Hi folks, I joined the list a few days ago and have been lurking but thought it time to introduce myself.
I'm the president and founder of the Peterborough Linux User Group (PLUG). Peterborough is in Central Ontario between Toronto and Ottawa for those that haven't heard of it. PLUG started about 3 years though it began as a Linux SIG (special interest group) of the Kawartha Computer Club (KCC). I got into Linux because I had gotten sick of Windows instability and sought the perfect OS. Linux isn't perfect, but it's a lot closer than anything else I've used. I'm a long-time (at least for my age) computer nerd having started programming in BASIC on a TRS-80 when I was 10. PLUG is a small group with usually 5-7 coming to meetings held at a member's home though we have 30+ on the meeting announcement list. About half of those that attend are computer professionals. Our meetings aren't really formal and our presenters are just made up of 3-4 of the regulars. We maintain a website hosted on a member's business server in Texas, and have a discussion list on Yahoo Groups (plug-discussion). I tried to get a regular e-newsletter going but it (and I) stalled after the first issue. Before I founded PLUG I had occupied various positions in the KCC including president, membership coordinator and writing for our award-winning newsletter. I've volunteered as president of the KCC for another year as well as continuing as president of PLUG. I'm hoping that CLUE can become an association of LUGs similar to how APCUG works for PC user groups. If you haven't heard of APCUG, you can check them out here: http://www.apcug.org Thanks to Bill for updating our group listing. It's great to see CLUE being so proactive. -- Jason Wallwork, [EMAIL PROTECTED] President, Peterborough Linux User Group Web: http://plugintolinux.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
