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Aaron Trevena wrote: > 2008/10/11 Jaan Jänesmäe <secrgb@xxxxxxxxx>: > >> How dare you to call it scripting .... (just kidding). >> Anyhow, we could simply have a sw software development group or similar. >> Then the area is much wider and non programmers (as in designers) could also >> join. >> > > The whole southwest is too wide to cover when it comes to actual > meetups, job ad's etc - also underscore covers a large swathe of the > s/w when it comes to general "new media". > > I think there would be a enough people using any of Perl, PHP, Python > and Ruby (or even Rexx) to make meetups possible in devon and > cornwall. The LUG already encompasses most general programming and > I've found that Java and .Net talks, articles, etc tend to be very > specific to those languages, while dynamic languages are more able to > share ideas, particularly as many share a large number of underlying > ideas and even use the same underlying C/C++ libraries to provide 3rd > party features. > > A > > Don't we have problems just arranging lug meets, perhaps these meets can be combined with lug meetings, so we can have a specific theme to that meeting, which will bring more people on that way rather than just meeting up and talking we can actually have a topic. I don't mind chatting and catching up, but perhaps lug meets need more scope, plus if we have several meetings that follow on from the same topic it makes people want to go back and learn more. We would still need to allow for those who want to meet up to chat, again the format for our very first meet was ideal for this, lecture room, refreshment room and finally a install room. This is where toms Ltsp set up would be useful, one set of kit, that we can use, so all computers are the same, that way the potential to run work shops becomes a reality, data can be saved to usb disk, if possible, and data taken home, Paul -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html