[Lincs] Lincs LUG: relaunch?

Fri Aug 19 18:54:20 UTC 2011

Hi Ladies and Gents,

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.

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)

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 :)

If you make it easy for people to participate, people will do so.

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)

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.

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.

Chris

On 19/08/2011 19:00, Dave Rice wrote:
> Ladies, Gents,
>
> 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!
>
> Therefore the guidelines for re-activating an inactive LUG do not 
> apply in this case.
>
> It has been, however, quiet for a while.
>
> There has been a little activity on the forum and on the IRC channel.
>
> The only parts that haven't been active are the physical, social 
> aspects. I have already stated the reasons for this.
>
> What I would like to suggest is this:
>
> 1. As a whole decide on what we want to achieve.
> 2. If required, form an 'official' admin board (Chair, Treasurer, PR etc)
> 3. Make it work
>
> There are sufficient members available to get the democratic process 
> in motion.
>
> 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.
>
> Regards
>
> Dave
>
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 12:35 PM, Gavin <g.peters1 at ntlworld.com 
> <mailto:g.peters1 at ntlworld.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi Guys
>
>     My name Gavin and I came to the meeting we had in Boston, was it
>     really
>     that long age. It would be great to have some more Lug meetings, I
>     live
>     in Lincoln too but would travel.
>
>     Gavin
>
>
>
>     On Tue, 2011-08-16 at 21:27 +0100, Rebecca Newborough wrote:
>     > Hi guys, and fellow Linux geeks!
>     >
>     > Firstly, let me say hello to you all and introduce myself.  My
>     name is
>     > Becky Newborough, I live in Lincoln and I am a huge geek (I blame my
>     > husband, Philip, for making me this way! :D)  I am @bobobex on
>     > identi.ca <http://identi.ca> and Twitter - look me up and check
>     me out.
>     >
>     > I have just returned from my 3rd annual OggCamp event and have been
>     > inspired so much by what I saw and heard there that I want to give
>     > something back to the Linux community.  I've joined the Lincs LUG
>     > mailing list to reach out to you all with a proposition - do we
>     want a
>     > more active Lincs LUG?  I notice from the current Lincs LUG webpage
>     > that we last had some news posted on 15th October 2009, and I know
>     > that the last meet-up was on the 12th October 2007, as Philip
>     attended
>     > it - a joint event with BCS Lincolnshire branch held at Lincoln Uni.
>     > How poor is that, that our LUG has contributed nothing for nearly 2
>     > years and hasn't met up for nearly 4 years!
>     >
>     > I am volunteering to change all of that and get our Lincs LUG up and
>     > running again, but I need some input from you guys as to whether you
>     > want this.  Whilst I am enthusiastic for this to happen, I am not
>     > going to waste my time if I get no interest from the current
>     members.
>     > So, I have posted a few market research questions below for you to
>     > respond to, if you can:
>     >
>     > If a Lincs LUG were re-established, would you attend a regular
>     meet-up?
>     > What would you expect from a LUG meeting to make it worth your
>     while attending?
>     > How regular would you want your LUG meeting and at what location?
>     >
>     > What I lack in technical knowledge, I more than make up for in
>     > enthusiasm and energy (and home-baking skills!).  Plus, I can always
>     > drag Philip along to do the technical stuff!
>     >
>     > Thank you for taking the time to read this - hopefully you can
>     spare a
>     > minute or two to respond.
>     >
>     > Kind regards
>     >
>     > Becky
>     >
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