[Tfug] A LUG for UA?

[Michael Stenner]

On Sun, Jul 18, 2004 at 06:33:05PM -0700, Claude Rubinson wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 17, 2004 at 11:34:12AM -0700, Christopher P Robbins wrote:
> > Would it be worthwhile to start a LUG for the UA?  Does TFUG cover
> > most of the Linux users in town (UA students included)?  Is there
> > room in Tucson for more than one LUG?  Are there any reasons why I
> > should/should not start up this LUG?
> 
> It might be worth trying but, frankly, my expectation is that there
> wouldn't be sufficient demand.  TFUG is the dominant group in the area
> and represents the UofA community very well.  If you want to start an
> official UofA LUG, you'll need to review the university's rules
> regarding clubs (for example, you'll need a faculty advisor).  There
> is a university hacking club (I don't recall the name offhand); you
> might want to talk with them about doing something jointly.

I think you're referring to these guys.

     http://www.hacks.arizona.edu/

I went to a meeting (they happen here in ECE).  They're not a LUG.
They try and do crazy things with hardware/software.  They're not even
remotely linux (or free unix) specific.  Now, that's not necessarily
bad.  I think they'd compliment a LUG well and there'd be lots of
overlap.

I, too, would participate; UAZLUG (or whatever you call it) meetings
would probably be easier to get to than TFUG meetings :)

					-Michael

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