[Preston] A LUG needs a purpose

[Phil Robinson]

Ahhhh my eyes, my eyes! I've been under that rock for a long time now. Hope
you are well Guy and others.

The domain was indeed as dormant as the group, consider it reactivated. We
did have a very good turn out in the glory days, the envy of many other
LUGs. Didn't we used to meet on Wednesdays though? I never could do
Tuesdays.

Anyway, I'm glad to see some potential activity again and maybe a new lease
of life for PLUG.

Phil Robinson.
On 13 Jul 2016 1:50 am, "Guy via Preston" <preston at mailman.lug.org.uk>
wrote:

> Hi Mark (and others),
>
> https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TlsZq2qUQ8M/UKY8iLgsSmI/AAAAAAAAAxA/2CwSmy5HtHQ/s1600/plug.gif
> https://lug.org.uk/node/91
> https://prestonlinuxusergroup.blogspot.ch/
>
> PLUG was originally founded in 2001 by Phil Robinson. (He had the
> prestonlinux.com domain registered, but it seems to have lapsed now.)
>
> I used to organize the meetings in the mid noughties as I worked in IT
> at UCLan (and still do) and could get a room booked at Uni (and still
> could).
>
> I stopped organizing meetings in 2008 as my wife gave birth to twins and
> I didn't have the time. I seem to have a lot less free time nowadays
> than I used to.
>
> The group has been dormant since then, pretty much.
>
> I think to run a PLUG as anything other than a drinking society (not
> that there is anything wrong with that!) takes effort and organization.
>
> I was occasionally disheartened when someone had freely volunteered to
> present on a topic, donating their time and expertise, and the audience
> could be counted on one hand. The effort and organization requirements
> are the same if 5 people or 50 people show up.
>
> But ... as Richard Stallman says - he fights the fight expecting to
> lose, so any win is glorious. :-)
>
> We used to meet on the 1st Tuesday of the month, starting a 19:30 at the
> Uni, then at 21:00 go to the Greyfriar pub.
>
> I would be prepared to attend / contribute to meetings etc, if they were
> to occur, but I would say I have served my time as a primary PLUG
> organizer.
>
> I also know there are a few of the old guard still reading this list.
> Maybe some of them can be prised from under their rocks, blinking, into
> the light of day.
> :-)
>
> Regards,
>
> Guy Heatley
>
> Ken Walker via Preston:
> > Sorry mate Saturdays not good for me as I'll be at grasshoppers at the
> beer
> > festival followed by my mates wedding.
> > On 12 Jul 2016 20:46, "Daryl Knight via Preston" <
> preston at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Ken,
> >>
> >> The date and venue are fine for me... but a 3 hour window is a bit vague
> >> (guess I like precision a tad too much).
> >> If someone could let me know what time they'd be arriving then I'll pop
> >> along at the same time, to avoid sitting for up to 2-3 hours waiting for
> >> people.
> >>
> >> - Daryl
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ------------------------------
> >> Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 19:19:15 +0100
> >> To: bob.mclellan at gmail.com; preston at mailman.lug.org.uk;
> >> keneawalker at gmail.com
> >> Subject: Re: [Preston] A LUG needs a purpose
> >> From: preston at mailman.lug.org.uk
> >>
> >> Bob, Ken, Daryl, Nick and Olly,
> >> Thanks for the responses, its good to see that there is life out there
> on
> >> the old mailing list.
> >> All your points are valid and very topical. Im especially interested in
> >> Nicks views from inside the edtech sector and the opportunity this
> >> presents. There could be a very beneficial relationship to be forged by
> the
> >> LUGs with the schools now having more direct control over their IT, but
> >> having limited insight into alternatives beyond MS, Apple and Google; or
> >> the downsides to these options that the marketing materials tactfully
> avoid.
> >> I also had a thought about coding, but using Sonic-pi, Scratch and
> >> possibly Squeek or Turtle.
> >>
> >> It feels like there may be some interest in a meet up.
> >>
> >> If I suggested somewhere like Cafe Nero opposite the train station in
> >> Preston on Saturday afternoon, dropping in/out say 2pm to 5pm would
> that be
> >> possible for anyone, or would an alternate date/venue be easier for the
> >> majority?
> >>
> >> Mark
> >>
> >> Sent from my ASUS
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