[Sussex] A new LUG

[woodman tim]

Thanks Paul,

I have had quite a few mails from helpful people like you, all very helpful and
encouraging.

My particular side hobby is private community ISP's on the cheap, especially in
remote areas, I can make a piratebox but thats about it, my technical skills
don't go further than that.

I did not consider U3A but am glad I didn't from what you say, too many
restrictions it seems.

What sort of power requirements would any meeting hall or space require? A few
laptops would consume more ergs than is realised, and as for broadband?

This is a big learning wotsit for me, and the Pompey LUG sounds wonderful.

Best wishes, Tim.





> On 27 May 2017 at 16:35 Paul Willis via Sussex <sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> wrote:
> 
>     Hi Tim,
>     Sorry to be so late replying. I have found myself group leader of the
> Rustington LUG which was formed as a U3A group, so very much senior geeks like
> yourself. While the u3a enabled the group initially I often think their
> structure is more a hinderence than help with all their concerns about
> insurance, health & safety, insisting on u3a membership and so on. We tick
> over with "bring a box" type meetings and occasional talks by a member on
> something interesting that isn't necessarily about Linux, open source or
> computing - one on GPS comes to mind, researched to give to a science group
> but welcomed at ours for a test run. Normally we are happily interested in
> each others Linuxy problems and the solving of them. Somehow this keeps our
> members happy. 
>     I regularly recommend the Portsmouth LUG which has a good supply of
> university illuminati who (among others) are happy to inform and entertain on
> a variety of subjects and is enthusiastically driven by Lisi and her team. I
> feel that "proper" lugs meet out of working hours - evening or weekends so
> folk working in the field are available. I didn't smell the rat when ours
> started up on Wednesday afternoons! Still, any lug is better than none at all
> :-)
>     For a startup, if no-one can offer their own home to get things moving, I
> would suggest a quiet time in a pub where there is likely to be usable
> broadband and often a big screen you can plug in to. A web presence and
> mailing list can be had for free from lug central as someone else pointed out.
> We had to abandon a lovely council room because the WiFi was unusable, sadly
> out of the employees control, doubtless part of some corrupt deal higher up.
> We had some luck with a mifi for a while and occasionally a mobile phone
> hotspot helped. At present we use a church hall with WiFi laid on by our
> founder member, Frank who funds it to help the church. Portsmouth and Sussex
> use rooms in sports clubs which have some virtues, but internet access can
> still be a problem. Portsmouth now has its own 4g deal.
>     Good luck whichever way you go. What will you call yourselves, TumLUG?
> W-KLUG?
>     Let us know how you get on and keep up the tradition of asking for help or
> advice when needed.
>     Paul
> 
> 
> 
>     On 23 May 2017 3:08 pm, "woodman tim via Sussex"
> <sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk mailto:sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk > wrote:
> 
>         > > 
> >         Hello to you all.
> > 
> >         I am Tim, a senior geek living in Tunbridge Wells who wants to form
> > a West Kent LUG.
> > 
> >         Myself and a few friends moan and whinge about the non existence of
> > a group around our area so I am trying to start one.
> > 
> >         There is nothing concrete planned as yet, we have not had a meeting
> > yet, never mind finding somewhere to hold it, I am mailing this list to get
> > advice and some people interested. We are not professional developers or
> > tecchies at all, just amateurs who have a Tux habit.
> > 
> >         I would be glad of any feedback or suggestions from you all, the
> > difficulties of setting one up and keeping it active, encouraging others,
> > the legal aspects and funding. We are not rich folk at all so need to do
> > this on the cheap, it that is possible.
> > 
> >         Yours, Tim Woodman.
> > 
> > 
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