Are you an active LUG member?
Submitted by ajt on Thu 29 Jan 2009
| Yes, I founded one! |
   4% | 50 votes |
| Yes, I'm an active member: meetings and online |
7% | 90 votes |
| Yes, but only online or meetings not both |
6% | 80 votes |
| No, but I follow the mailing list now and then |
14% | 177 votes |
| No |
38% | 474 votes |
| What is a LUG? |
29% | 368 votes |
| Total 1239 votes |
I joined the Hampshire Linux User Group a few years ago on the advice of a friend. He suggested it's easier to get answers to problems from LUG members rather than random strangers on internet forums.
After a while I started to attend the odd meeting. Hampshire have bring-a-box meetings, which is a great way of fixing problems. After a few meetings I started to give the odd presentation, after a few more meetings I somehow ended up as Chairman (next time I must remember to take two steps backwards not just one...)
I think the LUG has proved to be one my most useful resources, both the mailing list and the physical meetings are great. If you have a LUG near by then I'd strongly recommend going along to share!
--
"It's Not Magic, It's Work"
Adam
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The closest LUG to me, and the one I'm a member of, is a 9+ hour drive away (on a good day, fine weather, following wind etc.). I used to live a 5 minute walk away, but I'm basically an on-line only member at the moment...
However, I'd still second ajt's comment about joining up to a LUG if you can, and not just because of the beer.
Cheers.:wq
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"'So the universe is not quite as you thought it was.
You'd better rearrange your beliefs, then.
Because you certainly can't rearrange the universe.'"
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"'So the universe is not quite as you thought it was.
You'd better rearrange your beliefs, then.
Because you certainly can't rearrange the universe.'"
--from _Nightfall_ by Asimov/Silverberg
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