Well yes, me too : "/enjoy getting out from my hole, taking in some sun
and actually talking to other Linux users/."
I wouldn't object at all to contributing a few quid, a hall in Overton
would be ideal for me ;-)
Live in Andover
Will Jackson
On 23/09/15 14:05, A. J. Trickett wrote:
> All,
>
>> I have only ever attended one Hants LUG meet sometime in the
>> early/mid 2000's and I'm not in a position to commit to attend a
>> regularly meet up. This said I did attend the last Surrey LUG
>> meet @ Red Hat and it got me wondering if there was any interest
>> in a Hants meeting soon, rather surprisingly I did enjoy getting
>> out from my hole, taking in some sun and actually talking to
>> other Linux users.
> Meetings in the past have been held in Basingstoke, Southampton
> University, IBM Hursley, and a village hall (can't remember
> exactly where), often because someone could get us in for free.
> There is no reason that the location could not be paid for as the
> society has a bank account with some money in and people don't
> mind paying a few quid to cover the cost of a room.
>
> Some meeting have been joint between us and other groups, so
> doing the same again is also a valid option.
>
> Originally a decent network connection with WiFi was essential so
> people could download and do stuff, but some meeting have been
> without network and also proved quite successful.
>
> I've been busy of late but would be happy to go to more meetings
> and give presentations, but as a former chairman of the LUG I
> would caution that getting a free venue with network and a speaker
> can be a challenge.
>
> I live in Overton (part way between Basingstoke and Andover) and
> we have nice village halls, but we'd have to pay for them to use
> them...
>
> My 2p...
>
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