Re: [PLUG] Exton LUG?

On 2/20/06, Stewart B Lone <v592653589793238@verizon.net > wrote:

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Fred Stluka wrote:
> Linuxbiernacht gets my vote, as long as it can also be Linuxwingsnacht!
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> Paul L. Snyder wrote:
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>>On Mon, 20 Feb 2006, W. Chris Shank wrote:
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>>>Is there an Exton LUG? Anyone interested in forming one?
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>>>W. Chris Shank
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>>I'd be interested.  I'd suggest that it would advantageous to set this
>>up as an extension of PLUG, rather than as a completely independent
>>group.  This would allow reuse of some of PLUG's logistical apparatus
>>(especially the brain trust available via the mailing list) and prevent
>>excessive wheel-reinvention.  If a meeting place that's reasonably
>>accessible from the R5 can be found, some of the Philly-based folks might
>>show up.
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>>There is historical precedent; for a while, PLUG was holding two
>>meetings each month, one in the city and one in Conshohocken.
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>>A few years back there were some sputtering attempts to get a Linux SIG
>>going as part of the Exton PC Council.  I attended one meeting, and had
>>no interest in going back.  The web site ( http://linux.extonpccouncil.org)
>>has had the same same snarky, misspelled message fronting it for the past
>>three years.  Frankly, I think this wagon will travel farther if it is
>>hooked to PLUG.
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>>On the other hand, checking the mailing list archives
>>(http://mailman.axs.org/pipermail/cclug/), it looks like there's some
>>chatter about reviving the group.  I think that trying to support more
>>than one LUG in the same area is folly, and any efforts should be
>>coordinated.
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>>As a further datum, EPCC requires membership fees.  This is not
>>unreasonable, but I like PLUG's freewheeling style.
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>>Less formally, I've thought about trying to get a Chester County Linux
>>Beer Night going ('Linuxbiernacht' has a good ring to it) where Philly
>>satellite geeks get together in a brew pub to talk tech.  Something like
>>that may be easier to maintain if there isn't enough energy to keep a
>>healthy LUG running.
>>
>>Paul
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Another wifey excuse to get out of the house?
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