Re: what do the LUGs do?

[Jim Jackson <jj@scs.leeds.ac.uk>]

Hi Rik,

WYLUG (WEST YORKSHIRE, UK) has held monthly meetings for a year now.
We usually have one or two speakers and a general chat session, followed
by beer in  'local' pub. We get roughly 30-40 people along each month -
not all university by a long way. 

The idea of an install fest was raised but generally seemed to get little
support and seemed a real headache to organise. 

Our wylug-help email list is pretty useful for question and answer stuff.
One of our members has tried to jump start a WYLUG open source project,
but not sure it is taken off.

I suspect we ought to be doing some 'outreach' work and trying to raise
the Linux profile among local businesses and the general public in our
area.

all the best
Jim

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On Thu, 14 Jan 1999, Rik van Riel wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Now that we've reached a reasonable number of member
> LUGs, I think it's time for each LUG member to tell
> us what kind of activities they're doing with their
> LUG and what they feel is lacking...
> 
> Here is the UULUG activity list:
> - solving each other's Linux trouble
> - holding a monthly (that's the idea) talk and inviting half
>   of the University over to listen to it
> - nicking beer from the Geologists when we have a 'more serious'
>   meeting :)
> 
> What we lack:
> - something where we get down to do some actual computer or
>   high-tech activity...    But WHAT can we do to fill this gap???
> 
> 
> 
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