* From: Dermot Musgrove dermot.musgrove@virgin.net
alug@stu.uea.ac.uk wrote:
- From: Mark J Ray h089@uea.ac.uk
Hi, well done for getting this set up.
Anyway, I think we need people to do these tasks pretty urgently: Make an information website Someone to tell the various places that our new LUG exists Someone to co-ordinate the first meeting Other stuff I haven't thought of
I haven't any experience of other LUGs so I doubt that I can help much here but I'm sure that we can all contribute to a website.
Perhaps some useful pages (as well as home/info page) would be 1) A moderated bookmarks page (with links to other LUGs, HOWTOs etc) 2) The ALUG announcements. 3) Reports of meetings and projects. 4) Members' software and works in progress. 6) Suggestions box 7) Hardware skip (or exchange) 8) Community based projects - help local groups benefit from Linux.
Martyn has suggested we get someone from a company using Linux to come and give a talk. I believe he's making enquiries. I suggest we get machines set up with the latest Gnome, KDE and WM there for people to have a look at, if people would volunteer, along with the obligatory install CDs...
Perhaps one machine could be devoted to window managers of all sorts, just to show people what is possible outside M$-land.
I still prefer the smaller and less flashy wms, perhaps there could also be some old hardware (fvwm on 486 or 386 serving http) to prove how cheap a useful Linux setup can be.
I wish that I had known some people in meat-space when I was first setting Linux up, and I still need all the help that I can get, so I hope that ALUG succeeds.
Just my .02 euro,
Dermot
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