[Klug-general] Klug documentation

[Dan Attwood]

I agree that the charity line is probably not one worth exploring.
Theres a perception that by being a charity you automatically qualify
for free shit - havinf work for one for 6 years I can tell you this is
absoultly not the case. plus we could probably piggy back on the UK
lugs and FSF is need be to inply some degree of status.

As Thanet Lug - and all over small groups. Why not hold a meeting in a
living room/dining or organise a pub if only 6 people are around? You
can still advertise those meeetings on the KLUG website, come chat in
the irc and take part in the mailing lists - all under the banner of
the KLUG.

As for the justification of physical meets  i think the key word here
is physical. The meets offer a personnal touch that none of the other
of the comms method provide. talks and a diverse program will also
help this. personally i like the meets and i'm happy to travel for
them and i'm happy to give people lifts.


On 17/01/07, Kevin Groves <kgroves at ksoft-creative-projects.co.uk> wrote:
> Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote:
> >
> > I've had a few emails over the last few months saying that people are
> > interested - so far it's about six people however I'm not too sure how
> > many
> Maybe not enough to sustain the LUG.
>
> > people are even aware that the Thanet LUG exists.  I think that a
> > marketing campaign may be in order (Computer shops and the like) and
> > I'll see if
> It's listed AFAIK in Linux Format.
>
> > there are enough people interested to require a venue in the area.
> The Enterprise zone which has been offered to both of us is possible.
> They are very keen.
>
> > If there are, then I definitely think that we should look at
> > amalgamating the LUGs, however that's probably quite a way down the line.
> Sure. No need to rush things.
> >
> > A good point and one I'd not thought of.  The main thrust behind BW is
> > social improvement through IT, most of the cash is raised through
> > grants and quango-led funding.
> Yes lots of paper work. In the past I've been involved in helping a
> charity gain access to an EU fund for a major IT project. It took two
> years to get the paper work and the correct amount of research done and
> still no money. Grants require backing and a solid frame work in place
> before they hand over the cash. I'm not sure we would qualify. If this
> is a serious path the LUG wants to go down I have a few contacts around
> at SEEDA and other places we could ask for help.
>
>
> >
> > I like realism, it makes a refreshing change from what the wider world
> > appears to be doing right now - Ostrich impressions. :)
> >
> The main failing that Maidstone Computer Club found was that much of the
> benefit of joining a computer club - to share ideas have been replaced
> with the Internet and search engines. So the technical side of looking
> for information has been removed so what's left? Physical contact of
> seeing the problem and how to resolve it, meeting people face to face to
> discuss issues and share ideas. Some of those can also be removed with
> virtual meets. For the LUG to justify a regular physical meet it needs
> to offer something at these meets that can't be found on the Internet or
> via a technological method.
>
> If it's to point and laugh at something, or to interact in a way not
> conducive to audio, or to have physical objects (PCs etc) that someone
> to touch and experiment with then it needs to form the core of the meets.
>
> In marketing speak: Whats the hook?
>
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