[Preston] A LUG needs a purpose

[Ken Walker]

Hi Mark.

I was wondering whether this group was still alive as it has appeared to be
gone and forgotten. I was a member of the Lancaster lug but that seems to
have gone quiet now. My plan there was to start a project but no idea on
what to do. This would have given people don't practical skills  in
learning how to code or for some of us reminding us how to to code. Any
purpose is good though so I'm up for anything like you're suggesting.

If you get something arranged I'll try and make it.
On 11 Jul 2016 21:10, "Mark Walton via Preston" <preston at mailman.lug.org.uk>
wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> I've spent some of the recent rainy weekends putting together an LTSP
> server based on Linux Mint with XFCE.
> I got there by starting with Edubuntu 14.04, then my own build on Ubuntu
> 16.04 and finally working through the forums to get Mint 17.3 to build.
>
> Now it's up and running it's ridiculously easy to host thin clients (old
> Gigabyte Brix) from my equally old netbook. loaded with all the common
> educational applications this would run any Primary school classroom for
> KS2 and KS3.
>
> Since it was an educational distro that got me going on this I began to
> wonder why the LUGs do not reach out to the local schools and offer their
> help in establishing Linux as a viable classroom alternative; given that
> distros like Mint are now so new-user friendly. It can only be lack of
> exposure to Linux and fear of the unknown that holds back Linux in the
> Edtech sector.
>
> This thought itself was a reflection on the time I spent briefly keeping
> in touch with the Blackpool LUG last year, until they moved to their new
> premises; they found a purpose in "makerspace" and all things kinetic
> connected to Raspberry Pi's along with 3D Printers etc. This has not only
> held their LUG together, but extended their appeal by giving the group a
> puropse, rather than all sitting around with old laptops and playing with
> the latest distro release's which was becoming a little stale.
>
> Which gets me to the real point of my note...would anyone on this mailing
> list like to refresh the Preston LUG, have a get-together, and maybe
> discuss such options as working with the schools, or any other ideas that
> would give us a "raison d'etre" to overcome this dormant state?
>
> Come on, I know you're out there...you keep buying all the Linux
> Voice/User mags before I can get to them in Morrisons or Sainsbury's :)
>
> Mark Walton
>
>
>
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