LUG Revival 101: Ask if it's dead. I suspect most people have outgrown LUGs and found that online searches or their favourite AI (yes, I know) can answer their Linux questions and even serve as nerd companions. LUGs are less and less necessary as Linux gets better, or people give up and buy a Chromebook / Mac / Windows desktop for gaming.
On Tue, 13 Aug 2024 at 15:44, Polarian via GLLUG <[email protected]> wrote: > I have been looking through the archives and have seen that there has > been only a few posts to the list in the past year. > > I notice one thread (apologies for creating a new one) on how the list > has been quite [1]. > Mailing lists are for old people. Old people are finding "better" things to do with their time than edit /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf, like dying or spending time with the family or in the garden. The 'youth' tend to hang out on discourse, discord, and other hip places with variable-width fonts, 144Hz refresh rates and animated JIFs. > I have looked through the website [2] however the posts end at 2017, > and the IRC channel is back on freenode, before freenode fell and > libera took over, so I am unsure this channel is still around. > IRC is dead(*). People tend to use Telegram, Signal, Discord, Matrix (ugh), and friends. I still chat to people I met through LUGs most days. Just not here. * I am in around 30 channels, they're almost all dead. > I have been checking out London (and surrounding areas) lug's but all > of them seem dead, gllug seems to be the most lively at a few emails > this year :P If you're looking for companionship or friendly banter, I'd recommend organising something, announcing where you will be and when. People nearby or willing will turn up, usually, in small numbers. Good luck! :D Al.
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