Syd Hancock syd@toufol.com wrote:
It is significant, for example, that the Norwich PC user group has recently held two monthly meetings devoted to linux.
Can *SOMEONE* who goes to these meetings get them to answer their emails? I've emailed them twice recently and not heard a word in reply. I may be emailing the wrong people or something trivial like that, but it's frustrating, as everyone who's ever tried to talk to a brick wall will tell you.
Of course is important to avoid schisms and splintering - or even to give the appearance of setting off alone. Within the LUG structure, is there any provision for local groups, affiliated to a regional umbrella group (e.g. a Martesham LUG affiliated to ALUG)?
I'd love a "Martlesham ALUG Faction" to exist. Of course, ALUG does not exist, so that would be an interesting existential question for you philosophers out there.
Because of the above, anyone can do anything. What is important is to carry people with you and *try* to avoid really offending anyone. I know I don't always manage that, but 99% of the time, things seem to keep going.