Hello everyone, I just recently moved to Calcutta, and was excited when I found the India Linux Users Group Calcutta website by google search, but my excitement soon fizzled out after I realized that this group has been lying dormant for quite some time.
I propose that we should have monthly LUG meetings. Having a vibrant Linux user community and regular meetings will not only help in spreading the open source movement, but also it will provide an opportunity to socialize and learn new things. To keep the LUG meetings interesting and useful for the community, I think the meetings should coincide with some of the following activities: 1. Linux Install Fests - Help newbies troubleshoot and install Linux on their laptops and desktops. Also, show them some Linux equivalent of things in windows. 2. Promotional Events - Spread awareness about Linux in schools and colleges. Make presentations, remove myths and FUD. 3. Hacking - Get together and hack on your favorite open source project for some time (may require that participants have laptop). 4. Technologies - We can have people giving presentations on different technologies, e.g. virtualization and xen, ruby on rails, Haskell and type checking, continuations, data mining, etc. (feel free to add your fav. topic). I have had some personal communication (through emails) with some of the old timers in Cal-LUG and they have been very supportive of this initiative. I hope to hear your response and views on the entire idea of LUG meetings, and also things which you would like and not like to see. Cheers. -- Surendra Singhi http://ssinghi.kreeti.com,http://www.kreeti.com See the Latest news at - http://news.kreeti.com -- 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
