>> >><br>> >> https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TlsZq2qUQ8M/UKY8iLgsSmI/AAAAAAAAAxA/2CwSmy5HtHQ/s1600/plug.gif<br>> >> https://lug.org.uk/node/91<br>> >> https://prestonlinuxusergroup.blogspot.ch/<br>> >><br>> >> PLUG was originally founded in 2001 by Phil Robinson. (He had the<br>> >> prestonlinux.com domain registered, but it seems to have lapsed now.)<br>> >><br>> >> I used to organize the meetings in the mid noughties as I worked in IT<br>> >> at UCLan (and still do) and could get a room booked at Uni (and still<br>> >> could).<br>> >><br>> >> I stopped organizing meetings in 2008 as my wife gave birth to twins and<br>> >> I didn't have the time. I seem to have a lot less free time nowadays<br>> >> than I used to.<br>> >><br>> >> The group has been dormant since then, pretty much.<br>> >><br>> >> I think to run a PLUG as anything other than a drinking society (not<br>> >> that there is anything wrong with that!) takes effort and organization.<br>> >><br>> >> I was occasionally disheartened when someone had freely volunteered to<br>> >> present on a topic, donating their time and expertise, and the audience<br>> >> could be counted on one hand. The effort and organization requirements<br>> >> are the same if 5 people or 50 people show up.<br>> >><br>> >> But ... as Richard Stallman says - he fights the fight expecting to<br>> >> lose, so any win is glorious. :-)<br>> >><br>> >> We used to meet on the 1st Tuesday of the month, starting a 19:30 at the<br>> >> Uni, then at 21:00 go to the Greyfriar pub.<br>> >><br>> >> I would be prepared to attend / contribute to meetings etc, if they were<br>> >> to occur, but I would say I have served my time as a primary PLUG<br>> >> organizer.<br>> >><br>> >> I also know there are a few of the old guard still reading this list.<br>> >> Maybe some of them can be prised from under their rocks, blinking, into<br>> >> the light of day.<br>> >> :-)<br>> >><br>> >> Regards,<br>> >><br>> >> Guy Heatley<br>> >><br>> >> Ken Walker via Preston:<br>> >>> Sorry mate Saturdays not good for me as I'll be at grasshoppers at the<br>> >> beer<br>> >>> festival followed by my mates wedding.<br>> >>> On 12 Jul 2016 20:46, "Daryl Knight via Preston" <<br>> >> preston@mailman.lug.org.uk><br>> >>> wrote:<br>> >>><br>> >>>> Hi Ken,<br>> >>>><br>> >>>> The date and venue are fine for me... but a 3 hour window is a bit vague<br>> >>>> (guess I like precision a tad too much).<br>> >>>> If someone could let me know what time they'd be arriving then I'll pop<br>> >>>> along at the same time, to avoid sitting for up to 2-3 hours waiting for<br>> >>>> people.<br>> >>>><br>> >>>> - Daryl<br>> >>>><br>> >>>><br>> >>>><br>> >>>> ------------------------------<br>> >>>> Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 19:19:15 +0100<br>> >>>> To: bob.mclellan@gmail.com; preston@mailman.lug.org.uk;<br>> >>>> keneawalker@gmail.com<br>> >>>> Subject: Re: [Preston] A LUG needs a purpose<br>> >>>> From: preston@mailman.lug.org.uk<br>> >>>><br>> >>>> Bob, Ken, Daryl, Nick and Olly,<br>> >>>> Thanks for the responses, its good to see that there is life out there<br>> >> on<br>> >>>> the old mailing list.<br>> >>>> All your points are valid and very topical. Im especially interested in<br>> >>>> Nicks views from inside the edtech sector and the opportunity this<br>> >>>> presents. There could be a very beneficial relationship to be forged by<br>> >> the<br>> >>>> LUGs with the schools now having more direct control over their IT, but<br>> >>>> having limited insight into alternatives beyond MS, Apple and Google; or<br>> >>>> the downsides to these options that the marketing materials tactfully<br>> >> avoid.<br>> >>>> I also had a thought about coding, but using Sonic-pi, Scratch and<br>> >>>> possibly Squeek or Turtle.<br>> >>>><br>> >>>> It feels like there may be some interest in a meet up.<br>> >>>><br>> >>>> If I suggested somewhere like Cafe Nero opposite the train station in<br>> >>>> Preston on Saturday afternoon, dropping in/out say 2pm to 5pm would<br>> >> that be<br>> >>>> possible for anyone, or would an alternate date/venue be easier for the<br>> >>>> majority?<br>> >>>><br>> >>>> Mark<br>> >>>><br>> >>>> Sent from my ASUS<br>> >>>> _______________________________________________ Preston mailing list<br>> >>>> Preston@mailman.lug.org.uk<br>> >>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/preston<br>> >>>><br>> >>>> _______________________________________________<br>> >>>> Preston mailing list<br>> >>>> Preston@mailman.lug.org.uk<br>> >>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/preston<br>> >>>><br>> >>><br>> >>><br>> >>><br>> >>> _______________________________________________<br>> >>> Preston mailing list<br>> >>> Preston@mailman.lug.org.uk<br>> >>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/preston<br>> >>><br>> >><br>> >> _______________________________________________<br>> >> Preston mailing list<br>> >> Preston@mailman.lug.org.uk<br>> >> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/preston<br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > _______________________________________________<br>> > Preston mailing list<br>> > Preston@mailman.lug.org.uk<br>> > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/preston<br>> > <br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Preston mailing list<br>> Preston@mailman.lug.org.uk<br>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/preston<br></div></div></div> </div></body>
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