[H-GEN] HUMBUG meetings and talks

[Andrae Muys]

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Arjen Lentz 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?
> 
<SNIP>
> 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.
<SNIP>

When Humbug was first founded QAUUG was both active and popular, and 
indeed meet on Thursday nights once a week with a very similar style to 
LUV.  A number of the founding members were, and many remain, members of 
AUUG and there was no desire to compete with QAUUG, and so Humbug was 
focused on the home user and hobyist community.  About two years ago 
QAUUG stopped holding regular meetings as its committee retired and 
there was no-one available to replace them.  This niche has remained 
abandoned since then.  This sort of thing requires a signifigant 
commitment over an extended period by the organisers.  If there are 
people willing and able to make such a commitment then I suggest it 
might be time for Humbug to reconsider its original decision to focus 
exclusively on the home/hobyist user.  If not, then we will by necessity 
have to defer.

Andrae Muys

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