[H-GEN] SFD Summary

[Christopher LeMoyne]

Russell Stuart wrote:

>    The other thing that needs to be pointed out is the Humbug
>    is both a real and a a virtual organisation.  Which is to
>    say that if they find the idea of travelling through the 
>    city twice a month to attend meetings a bit daunting 
>    they can still participate in, and get benefit from Humbug 
>    by just joining the mailing list.  I guess I should not of
>    been surprised, but many people I spoke to found that
>    concept hard to understand.  They only started to look
>    like they might believed me when I said I and only been
>    to one meeting this year and had organised the day via
>    mailing lists, and whats more had not met most of the
>    people on the list until that morning.
>
>    So what the pamphlet need information on what Humbug can
>    help them with, and how they join the lists.
>  
>
I heartily second this.  I have a job that demands quite a bit of 
overtime, three young children, part-time study, and many other 
commitments on my time (not to mention being a geek for many people in 
need of computer help).  The idea of me turning up to HUMBUG meetings is 
basically ludricous - I haven't even had time to attend a gaming LAN for 
several months now, let alone other computer activities.  But I 
subscribe to this list and read all the mail, often whilst sitting on 
the train to or from work.  I haven't had a problem with my Linux 
machines yet that Google couldn't solve, but I enjoy lending a hand to 
others when I can.  For some, HUMBUG is primarly (and for me, solely) a 
virtual organization, and works brilliantly in that regards.

Regards,
Christopher