Re: finding BSD Unix users
Steve Franks wrote: On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 1:21 PM, Predrag Punosevac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Chad Perrin wrote: My area (northern Colorado) has an excellent Linux Users Group (NCLUG). There's a great bunch of guys there. Unfortunately, they're very Linux-centric. I'm kinda the resident BSD Unix heretic -- which is fine most of the time, but once in a while I'd like to be able to discuss stuff with people who primarily use BSD Unix systems instead of Linux-based systems. Unfortunately, there isn't a single Colorado BSD Users Group in Colorado that I can find. The closest I've been able to find mention of online at all is Laramie, Wyoming -- LWFUG, or "Laramie, Wyoming Freenix Users Group". Their website seems to have become a domain squatter's portal site, though. So . . . does anyone here have any suggestions for how I might go about finding BSD Unix users somewhat local to me? Since there isn't a group already that I can find, I wonder if there are enough people interested in such a thing in this area to build a users group. Any suggestions for how to go about finding fellow BSD Unix users in my area would be appreciated, I'm sure. I would put an add in the local newspaper and ask if there are any BSD users around. That is exactly how the Tucson Free Unix Group started a decade ago. Unfortunately since then TFUG has become increasingly dominated by Linux users and Windows converts (who maybe run Ubuntu on a small partition or via VMware). As in your case that was fine for a while but at some point it became increasingly difficult for both sides to tolerate each other so I voluntarily sized all my activity in the group. The timing coincide with my decision to switch to OpenBSD:-) I do know of two other BSD users on TFUG (one NetBSD and another younger member is using FreeBSD) as well as few Solaris users but I didn't stay in touch with them. Cheers, Predrag P. S. There is a very strong local BSD group in Phoenix but they are much to far away from Tucson that I could participate in their activity. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" I'm a Tucson FBSD user! We should meet at the safehouse or similar sometime! Steve I am all for it. Just contact me of the list whenever you have time to meet with me and we will figure out something. Best, Predrag ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: finding BSD Unix users
On Tue, Apr 08, 2008 at 06:29:45PM -0500, Alpha 4299 wrote: > > Dude these guys are at CSU contact them and get your group rollin. > http://www.math.colostate.edu/~reinholz/freebsd/freebsd.html The last time I tried responding to this, I had an odd technical issue. I'll try this again: Excellent! Thanks for finding that. I sent an email to the contact address for that site, and will see what kind of response I'll get. -- CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] John W. Russell: "People point. Sometimes that's just easier. They also use words. Sometimes that's just easier. For the same reasons that pointing has not made words obsolete, there will always be command lines." pgpAFxqXGJvb9.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: finding BSD Unix users
On Tue, Apr 08, 2008 at 06:29:45PM -0500, Alpha 4299 wrote: > > Dude these guys are at CSU contact them and get your group rollin. > http://www.math.colostate.edu/~reinholz/freebsd/freebsd.html > Al > > > Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 16:02:41 -0600 > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > Subject: Re: finding BSD Unix users > > > > On Sun, Apr 06, 2008 at 01:11:01PM -0600, Chad Perrin wrote: > > > My area (northern Colorado) has an excellent Linux Users Group (NCLUG). > > > There's a great bunch of guys there. Unfortunately, they're very > > > Linux-centric. I'm kinda the resident BSD Unix heretic -- which is fine > > > most of the time, but once in a while I'd like to be able to discuss > > > stuff with people who primarily use BSD Unix systems instead of > > > Linux-based systems. > > > > > > Unfortunately, there isn't a single Colorado BSD Users Group in Colorado > > > that I can find. The closest I've been able to find mention of online at > > > all is Laramie, Wyoming -- LWFUG, or "Laramie, Wyoming Freenix Users > > > Group". Their website seems to have become a domain squatter's portal > > > site, though. > > > > > > So . . . does anyone here have any suggestions for how I might go about > > > finding BSD Unix users somewhat local to me? Since there isn't a group > > > already that I can find, I wonder if there are enough people interested > > > in such a thing in this area to build a users group. Any suggestions for > > > how to go about finding fellow BSD Unix users in my area would be > > > appreciated, I'm sure. > > > > I'm not entirely opposed to spending a little money, but . . . does > > anyone have recommendations that don't involve paying for advertising, > > buying a house, et cetera? > > > > -- > > CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] > > Dr. Ron Paul: "Liberty has meaning only if we still believe in it when > > terrible things happen and a false government security blanket beckons." > > _ > Use video conversation to talk face-to-face with Windows Live Messenger. > http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_messenger_video_042008 -- CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] Patrick J. LoPresti: "Emacs has been replaced by a shell script which 1) Generates a syslog message at level LOG_EMERG; 2) reduces the user's disk quota by 100K; and 3) RUNS ED!!" pgpARNQ4ysrkT.pgp Description: PGP signature
RE: finding BSD Unix users
Dude these guys are at CSU contact them and get your group rollin. http://www.math.colostate.edu/~reinholz/freebsd/freebsd.html Al > Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 16:02:41 -0600 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: finding BSD Unix users > > On Sun, Apr 06, 2008 at 01:11:01PM -0600, Chad Perrin wrote: > > My area (northern Colorado) has an excellent Linux Users Group (NCLUG). > > There's a great bunch of guys there. Unfortunately, they're very > > Linux-centric. I'm kinda the resident BSD Unix heretic -- which is fine > > most of the time, but once in a while I'd like to be able to discuss > > stuff with people who primarily use BSD Unix systems instead of > > Linux-based systems. > > > > Unfortunately, there isn't a single Colorado BSD Users Group in Colorado > > that I can find. The closest I've been able to find mention of online at > > all is Laramie, Wyoming -- LWFUG, or "Laramie, Wyoming Freenix Users > > Group". Their website seems to have become a domain squatter's portal > > site, though. > > > > So . . . does anyone here have any suggestions for how I might go about > > finding BSD Unix users somewhat local to me? Since there isn't a group > > already that I can find, I wonder if there are enough people interested > > in such a thing in this area to build a users group. Any suggestions for > > how to go about finding fellow BSD Unix users in my area would be > > appreciated, I'm sure. > > I'm not entirely opposed to spending a little money, but . . . does > anyone have recommendations that don't involve paying for advertising, > buying a house, et cetera? > > -- > CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] > Dr. Ron Paul: "Liberty has meaning only if we still believe in it when > terrible things happen and a false government security blanket beckons." _ Use video conversation to talk face-to-face with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_messenger_video_042008___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: finding BSD Unix users
