[ubuntu-us-mn] Web site

[Fred H Olson]

On Tue, 10 Dec 2013, Tony Yarusso wrote:

> On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 3:15 PM, Fred H Olson <fholson at cohousing.org> wrote:
> > I think it is unfortunate the the MN Ubuntu Loco and
> > Penguins Unbound ( "Pglnx" )  http://penguinsunbound.org/ dont
> > cooperate more and have one well maintained website, mailing list and
> > coordinated meetings.  I dont really care where the one better web
> > site is. The others should continue to exist to funnel people to the
> > good one. Pglnx's website is a wiki but currently few people
> > contribute to it.  John Frisk seems to be breathing new life into
> > Pglnx.
>
> Really?  I actually thought we were cooperating pretty well...

Yes they do but I think there is room for more.

> It's  worth noting that there are two fundamental differences between
> the two entities, which is why they don't simple merge.  Namely:
> PU is multi-distro, whereas U-MN is just Ubuntu
but defacto with PU has great emphasis on Ubuntu. This is a
challenge for Linux generally - we spread are already relatively small
numbers between distros.

> PU is metro-only,
again defacto yes tho it's web site says
"( a Twin Cities Based Linux User Group)"  I sure hope particpation
of non-metro people is excluded for example if they happen to be in the
cities when there is a meeting.  And if PU folks could interact more online
that would help a lot.

> whereas U-MN is statewide
Yes and that is a big challenge with Linux / Ubuntu folks spread rather
thinly in many parts of the state.

> The thinking had been that U-MN would work with all of the different
> LUGs such that the LUGs could be local organizations covering the
> whole range of Linux, and U-MN would coordinate the Ubuntu-specific
> things across all of them.  That became tricky as several of the LUGs
> outside of the metro dissolved, but some (huge shoutout to Northfield
> here) are reforming, with a broadened focus including teaching people
> how to code, about open source generally, political implications of
> technology, etc., rather than just being a point for "my Linux won't
> boot" or "how do I compile drivers for my wireless", so perhaps we can
> get back into that role.  I had been trying to get individuals from
> across the state to volunteer for being responsible for organizing
> stuff within regions, but had trouble finding interest outside of the
> metro and Duluth the last time I tried, even though I *know* we have
> users outstate.

> Now you have me thinking about what other sorts of restructuring might
> make sense given changes in both software and attitudes...  I should
> talk to John and the Northfield folks about that a bit.

All I can say is it's a challenge.  Thanks for yur efforts.

Fred

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