Re: [Hampshire] IBM Hursley

On Thursday 15 Oct 2009, Lisi wrote:
> On Thursday 15 October 2009 20:48:43 Hants LUG Chairman wrote:
> > There is plenty of space at Hursley so we can have room dedicated to
> > installing the latest distro of your choice.
>
> Is there any chance of something less focused? I realise that with a
> multi-LUG thing that is likely to be difficult. But with a multi-LUG
> event, the chance of having more - I think the term is differently abled -
> people will obviously go up.

It is hoped that we can have our normal BaB meeting at Hursley in February.
That would be a more normal BaB meeting that the first meeting at Hursley. I
think the IBMers were doing their best to show their facility off and it was
their first time. We all welcome feedback and I promise we will listen and
take note.

> The last meeting was superbly organised and the setting was stunning.
> Lunch was very enjoyable. And it might well be worth coming next time for
> those things alone and bringing a book for something to do.

In February we hope to use another room for more normal BaB activities. I
sincerely hope you and everyone else is able to make the next meeting there.

> But last time I did not understand that we had any option but to go where
> we were shepherded. (I.e. go where there was little light.) And the
> talks were completely lost on me because I could neither see nor hear what
> was going on. I could hear none of the instructions. In fact, all I
> managed to hear was: "Any more stragglers?" From which I gleaned the
> erroneous impression that straggling was not allowed - I thought that it
> was because of security.

I think this was just Anton et al. being keen to be a good host. While the
meeting was focused more on talks than normal, we were welcome to sit out side
and chat, we did in fact have the full run of the ground floor (I believe).
For February we plan to have a more typical mix of activities.

Obviously IBM don't want people wandering around any more than Southampton
University or Nokia but we are not prisoners at these sites. As long as were
are responsible we can potter about a bit.

> I do not expect the world to be reorganised to suit me, and I accept that
> it is I who am "differently abled" and not the rest of the world which is
> behaving in any way unreasonably. But as I say, there may be those with
> problems in the other LUGs too, and it might be nice if it were made very
> clear in advance what the limitations are to be. And that following the
> "herd" is not compulsory. We then have a straight choice - come, but
> either bring a book or expect to be bored. Or stay away. I thought that
> I was coming to a BaB meeting. Others might think so too.

As Anton has said, and I really strong want to reiterate if you are not able
to see, hear or what ever please speak out, I will be ashamed if I find out
you or anyone else was not happy and we had an opportunity to do something
about it. I know we can't please all the people all the time but that doesn't
stop us from trying...!

-- 
Adam Trickett
  Chairman, Hampshire Linux Users Group
    http://www.hants.lug.org.uk/