On Sunday 23 Mar 2003 11:31 am, Adam Bower wrote:
smaller catchment areas. It is significant, for example, that the Norwich PC user group has recently held two monthly meetings devoted to linux.
They have? I didn't even know there was a Norwich PC user group
Well, I did post to the list about the first one! Not much response though. Perhaps you didn't read the post?
They do have a website and regular meetings. And a formal membership struture complete with annual subscriptions etc but non-members can attend one meeting free of charge. When I have some free time I plan to see what they're like.
If you want to setup a Martelsham LUG then go for it but surely it would be better to get the people from Martelsham on this list and arrange meetings here for everyone to attend?
Actually I don't live anywhere near Martelsham, I mentioned it only because someone else from Martelsham was talking on the list about having local meetings so it seemed a suitable place to choose as an example. I sort of assumed people were keeping up with the discussion!
(Oops - sarcasm - lowest form of wit etc - can't resist it sometimes though, heh).
Maybe I am just a bit sullied at the thought of people nearly (but not quite) getting around to the old suggestion that nothing happens with Alug so they want to setup their own groups but these people never seem to want to get involved with Alug in the first place.
I assume this is ageneral comment on the thread so far.
On a personal level, yes I do plead guilty to not being very involved - unfortunately I am busy seven days a week at present and will be for some time so haven't been able to attend any meetings for a long time, not even the ones close to where I live (i.e UEA).
But, in my defense, I have posted to the list about events such as the NPCUG meeting about linux - with minimal response (MJR only).
Not only that but I posted suggestions for a couple of possible venues for the meetings planned for Norwich area when UEA facilities are not available in the summer - again, there was almost no response at all (once again, only MJR) which, as I also posted to the list soon after, rather speaks for itself, doesn't it? Feedback saying they were not suitable venues would be preferable to seeing the ideas vanish into a black hole.
Anyhow the old thing of Alug *needs* and *wants* more organisers, more meeting venues and more impetus, more talks, more website content, more publicity etc. etc. If you have something you can offer then please do it and post it on the list. Also if you do know of any East Anglian LUGS or related groups that are interested in Linux please point them at us and us at them!
See previous paragraph re both these points - what if anything happens if anyone does post things to the list? Does anyone take a blind bit of notice? My experience is that it is hardly worth taking the trouble, to be honest, if no-one shows any interest. So I read messages about the need for venues etc with rather a wry smile.
Having said all this, would there be any interest in say a regular meeting in the Norwich area as well as the ALUG meetings spread over the region? (You have to be very committed to make a 70-100 mile round trip).
If so then perhaps in a few months' time, when (fingers crossed) life becomes less pressured for me, then I might well be interested in setting up something (small, informal and low-key). I may not know much about linux but I do have some experience of organising stuff.
So, is anyone interested?
Regards Syd
Syd