Very interesting!!! And I thought it was only me wondering. -Tarun -----Forwarded Message----- From: Kartik N To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [blug-non-tech] LUG Meets: Are they still relevant Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 09:34:23 +0530
I was just wondering how relevant LUG meets are in today's world. Lesser participation and a seemingly low enthusiasm at BLUG meets points to a lack of interest in these meetings. Here are some reasons that I could think of for the diminishing interest. a) We can find Linux users everywhere. About 5 years ago, a LUG meet was the only place where I could find other Linux users. It was exciting to go the meets and discuss stuff! Things are different now. Almost every college student uses Linux, more offices are beginning to use Linux and one does not need to wait till the end of the month to have a face-to-face meeting with another Linux user. b) Easier Internet access. Almost everyone has easy access to the Internet now, even from home. And the number of sites providing help and information have increased tremendously. If I have a problem, I have to just type my query into Google and, in most cases, I can find an answer immediately. Thoughts and ideas are shared on blogs and other public sites. There are many more reasons, but from what I have seen in the past few years, the above reasons are major players. So, are "BLUG" meets still relevant? Do we need to change the format/frequency for the meets to make them more interesting and get more involvement? Kartik _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
