samwise wrote:
Hi,
With 2007 now upon us - a new year, new start etc., I've been thinking about starting up an Ipswich Linux User Group.
I found ALUG in my web research, and attempted to email Tony Dietrich who is listed as a contact for Ipswich, but the email bounced.
Soo ... does anyone have thoughts they'd like to share?
I'm particularly interested in what the benefits are of piggy-backing on the ALUG, in terms of mailing list and website hosting are ...
I've had an initial planning meet-up with some of the people I hope to get involved, and the general consensus was that we may well prefer to take advantage of our own site/mailing list, like a number of the other Anglian LUGs.
Anyone I should get in contact with to chat about this?
Peter.
I realise I'm a bit quiet on the list these days, but I've been in ALUG since day 1 (I hosted the inaugural meeting, in fact). My experience is that there are too few people in Ipswich and environs to sustain a LUG. I may be wrong, of course! It has been known...
On the other hand, it's a real fag trekking up to Norwich for meets and having to not drink because of the drive back.
Let's set a meeting up and see who turns up.
My vote's for the Dove Street Inn (in the last four of CAMRA's national real ale pub of the year 2007). I can square it with the landlord if you like.
Cheers, Laurie.