[SLUG] Meetings

[Pete]

Well done Bob

I'm afraid I haven't been attending meetings for along time because I'm
too busy with other things. I've been lurking in background for yonks
and have played around with Linux for around ten years, to a greater or
lesser extent. Now I use Linux 100% for everything. I still have a
Windows partition on my desktop computer but haven't been into it for at
least six months and that was only for mapping software for which there
is no open source equivalent. I now use use Ubuntu because I find it the
easiest to set up, the least hassle to update and the easiest to find a
very large range of software pre-compiled and guaranteed to work.
Synaptic/apt sorts out and downloads all the dependencies for you so you
don't have to worry. For beginners and those who just want to get on and
use it, it is probably the best choice.

Good luck with the meetings. If I get time I will pop along but won't
promise anything.

-- 
Regards
Pete Redwood
prewdood at phonecoop.coop


On Wed, 2007-09-05 at 10:21 +0100, bob wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> At Monday's meeting we worked out ideas about future meetings.  Here is a 
> summary:
> 
> 			"Future Slug Meetings
> 
> Aims
> 
> We want to see new people join the group, and we need to structure the 
> meetings to appeal to people who know little of Linux.  We need to generate 
> publicity.  Finally we want to retain the convivial side of our meetings.
> 
> Name
> 
> We wanted to get away from the SLUG name for 2 reasons.  First, while we 
> remain part of SLUG, we accept that many members (some doing the most 
> important work), cannot come regularly to meetings. Second, this has been a 
> rainy summer, producing record numbers of slugs, and some do not like that.  
> We agreed that they should be called SLG (Scarborough Linux Group) meetings. 
> 
> Structure, Date, Place and Time
> 
> We decided that we should split the meetings in two.  A meeting for elementary 
> topics called the Linux meeting, and another meeting for conviviality called 
> the social meeting.  The Linux meeting will be at 7.15pm on the first Monday 
> of every month at the Blind centre in Dean Road.  The social meeting will be 
> at 7.45pm on the third Monday of each month at The Valley.  The Linux meeting 
> would take the form of a half hour talk on a topic announced in advance, 
> followed by a half hour plus left for questions, discussion and whatever 
> those who come want to do.    In fact the next meeting will be a social 
> meeting on Monday 15th October at the  Valley.
> 
> Distributions
> 
> We would like to set up a list of distributions, contributed by people with 
> experience, and who are happy to answer questions about them.  It could 
> include information on: ease of installation, specifications needed, and 
> suitability for beginners.
> 
> Poster
> 
> We want to create an A4 poster, that would publicise the Linux meetings in the 
> library, and local schools."
> 
> Some more details will follow.  Comments, suggestions and objections are 
> welcome.
> 
> Bob
> 
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-- 
Regards
Pete Redwood
prewdood at phonecoop.coop