[H-GEN] International solidarity

[Robert Brockway]

On Wed, 26 Nov 1997, David Starkoff wrote:

> The first of these groups which I came across is GLUE -- Groups of Linux
> Users Everywhere.  Their home page is at <http://www.ssc.com/glue/>,
> and they describe themselves as:

Yeah, we really do have to join this.  Maddog Hall suggested it to us.
I'll be calling an exec meeting and we can do it then (assuming the exec
agree of course).
 
> Their Australian non-GLUE LUG page, begins with: 
> 
> ``University of Queensland Home Unix Machine Brisbane User Group (HUMBUG)
> Contact e-mail: Address needed!
> Brisbane, Australia''

I have been unable to contact someone to update this.  If anyone can
provide an email address please forward it to me.
 
> Machine Brisbane User Group'' was present and accounted for in the
> LUG list project <http://www.nllgg.nl/lugww/>, and the Linux User Group
> Registry <http://www.linux.org/users/index.html>.  WorkGroup Solutions,
> Inc, the operators of the Linux Mall, don't seem to know about HUMBUG.

Thats one to register with.
 
> And then there's the embryonic LUG Web page at <http://www.lug.net/>.

There are so many pages.  I and a few others submit HUMBUG when we come
across them.
 
> Having witnessed the NUS campaign run by the UQ Union this year, it is not
> my intention to open a Pandora's box.  For all I know, the goss on GLUE
> could be that it's worse than the Young Liberal's propaganda about the
> NUS.  I have no idea.  It could be something to consider, although a lot
> the GLUE pages seem to concentrate on how to establish a LUG, which is a
> hurdle which HUMBUG has already overcome.

Yep.  It wouldn't hurt to be a member though, as SSC has done alot fof
Linux.  Maddog Hall spoke highly of them too.
Cheers,
	-Robert

--Robert Brockway. Email: robert at zen.humbug.org.au, robert at icc.net.au
                          r.brockway at mailbox.uq.edu.au, robert at plugged.net.au
                   WWW:   http://www.humbug.org.au/~robert
                   President of HUMBUG (http://www.humbug.org.au)

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