[Preston] A LUG needs a purpose

Fri Jul 15 22:49:03 UTC 2016

I'll print out a PLUG logo to put on the table at 2pm.( http://goo.gl/JhlJIW )
Cya at Cafe Nero, whoever is coming...(Note: If its loud/cramped then I might not stay long)
- Daryl


> To: preston at mailman.lug.org.uk
> Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2016 18:20:34 +0000
> CC: markphilipwallbank at gmail.com
> Subject: Re: [Preston] A LUG needs a purpose
> From: preston at mailman.lug.org.uk
> 
> There you go - I told you: Very little prising required.
> In Phil's case, just a light application of coconut oil was more than
> adequate. :-)
> 
> But as the man with the orthopedic shoe said - I stand corrected.
> As Phil said - it was indeed traditionally Wednesdays, not Tuesdays as I
> first thought, for PLUG meetings.
> 
> But I'm afraid I can't make this Saturday, unfortunately.
> 
> Whilst I'm on I would like to make you aware of these guys:
> http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/raspberry-jam-2308520311
> 
> They seem to meet at the Media Factory (the "Lego Brick" building at the
> Uni). They are nothing to do with me BTW, and I have never attended
> their meeting. I recently bumped into long standing PLUGster Mark
> Wallbank (who was having ciggy outside the Dog and Partridge). He
> informed me of this group.
> 
> Whilst running a raspberry pi is a reasonable noble pursuit, we should
> not lose sight of the fact that these devices are classed as "fatally
> flawed" in the context of software freedom by the FSF, due to the
> proprietary binary blob one needs to even boot them up in the first
> place :-)
> https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/single-board-computers
> 
> Enough militant FSF ranting from me.
> 
> Enjoy the Saturday meeting, and hopefully I'll catch up with the group
> at some future event.
> 
> Guy
> 
> 
> 
> Phil Robinson via Preston:
> > 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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