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DATE | 2007-06-12 |
FROM | Ruben Safir
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SUBJECT | Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Re: inquiry from Linux.com
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From owner-hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com Tue Jun 12 10:42:06 2007 Received: from www2.mrbrklyn.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/SuSE Linux 0.7) with ESMTP id l5CEg4UQ028694 for ; Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:42:06 -0400 Received: (from majordomo-at-localhost) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id l5CEg47a028693 for hangout-outgoings; Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:42:04 -0400 X-Authentication-Warning: www2.mrbrklyn.com: majordomo set sender to owner-hangout-at-nylxs.com using -f Received: from www2.mrbrklyn.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/SuSE Linux 0.7) with ESMTP id l5CEg1dH028690; Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:42:03 -0400 Received: (from ruben-at-localhost) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id l5CEg1oB028689; Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:42:01 -0400 Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:42:01 -0400 From: Ruben Safir To: Tina Gasperson Cc: hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Re: inquiry from Linux.com Message-ID: <20070612144201.GB28644-at-www2.mrbrklyn.com> References: <8e6702750706120727l797d499dh9b835a0e23f4c1a8-at-mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <8e6702750706120727l797d499dh9b835a0e23f4c1a8-at-mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Sender: owner-hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com Precedence: bulk X-Evolution-Source: mbox:/var/mail/ruben X-Evolution: 00003f0e-0000 Content-Length: 2248 Lines: 45 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 2159
I have a lot of thoughts on this matter and will try to put a more comprehessive response together tonight
Ruben
On Tue, Jun 12, 2007 at 10:27:04AM -0400, Tina Gasperson wrote: > I'm a contributing editor at Linux.com . A recent > discussion on the mailing list for my local LUG, the Suncoast LUG in > metropolitan Tampa, suggested that attendance is down. One "branch" of the > LUG recently had its last meeting, as the number of people at the twice > monthly gatherings had dwindled to under a handful. While some lamented > this, the president attributed it to good news: Linux is so mature now that > people really don't need in person help to get it installed or to use it. > Not only that, but abundant resources exist online for those who still have > questions. Instead, users are now turning to more specialized interests such > as Asterisk user groups, for example. The focus has turned from the > operating system to the applications. I am wondering if you have found this > to be the case with your LUG. Has your membership/attendance increased or > decreased over the last five years? Do you see a requisite increase in niche > groups? What about distribution-specific groups? That was one idea being > bandied about in the SLUG. > > I'm working on a possible story "Do we still need LUGs?" for > Linux.com. > I would love to have your input. > > Tina Gasperson > gasperson.com > linux.com
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