Good points Nick:-
* Dunedin people ain't stupid - excepting the stupid ones, but they are
less stupid than they would have been if they lived further north or
south, if you know what I mean ,,,,
*A pub night once a fortnight would be better than once a month, you
will get a different mix on the different nights, meals on site etc,
chance encounters with other humans - inevitable
* Pub (is open source and free access, rather copyleft and very lurker
friendly - it is not easy to walk into a hall half filled with semi mad
linuxatics in the middle of a distro-war that has been less than raging
since 1983
*Pick your pub well, coffee facilities are a must, (terminal and alcohol
not good) three pin plugs for those who cannot be reliably parted from
their lappies. Internet capable has its + and -'s, with is obvious,
without means you have to have what you are trying to show off at least
down loaded before you open the old mouth.
*If internet is a must I can sort a coin operated cafe style machine
with all the toys attached - requires no input from publican, just needs
to be capable of getting the money out of it before it gets full - most
publicans with help from above (gravity) can manage that
*As a non drinking and out of town Linux abuser (rather than true
contributing user) be nice to know I can always find a little pocket of
resistance when in Chch at a place and day / time without any of the
last minute cat / dog / mouse / bird thing
cheers Kevin
Nick Rout wrote:
On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 8:32 AM, David Lowe <[email protected]> wrote:
I manage to attend meetings regularly last year (and thoroughly enjoyed all
of them), but I'm now traveling a lot and can't commit to being a regular...
but I'd hate to think the opportunity to connect with the like-minded was
gone. The world doesn't need another email support list - it needs a place
where we can share war stories face to face.
Just a suggestion... are we thinking too hard about this? Maybe we just drop
down to having a monthly social gathering. Just put the kettle on, put in a
few bucks for biccys and stand around and chat. Go home after an hour if
thats what you want to do. Maybe someone would even bring a few beers along
(and yes I'm sure the fun police will restrict that!).
As long as someone (take turns?) commits to being there to put the kettle
on, nothing else formal should be required.
Long Live Clug!
Lets emulate DunLUG and just meet regularly at a pub. No cost, drink
and eat what you want/can afford. Those who tell the best lies^h^h^h^h
war stories win!
