On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 4:45 PM, Bevan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Guys > > I have a suggestion I use digital ocean for any web hosting or to play > with any virtual web servers. I willing to cough up the $5 > a month for a server and set it up as a web server for this linux users > group in Christchurch if some was willing to help me with content. We could > use either static pages or use a cms like cmsms, I am planning to change my > domain name and i could call it linuxuserschristchurch or > christhurchlinuxusergroup. Currently my domain name is bitsolutions.co.nz > but i was thinking of seeing if kiwilinux.co.nz was available (kiwilinux > is what call my self on the linuxactionshow reddit page and irc chat rooms. > Therefore the linuxuserschristchurch could be call > linuxuserschristchurch.kiwilinux.co.nz. > > What do you all think? > > I am not trying to pour cold water on the idea of meetings or of a web site. However both have been done for years and were very successful. However the meetings died a death of disinterest (although see 4 below). and the website did the same. There are a number of factors including:
1. There is very little use putting up a wiki which describes the same problems that are solved all over the web already. Pretty much every problem I come across these days are solved by google. There is nothing unique about linux in Christchurch that needs a website, other than meeting news - which is covered on the list. 2. Linux has pretty much reached mainstream and is very easy to install and use compared to a few years ago. Same reason we don't have installfests any more. 3. The cost of meetings is high. By the time you pay for a room, some refreshments (tea, coffee, bickies, milk) you had to get a reasonably critical mass to each meeting to break even. There just weren't numbers. Some meetings towards the end only had 10 people (if that). Many attendees weren't particularly well off. 4. Anyway there is presently a monthly meeting organised by Rik at the Beckenham library. It has free use of computers and although I haven't been, I hear good reports. No need to double up or reinvent the wheel. 5. I am all for purely social meetings, pub, chat etc. I have met a lot of nice people through the linux scene, but don't feel the need for technical meetings any longer. I feel the need for real ale. Of course these are my views, if you want to have meetings go for it. Best of luck. Cheers, N. > On 8 May 2015 at 13:43, Nick Rout <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Every pub/bar you go to these days seems to have free wifi, so I >> suggest we think more about where the good beer is! >> >> Pomeroys has great beer, pretty sure they have wifi and Dave Lane and >> his crew have offices upstairs - at least I assume they still do - so >> there may already be some core group. >> >> On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 12:03 PM, Andrew Sands <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Which brings me to suggest having another "CLUG at a pub". What's a >> > transport friendly bar, which won't object to punters with a laptop or >> two? >> > And possibly has WiFi. I myself can't do week nights due to work >> commitments >> > but open to suggestions? >> > >> > I think I covered enough to be on topic; list, communication, linux and >> > laptops! >> > >> > Comments? >> > >> > Andrew >> > >> > >> > On 07/05/15 07:09, yuri wrote: >> > >> > No-one has organised meetings for 4-5 years. There may have been the >> > occasional beer at a pub. >> > >> > On Wednesday, 6 May 2015, Bevan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> hi is there any Clug meetings now >> >> >> >> Regards >> >> Bevan >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Sent from Gmail Mobile >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Linux-users mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Linux-users mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users >> > > > > -- > Regards > > Bevan > > Linux Aficionado and Arch Linux fanboy > > > In a world without fences and walls, who needs Gates and Windows? > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users > >
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