Hi all,
Thanks Katie for sharing this info!
I've joined the mailing list a few weeks ago and been a quiet lurker so far.
But I can provide some context if needed on LinuQ. I've been VP (2 yrs)
and President (2 yrs) there, until 2015. And afterwards I moved to NCR
in 2020.
As I discussed with Katie, I would like to help IT/OSS groups meet more
often in-person. It's some work, but it's worth it IMO.
At LinuQ, the last few years, we were part of Quebec City official
"Recreations" program. So we had scheduled access to a physical venue,
were part of their advertisement, etc. It worked well, for both
beginners and experts.
Anyway, open to brainstorm ideas if there is interest within this group
to meet again in-person 🙂
--
Gabriel Cossette
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielcossette/
On 8/11/23 16:47, Katherine Mcmillan wrote:
Hello all,
With Jean-Francois running the Gatineau Linux User Group
(http://www.linux-gatineau.org/), I was curious to check the status of
LinuQ (https://linuq.org/doku.php).
This is what is posted on their website, and I think this could be
relevant for our group (at least something to keep in mind, or to add
to our discussion):
Dissolution of LinuQ - Registration to FACiL
On February 28, LinuQ members present at the EGM voted by absolute
majority (2/3) for the dissolution of LinuQ as a non-profit company,
in order to join our forces at the FACiL organization, for the
collective appropriation of free computing, and create a local section
for the greater Quebec City region.
If you have participated in LinuQ activities in the last 5 years, we
offer you the opportunity to take out a one-year “friend” subscription
to FACiL from LinuQ surplus funds.We have the funds to offer 50
subscriptions.
In addition to becoming a member and having voting privileges at
meetings, the subscription gives access to an @facil.quebec email
address and 5 GB of storage in the Nextcloud instance of FACiLes Services.
If you are already a member of FACiL, we will extend the duration of
the existing subscription for a value of $60 (the duration may vary
depending on the third party chosen).
NEW MEMBER: To apply, please complete the FACiL subscription form by
choosing “Interac Transfer” and writing “Transfert LinuQ” in the
comment:https://facil.qc.ca/civicrm/contribute/transact? reset=1&id=9
<https://facil.qc.ca/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=9>
EXISTING MEMBER: Email president [a] linuq [pt] org!
Francois Pelletier
President of LinuQ
