On Sun, 2002-07-14 at 16:56, Jason Wallwork wrote: > 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.
Thanks for the intro, Jason. Similarly, I wrote my first BASIC program on a TRS-80 Colour Computer around the age of 12 (I think). Wish I still had that machine, but it got lost in a move. Oh well. > > 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] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
