[HLUG] Future of the Herefordshire Linux Users Group ...

[Angharad Owen]

Dear Julian & everyone,
My name's Angharad (Ari), & I'm a linux user...
I love open source... (Especially QGIS, which I rely on in my work as a map-maker & data person....) I also love open data (& am part of the Open Data Institute's Cardiff node - which is pretty much the nearest to us).

Firstly, I apologise for being dormant on this forum & absent from meet ups. I met Julian about a year ago, and have been optimistically meaning to show my face ever since then! But then life gets in the way...

By way of feedback: I find this forum (emails) useful for bits & bobs of news, but I haven't felt the need to pester you all with technical problems & queries (yet!), as I've always found the answers I needed by searching existing questions on bigger forums... (I know that's no excuse for not introducing myself earlier, though - sorry!)
I do think perhaps it would work better as a chat rather than emails, as sometimes it all gets buried in an avalanche of other stuff in my inbox... I've used things Slack with other groups (e.g. ODI Cardiff), & found this easy & fun...

I would still like to make it to a meet-up, (as that's what really excited me about being in a group such as this..) but have found evenings difficult due to childcare (which is currently reserved for other things I need to do...). My only real free time currently is Mondays to Wednesdays, during school hours, which restricts things a bit...

Incidentally, though, I am starting a weekly 'computer club' on a Thursday morning in Leominster (10-11am at Reet Petite)... This is mostly catering for beginners (like older folk who want someone patient to take them through the basics of smart phones & tablets....), but it would be lovely to have anyone else turn up to talk about open source, networks, coding, data & fun stuff we can potentally learn from one another!

Hope that's helpful in some way...
& still hoping to meet you all one day. Soon.
I'll give more thought to things, meanwhile, and try to keep in touch,
Ari
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From: Herefordshire <herefordshire-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk> on behalf of david winterton via Herefordshire <herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk>
Sent: 24 May 2017 08:57:53
To: Julian Robbins; herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk
Subject: Re: [HLUG] Future of the Herefordshire Linux Users Group ...

Hi Julian,
Just received your mail, my internet connection is playing up.
On my to do list, ( as it has been for a while) when I finish the bathroom
is to replace my computer with a server, to connect everything, ( and be
able to put it out of sight)

On 23 May 2017 22:43, "Julian Robbins via Herefordshire" <
herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:

> Hello
>
> I really want the Herefordshire LUG to continue and get more active but the
> recent interactions, number of people attending meetings, mailing list
> postings etc are dying.
>
> I sent a request a few hours back suggesting that we (I ) put on an event
> for the group with a get together around a topic, like we've done before
> quite successfully at the Grange in Leominster and in Hereford at a number
> of venues.
>
> So far there's been no response at all - nothing ... nada  ....  Members
> always say they want to learn more and have more talks and demos than in
> our normal meetings so I'm surprised at the total lack of any response to
> this. I know it's nearly summer and the weather's nice, but responding to
> an email only takes a few minutes at most something we all could do if we
> wanted.
>
> As I say, I really don't want the group to fold through lack of interest,
> I'm keen to build it up again and I'm hoping this might elicit more of a
> response than many other postings recently.
>
> I've asked if we should move away from a mailing list as we have now, but
> generally the (few) responses indicated that was fine and to stay as we
> are. I'm happy to use or build another tool if it would help ..
>
>
> There will be a meeting tomorrow as I will be going. It will be at the
> Courtyard at 7.30pm upstairs on Mezzanine as usual.
>
> I would like as many members as possible to come along even if you can only
> be there for a short while, or alternatively if you can be available online
> so we can discuss things further about restarting the group and providing
> more impetus and what folk really want out of the group, and *more
> importantly* what they can put IN.
>
> I just I hope I'm not the only one attending tomorrow ..................
>
> Julian
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