On Sat, 2005-09-17 at 13:00 +0530, Prashant Verma wrote: > I think that's just a little bit uncharitable (wrong choice of words? > :-) ) to the members of the LUG. I'm sure, in a LUG meeting, Linux is > at the top of their minds. If a little contribution is required, > people will happily do so.
I wish your rose-tinted glasses have a long life. > There are a couple of problems here: > a)Participation in LUG (and even on this list) is abyssmally low. Will > there be enough participation in the theks, or will it be even lesser > than in the LUG? People are more likely to attend a housing complex meeting rather than a political rally. Of course I'm excluding political "activists". > b)There are perhaps a few people on the list with a really good > insight into Linux. How would the theks get the benefit of their > expertise? I believe you were not in the list when the idea of GLTs was presented. We are not looking at Linux gurus in attendance. We want ordinary mortals to meet on a regular basis and share their experiences, their problems and possible solutions. The idea is of an informal adda not a formal classroom environment that the so called meetings usually turn into. > I feel that given the above points, having regular LUG meetings is > perhaps more important. I certainly don't mean to say theks don't make > sense and if some thek becomes very active and has a large > participation, Theks are inherently small and localised in their focus. > that is a good enough meeting ground for Linux users > (than a largely non-functioning LUG as we have now). That's a matter of perception. There are people who are quite active in the FOSS world in iLUG-Cal itself. > Prashant Verma -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
