RE: [tlug] Hiroshima Linux Users Group, soon coming

["Eric Oliver Flores" <tokoton@example.com>]

Josh,

From your writing seems like a lot of work!!!
Never thought it was going to be so hard!!!
Anyway I'm willing to try this out, I know there are some Linux users out
here, personally neve met anyone..
Yesterday I learned that I will have to do on a business trip to U.S., in
September therefore I may have to delay the start date down to October.

I wrote some comments and questions within your previous text, please read
they are marked with >>>>

Regards,


Eric.

-----Original Message-----
From: Josh Glover [mailto:jmglov@example.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 12:25 AM
To: tlug@example.com
Subject: Re: [tlug] Hiroshima Linux Users Group, soon coming


I have been where you are, having founded WAMLUG, the William and Mary
Linux User's Group, at my university. It is also modelled after
TLUG. Some suggestions:

- Find a couple of people who are willing to help you out *before* you
formally found the LUG. You will get *very* tired getting all of the
pieces in place all by yourself.

>>>>WORKING ON IT!

- Set up as much infrastructure as you can before the formal
opening. Get the mailing lists, webpage, and so on set up and tested
thoroughly long before you subject them to your LUGgers. Jonathan
posted a link to Linux Orbit LUG Support Program[1] to tlug-admin
awhile back, take a look.

>>>>NOT YET STARTED! (DON'T HAVE EXPERIENCE HERE)

- Try to find a company or university or something to sponsor
you--even a little bit of money at the beginning helps a
lot. Alternately, subscribe to tlug-admin, as we have been having a
discussion on how best to alleviate TLUG of some of its surplus money,
maybe you could build a case for TLUG to donate some money to H-LUG.

>>>>A LOCAL BAR/DISCO/RESTAURANT WILL PROVIDE THE MEETING PLACE
>>>>WORKING ON THE OTHER SPONSORS.


- Publicise, build a buzz. See if there exist any big players in the
Linux game in Hiroshima. Talk to them.

>>>>WILL START AUGUST 9.

- Try to line up some good speakers for the first few meetings. People
who are known, or at least, have written programs that are
known. Matsumoto Yukihiro (creator of Ruby) would be one good
idea. The more exciting you can make those first few meetings, the
more likely you are to get off to a good start.

>>>>DO THESE GUYS COST?
I WOULD LOVE TO BRING IN A (SOME) SPAKER(S) BUT STARTING OUT WITH HARDLY NO
CASH WILL BE DIFFICULT.

Above all, good luck, and have fun, because that is what this Open
Source thing is supposed to be about, right?

Feel free to email me privately if you need help that you do not want
being posted to this list. OTOH, the discussion might be good for the
list.

HTH,
Josh


[1] http://www.linuxorbit.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=LUGs&file=index

--
Josh Glover <jmglov@example.com>

Associate Systems Administrator
INCOGEN, Inc.


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