Syd Hancock syd@toufol.com wrote:
In practice, if a local lug was formed, it would probably depend a lot on how it was presented on the local lug website. Provided there were clear and explicit links and references to the 'parent' lug then there really should be no misunderstanding.
How about this: I'll provide you with whatever materials you want from the current site (page templates, graphics, etc) and you put a web site up somewhere, which I'll copy onto the main site at regular intervals. (Yes, this is a subtle way of getting partial mirrors too...)
I've been looking at LUG-related websites today and the starting place seems to be http://www.lug.org.uk/
To answer your other question, there are also listings on http://lugww.counter.li.org/ and in Linux Format magazine, that I know of. I suggest getting listings for "ALUG Norwich", "ALUG Ipswich" and so on, but pointing at whereever we put the web pages for these. (So we should sort out web sites first?) As I said last night, I think Staffs LUG have North and South listings.
I noticed that there are both a South West LUG and a Devon and Cornwall LUG so I thought that was an interesting example. After all, why not a regional and related area LUGs?
I think South West covers a different area to D&C, which is practically its own region. I could be wrong.
Does anyone have any comments on the facilities offered for LUGs by the lug.org.uk site?
Yes. They caused us no-end of trouble, which is why we have our current excellent hosting. Darren (web site), Jonathan (mailing lists) and Martyn (DNS) are far quicker to act, even if they have lower truck numbers. http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?TruckNumber