On 04-Jul-2004 John Seago wrote:
I seem to remember that there was a member in Ipswich trying top promote meetings/activities, but that still would seem to leave the areas around Colchester and Chelmsford without the benefit of our, or indeed their own LUG.
ELUG does exist but is in a coma. The last message on their mailing list was exactly 3 years ago. I don't know if the 'subscribe to mailing list' address still works (Majordomo@epos.demon.co.uk). I am, in theory, still subscribed to that list.
'Linux Format' in the July issue sought to encourage more use of their LUG page/s, perhaps there is an opportunity here to 'evangelise' in Essex. there being no formal structure to ALUG, I am prepared to try my hand at promoting some activity in that area, however I do not travel far or well, so before I commit myself to an essay into print I would like to know if there are members on the Southern fringe willing to act as 'missionaries' to Essex, either to expand ALUG or to set up ELUG.
The Essex LUG still have a web site at http://www.epos.demon.co.uk but it has not been updated for years. I attended what was probably the last official meeting in Chelmsford some years ago.
There did appear to be a goodly number of people who were apparently interested in attending meetings but there does not appear to be anyone, me included, who would be able to organise such things.