I remember the time the Bombay LUG (around 1999) encouraged us in Goa to set up our own LUG. We now have 180 members on the mailing list (of which about 25 are active at meetings), and we're grateful to you guys. Infact, due to its small base, Goa shows up as having the highest number of GNU/Linux users per million across India today!
Just to say that such efforts are really laudable. Keep it up. Also, do keep us informed about plans at Sangli; which as you know is quite close to Goa too. Just today, Aniket Navelkar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> mentioned that they had set up a LUG at Gogte College in Belgaum. Of course, the challenge for any new LUG is (i) to build up critical mass (ii) to set up an active mailing-list and regularly updated website and (iii) to ensure that the discussions don't veer around only too-technical subjects that keep newbies wondering what's going on... Maybe LUGs at places like Mangalore, and other smaller cities and towns, too need mentoring, so that the number of GNU/Linux enthusiasts across India could grow. Lastly, on the issue of freebies, I think that the Redhat site below promises to send you some freebies (don't know if they offer is available in India too) if you register and ask for the same. Check out the site below... FN Kindly register your lug... http://lugww.counter.li.org http://lug.linuxcertification.com http://www.redhat.com/apps/community/LUG https://www.ssc.com/lj/glue/registerssl.html http://www.linux.org/groups/bin/submit_group ####<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>#################################### TREVOR WARREN WROTE: Hello Luggers, On behalf of the ILUG-BOM the following are gonna conduct a workshop on Programming on Gnu-Linux in sangli and are also looking forward to having such regular workshops all over the country. --> http://members.fortunecity.com/csesarit/ -- Dr Nagarjuna -- Sameer D.S -- Dinesh Shah -- Ravindra Jaju -- G Tapeshwar -- Shankar R -- Trevor Warren We need FREEBIES/GIFTS/BOOKS/Gnu-Linux toys............etc that could be handed out by us as prizes for the various competitions that we are gonna conduct during the course of the workshop. We would be ready to put up banners/advertising info if that would help propogate the DONORS message. Call me on 9820349221/8312930-31 and speak to me. This is on priority as the workshop at Rajaram Bapu College Of Engineering is coming up this week end. Trevor ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
