Online LUG?

[eric.chadbourne-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org (Eric Chadbourne)]

On 11/29/2010 09:45 AM, Ryan Pugatch wrote:
> On 11/27/2010 05:08 PM, b p wrote:
>> Out of curiosity, does anyone know of an online LUG?  I have
>> started one but I was hoping there would be one I could join.  I
>> have been unable to attend one physically, so an online LUG seemed
>> to be a better option.  If anyone is interested in attending the
>> one I manage, I will be holding the next one December 26th.  For
>> more information please checkout my blog brucen3t.blogspot.com
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>> Take care,
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>> Bruce
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> I generally think the purpose of a LUG is for you to connect with
> people locally who use Linux.  If you remove the 'local' part of the
> equation and add 'Internet', well, then you have basically all of the
> Linux forums / IRC etc which you could consider a 'LUG'.
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> BTW, for best success, you may want to have your first meeting during
> a more reasonable time.  I think the day after Christmas won't be=20
> conducive to having a lot of people join.
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> Ryan

Agree with Ryan.

Also, is non-free software required to participate?  Yuck.

Maybe we could investigate (again) the possibility of having BLU
meetings on-line for those who are unable to travel.  Free software
based tele / video conferencing.

Thanks,

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Eric Chadbourne
http://fisique-boston.com/
http://www.linkedin.com/in/echadbourne
https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/themnemeproject