Need to work out donations of some type to radio club for use of rooms.
need to work out internet connection. Trying for free golive connection.
I will look to see if i can find a system to donate to run as a router for the net connection.
Meetings possibly every 4th monday of the month, to make easier to keep track of.
2002 meetings to be a short presentation on anything, recent packages etc, then hands-on. this way everyone can present something whether it just be how you use linux in your network/ home / business etc.
Another idea that cropped up during the discussions on IRC was something to do with X basics. Basically things like:
Group has no formality - we could ask for gold coin donations at radio club
Use this money to buy box of stuff for WLUG to keep at radio club - power boards, network gear etc
Appoint a hierarchy - group president?
Traditionally we have meetings only, need to do something to get new people, start doing installs, bringing boxes, start presentations etc.
Momentum will eventually gather.
Group needs to develop a purpose
The mission of the group needs to be to "Promote Linux use" and NOT to discourage Windows use - as such, people considering public advocacy
should read the LinuxAdvocacy how-to document.
Daniel refers to a pro-Microsoft story on "Breakfast" TV program. A guy wrote a letter to the show explain alternatives (crossposted to NZLUG
list.) While a great idea, it was filled with "Micro$haft" etc - bad advocate. This from the head of a reputable firm in Auck. Profanities,
allegorical stuff, "Evil Empire" etc. Not the right way to go about it.
There is a resources for advocacy link on WLUG page.
Question asked of how did everyone get to know about Linux:
(story of backing up to can't back up to SQL database)
St John school administrator impressed with install of Redhat
Hamilton school has citrix webterms in labs, 2 boxes,
Can we get bandwidth. talking to GoLive. Daniel follow up GoLive connection.
People are being thrown into 2nd year Linux labs - grads at at Uni will be teaching tutorials on Linux. offer people WLUG as a point of contact.
Format of meetings - presentation or hands on. 20 mins, little presentations.
things Bruce is doing: simple floppy disk insatller. Fax server on samba. aaron: dynamic DNS
ACM chapter - uni thing - can invite people from there.
get a rhythm. see presentations - worth going to. everyone would like to get something out of it
Meetings need to have an audience. Not going to put a couple of hours into preparing anything Good turnout to Daniel's samba thing.
Aaron wants to learn about Advanced Samba something like setting up services WANd (james)
Aim to have a definate goal with talks - show how to do something specific?
differences between easy stuff and hard stuff. Simpler talks. Have to interest everyone, including those who know a lot though. Perhaps have
more depth
Linux in business - presented by a man in a suit (Greig :) proprietry standards and vendor locking
Ads in community newspapers - especially the Loot
Provide people a good introduction to Linux - a good way of doing this is showing it doing "something it can do that windows can't"
Firewall box etc
No other page links to WlugFuture yet.