On Sun, Apr 06, 2008 at 01:11:01PM -0600, Chad Perrin wrote: > My area (northern Colorado) has an excellent Linux Users Group (NCLUG). > There's a great bunch of guys there. Unfortunately, they're very > Linux-centric. I'm kinda the resident BSD Unix heretic -- which is fine > most of the time, but once in a while I'd like to be able to discuss > stuff with people who primarily use BSD Unix systems instead of > Linux-based systems. > > Unfortunately, there isn't a single Colorado BSD Users Group in Colorado > that I can find. The closest I've been able to find mention of online at > all is Laramie, Wyoming -- LWFUG, or "Laramie, Wyoming Freenix Users > Group". Their website seems to have become a domain squatter's portal > site, though. > > So . . . does anyone here have any suggestions for how I might go about > finding BSD Unix users somewhat local to me? Since there isn't a group > already that I can find, I wonder if there are enough people interested > in such a thing in this area to build a users group. Any suggestions for > how to go about finding fellow BSD Unix users in my area would be > appreciated, I'm sure. I'm not entirely opposed to spending a little money, but . . . does anyone have recommendations that don't involve paying for advertising, buying a house, et cetera? -- CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] Dr. Ron Paul: "Liberty has meaning only if we still believe in it when terrible things happen and a false government security blanket beckons." pgpxhEVGfm7YN.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: finding BSD Unix users
On Tuesday 08 April 2008 06:38:01 Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > > A house with a big back deck, a big grill with a full propane tank, and a > large cooler full of ice and beer will go a long, long way towards finding > fellow BSD Unix users. Put an advert on the bulletin board of your > local community college and start your own group. > In case it has not been suggested, there is also something called "Meetup" that can help. http://www.meetup.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
RE: finding BSD Unix users
On Mon, 7 Apr 2008, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: So . . . does anyone here have any suggestions for how I might go about finding BSD Unix users somewhat local to me? Since there isn't a group already that I can find, I wonder if there are enough people interested in such a thing in this area to build a users group. Any suggestions for how to go about finding fellow BSD Unix users in my area would be appreciated, I'm sure. A house with a big back deck, a big grill with a full propane tank, and a large cooler full of ice and beer will go a long, long way towards finding fellow BSD Unix users. Put an advert on the bulletin board of your local community college and start your own group. So, where you live, climate seems to be hot. Spring is cold this year in Germany, thus I'd prefer a closed room with warm heaters and hot mulled claret ... ;-) Best regards Konrad Konrad Heuer GWDG, Am Fassberg, 37077 Goettingen, Germany, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
RE: finding BSD Unix users
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Chad Perrin > Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 12:11 PM > To: FreeBSD Questions > Subject: finding BSD Unix users > > > > So . . . does anyone here have any suggestions for how I might go about > finding BSD Unix users somewhat local to me? Since there isn't a group > already that I can find, I wonder if there are enough people interested > in such a thing in this area to build a users group. Any suggestions for > how to go about finding fellow BSD Unix users in my area would be > appreciated, I'm sure. A house with a big back deck, a big grill with a full propane tank, and a large cooler full of ice and beer will go a long, long way towards finding fellow BSD Unix users. Put an advert on the bulletin board of your local community college and start your own group. Ted ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: finding BSD Unix users
Chad Perrin wrote: My area (northern Colorado) has an excellent Linux Users Group (NCLUG). There's a great bunch of guys there. Unfortunately, they're very Linux-centric. I'm kinda the resident BSD Unix heretic -- which is fine most of the time, but once in a while I'd like to be able to discuss stuff with people who primarily use BSD Unix systems instead of Linux-based systems. Unfortunately, there isn't a single Colorado BSD Users Group in Colorado that I can find. The closest I've been able to find mention of online at all is Laramie, Wyoming -- LWFUG, or "Laramie, Wyoming Freenix Users Group". Their website seems to have become a domain squatter's portal site, though. So . . . does anyone here have any suggestions for how I might go about finding BSD Unix users somewhat local to me? Since there isn't a group already that I can find, I wonder if there are enough people interested in such a thing in this area to build a users group. Any suggestions for how to go about finding fellow BSD Unix users in my area would be appreciated, I'm sure. I would put an add in the local newspaper and ask if there are any BSD users around. That is exactly how the Tucson Free Unix Group started a decade ago. Unfortunately since then TFUG has become increasingly dominated by Linux users and Windows converts (who maybe run Ubuntu on a small partition or via VMware). As in your case that was fine for a while but at some point it became increasingly difficult for both sides to tolerate each other so I voluntarily sized all my activity in the group. The timing coincide with my decision to switch to OpenBSD:-) I do know of two other BSD users on TFUG (one NetBSD and another younger member is using FreeBSD) as well as few Solaris users but I didn't stay in touch with them. Cheers, Predrag P. S. There is a very strong local BSD group in Phoenix but they are much to far away from Tucson that I could participate in their activity. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
