On Wed, 2007-03-28 at 16:35 +0100, Tony Travis wrote: > TheVeech wrote: > > Just curious. Anyone a member? If so, what's yours like? > > > > I'd have thought they were a bit of a geekfest, not having been to one, > > but I'm probably way off the mark. Trouble is, the one for my neck of > > the woods is supposed to be active but its website hasn't been updated > > for a long time. These days, is it time better spent online? > > I subscribe to the AberLUG mailing list (Aberdeen) and I've found it > quite useful. I've met up with a few people 1:1, but I don't attend the > AberLUG meetings: A 'geekfest' sounds a rather judgmental!
Don't be daft. Of course I'm not judgemental. There's nothing wrong with pointy ears (i.e. it's judgemental). > I've found > AberLUG members friendly, and willing to help anyone learn about Linux. This is what I'd be after. It sounds like it's a similar mood and approach to, say, the Ubuntu forums and the mailing lists, which I've found really impressive at times. > I guess it's about making contact with like-minded people. I think far > more people read the LUG lists than attend LUG meetings. However, the > LUG meetings are what some Linux people want, so each to their own :-) I think I'd feel pretty comfortable in a crowd like that, but what about people who are still getting to grips with the 'basics' - would they benefit or would they feel a bit out of place? > Best wishes, > > Tony. > -- > Dr. A.J.Travis, | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Rowett Research Institute, | http://www.rri.sari.ac.uk/~ajt > Greenburn Road, Bucksburn, | phone:+44 (0)1224 712751 > Aberdeen AB21 9SB, Scotland, UK. | fax:+44 (0)1224 716687 > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
