On Mon, 2004-06-28 at 16:01, InfoHelp wrote: > Teena koutou, e ngaa Linux users, > > In the fine tradition of CLUG, here is notice of our forthcoming gathering: > > *Sydenham Community Association Hall, 25 Hutcheson Street, Sydenham* > *Wednesday 30th June 2004, 7.30pm* > > Objectives: > > 1. Annual social event, to meet, greet & answer list-names, with conviviality. > Bring a few beers &/or some snacks. Minors must bring an accompanying adult > on this occasion. > > 2. Opportunity for new users to have PC system Linux installations repaired by > experienced help. Anyone needing assistance should *register your PC now* by > replying to this post. Describe your installbase & hardware/fault. > > 3. Lend assistance to upcoming Installfest (17-07-04), in any way required - > help organise promotional work, distribution of CDs, final prep, etc. etc. > > 4. Demonstrate running installations of the latest main Installfest > distributions (Mandrake, Fedora, SuSE), to ensure all installers are > sufficiently prepared. Provide an opportunity for new people to make an > informed choice of the distro they wish to use. > > 5. Anything else Linux users want to discuss as a group. E.g. if anyone is > interested in formation & registration of a local GNU/Linux User Group, as > specified in http://www.fsf.org/gnu/gnu-user-groups.html , I'd really like to > hear from them. Add further points here ...
is it likely to be any different to the present group? I am not in favour of making the name any longer or more complex (Christchurch and Neighbouring Districts GNU/Linux, Hurd, BSD and other Free/Libre Operating Systems amd Software Users, Supporters and Friends Group?) Register the present group with GNU by all means. We are all GNU users, may as well show the flag! > > It's your meeting folks - make of it what you will. > > N.B. We could use a good data projector loan for the night - Hamish, anyone? > > Cheers & ka kite (see you) - there (kei konei) > > Rik Tindall
