[H-GEN] HUMBUG meetings and talks

[Sarah Walters]

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Hi everyone,

On 14 Aug 2003 Arjen Lentz <arjen at mysql.com> wrote:
> Now, I know this is not what HUMBUG was set up for originally. Hobbyists
> dragging their PC in, hacking away... that's good too. But what about
> the above? HUMBUG is an established organisation, and there are those
> skills. Why not expand our activities to match our interests?
> 
> LUV's overal formula appears to be very successful, they attract new
> people (this includes businesses who are thinking about using OSS
> solutions). In short, they're spreading "the OSS word" effectively.
> 
> If we could pick up some of their ideas, we could keep the Saturday
> 'hacker-focused' meetings, but in addition to this develop something new
> for Brisbane. Perhaps on a weekday evening. A formula that attracts new
> people.
> There are so many people out there now, wondering what this OSS stuff
> is, with all sorts of practical questions. We could really do something
> here!

I would suggest that there are already two groups that should be doing
this kind of thing. SAGE-AU has meetings on the second Thursday of every
month at 7:00pm (which seems silly given Thursday night shopping, but
anyway). There are others on this list who have a better idea.

Personally, this sounds exactly like what AUUG (Australian Unix User's
Group) is supposed to be. I have been to one of their conferences, and
it was great, but the Queensland chapter of AUUG seems to have almost
died (or their webmaster has). AUUG hosts the Australian Open Source
awards and symposium, so I think you'll find that Qld AUUG members would
be keen to be involved in something like this. More info is available at
http://www.auug.org.au

I'd be happy to help put such a group together, but I'm stuck in
Wollongong NSW. 

-- 
Mrs Sarah Walters
Systems Group
Information Technology Services
University of Wollongong
Phone: +61 2 4221 3775


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