[H-GEN] Vice President's report.

[Gary Curtis]

My reading of the situation is that installing and running Linux is just too

easy these days. People don't *need* help, so just get on with their lives
and don't seek out groups like Humbug.

I initially (like in 1995) sought out Humbug for help. It just so happens
that the camaraderie suits me, so I stay. Other people seem to think
that there are better things to do on a Saturday arvo/evening/night and
go off and do those other things. Poor deranged souls (or is that me?)

Cheers,

Gaz

...and see y'all tomorrow night!!


On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 16:06, Robert Brockway <robert at timetraveller.org>wrote:

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> On Fri, 22 Jul 2011, Carl Adams wrote:
>
> I wrote (but was not properly quoted):
>
>  The great irony here (as has been noted before) is that humbug has
>>> decling membership when it's core area (home and OSS Unix) is more
>>> popular than ever.  Membership in the late 90s was something like
>>> 120 when hardly anyone outside of hard-core-geekdom had even heard
>>> of Linux and friends.
>>>
>>
>> The reasons for this are obvious, surely. If not, I'd rather not be the
>> source of enlightenment.
>>
>
> I assume you're suggesting that since various OSes and apps are easier to
> use & manage now that Humbug is less relevant and people are less inclined
> to come along.  If so I think you are selling the club short.
>
> If I'm wrong as to your suggestion then I would love to hear your sage
> advice.
>
> I think it is singularly interesting that usage of OSS *nix has gone up
> _orders of magnitude_ since Humbug was founded and we haven't even been able
> to keep numbers static.  Even if Humbug was 1% as popular as it once was we
> should still have seen growth.
>
> Rob
>
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