Right around the time I got involved with the UUG (about two years ago) was the first installfest. I've been to all of them except one (when I was out of town) and have enjoyed them a lot. We've installed hundreds of machines and have helped a lot of people become involved in the Open Source community. It's been a lot of work, but I think it's been worth the effort. Thanks for all your help.
At the end of the summer I heard a lot of potential Linux users
requesting an installfest, and after talking to several UUG members it
seemed like there was a lot of interest. The booth and installfest are
ready to go, but I'm worried about the amount of people who have signed
up for the booth. As of this morning, almost no one has signed up.
I know we're all swamped with school and have a lot of stuff going on. I
also think that lots of the old-timers are starting to get tired. I'm
still interested in doing the installfest but I'm not sure if the
overall UUG membership still is. Should we keep on having the booths and
installfests?
I'm also concerned about the future of the club's activities. The
mailing list has gone on for years and I think it will be for a long
time. When we move on we can still stay involved; Matt, the founder of
the club, is still on the mailing list. However, the people who have
been attending meetings and activities are the older members that are
starting to move on. Many of our most active members have just left or
will be gone soon: Dave Smith, Art, Hans, Brailsford, Halcrow, Torrie
and others. Heck, Stuart might even graduate soon!
The point of this message is:
1) To see if there is enough interest for this semester's booth/installfest
2) To see if we should continue having booths/installfests
3) To think of how we can get younger members to get more involved in coming
to meetings/activities
I hope this message does not sound pessimistic. I just want to make sure
we have enough support from ALL of our members to have these events.
-Evan
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