Richard, I just talked to Russ Woodman (k5tux) who used to run the Springfield LUG. He is trying to start up a semi-online group. The website is at http://417oss.org. You could check that out...
--b On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 8:12 AM, Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote: > Russell L. Harris wrote: >> >> * slick.coo...@gmail.com <slick.coo...@gmail.com> [121129 05:00]: >>> >>> On Saturday, July 14, 2012 4:20:01 PM UTC-5, Richard Owlett wrote: >>>> >>>> Stan Hoeppner wrote: >>>>> >>>>> On 7/14/2012 9:39 AM, Chris wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> From: "Richard Owlett"<rowl...@cloud85.net> >> >> ... >>>>> >>>>> In my experience these gatherings serve mostly a social function, >>>>> not a technical/learning function. >> >> >> Check with local colleges. > > > Snicker ;/ > > >> Before Debian arrived at its present state >> of user-friendliness, Linux user groups at colleges and universities >> commonly hosted "Installfests" at the beginning of each semester. >> Students and members of the surrounding community would bring their >> computers, complete with monitor and, sometimes, printer, to the >> campus; they would leave two or three hours later with a working and >> properly-configured Linux configuration. > > > A Kansas City, MO group appears to have "Installfests" on a frequent basis > {http://www.kclug.org/} > > >> >> Today, more comprehensive installers and almost-universal access to >> the Internet have diminished the need for the installfest. And today, >> if you do locate and attend an installfest, you likely are not going >> to see anyone pulling a cart loaded with a desktop machine, keyboard, >> monitor, and cables... >> >> RH >> >> > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject > of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/50b75f24.8050...@cloud85.net > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/cakmzw+b7fqfx9kozugnmyug+at-pgxmzm+x8xr+eddhmbaj...@mail.gmail.com