On Fri, Jan 03, 2003 at 01:58:26PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Sean asked: > > ... Anyone have any other ideas about how to get > > the word out? We've got 2 months till the first meeting, so we should have > > time to get a decent crowd for our kick off. > > > > Have you tried contacting the Mid-Hudson Computer User Group? > I have seen them at some of the computer shows.
Not yet, I guess I didn't find them during my search for equivalent groups
in the area. I'll definitely drop them a line and let them know what we are
doing.
> They seem to be an all purpose group, but I can see gaining a bit
> of interest from *ix junkies within their ranks. I don't know if
> the general idea here is that it may be bad to form ranks with
> another group right away (i.e. fears of "well, this is how WE do it
> in OUR group") or not, but I certainly don't think it would hurt to let
> them know about the mhvlug to get the word moving around a bit.
I would like the LUG to exist on its own right and seperately. I think that
part of what makes a successful LUG different from other societies, is the
constant attempt to reach out to less experienced members of the comunities,
rather that focusing on existing professionals in a specific area. The
"install fest" is in some ways the pinacle of this, where more experienced
members spend a day helping anyone and everyone put Linux onto their
computer.
Thanks for the pointer, I'll definitely follow up with them.
-Sean
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There is no silver bullet. Plus, werewolves make better neighbors than
zombies, and they tend to keep the vampire population down.
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