On Saturday 07 July 2007 12:56:00 Tina Gasperson wrote:
> I'm doing some research for a feature story at Linux.com. What better
> place to solicit wise counsel than from my local LUG discussion list?
> Besides, I think it will make an interesting conversation. I'm talk to
> other LUGs around the country as well, receiving some great responses
> from LXNY, ALE, and others. If you remember, The Atlanta Linux
> Enthusiasts used to sponsor the Atlanta Linux Showcase.
>
> With the recent absorbing of the Brandon SLUG meeting back into the
> main meeting, along with some discussion on the list about how to
> generate more interest / publicity in the group overall, we started
> thinking: in this advanced day of encyclopedic knowledge at everyone's
> fingertips on the 'Net, do we still need LUGs? Linux is much easier to
> install and use these days, and interest seems to have turned from the
> operating system itself to the applications that run on it. That's one
> theory as to the greater buzz surrounding specialized groups like
> those for Asterisk or other open source utility and enterprise apps.
>
> What do the smart people think? Please remember that I am soliciting
> your comments as part of my research for the story, so if you want to
> possibly be part of the story, please respond either to the list or to
> me personally.
>
Hello Tina,
Wellll.....I am certainly not one of the smart people but when I first started
using Linux several years ago I would have been completely lost without the
sluggers. It is newbie heaven to find a group like this. The
old-timers -very experienced people on this list don't realize that because
they have not gone through that phase.
Don't know quite what to think about the actual meetings. In the beginning I
attended faithfully. Then only when I had a hands-on problem. Now, not that
often. Maybe we have to get the newbies coming.
I do know one thing for sure. This list must never never go away. I would
still be lost without it, especially for the oddball off-beat stuff.
Maybe what needs to be done instead of the meetings is to hold seminars about
pointed subjects of interest and move them around the area in different
locations. If someone really wants to know how to fine tune a mail server or
whatever they will travel that little extra distance.
Just my $.02 worth.
Bob S.
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