Meeting updates...

[Phillip Qin]

1. GTALUG is bit difficult to pronounce but OK to me.
2. install fest: more details, i.e. what we do in the event?
3. takeaways items: how about a M$ sux t-shirt? Just kidding. But user group
is user group, no membership is required nor is membership care/pin or any
sort of stuff.

My 2 cents.




-----Original Message-----
From: Colin McGregor [mailto:colinmc151-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org] 
Sent: May 4, 2005 11:53 AM
To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
Subject: [TLUG]: Meeting updates...


This is in follow-up to the Executive Working meeting last evening...

One of the points that was emphasised at the meeting was (for legal reasons
(i.e. avoid conflict with the Toledo Linux User Group)) that we away from
TLUG to GTALUG (i.e. Greater Toronto Area Linux User Group).

Spoke to the folks at Centennial College about doing an install fest at
Centennial and they are VERY interested. The idea being that we would
announce a place/time where you could bring your PC and get help with doing
a Linux install. I was asked if we wanted to do this in say September since
things are fairly quiet right now, and my answer was that I would like to do
an install fest at a quiet time so we could see where problems crop up, this
way come September we would be much better prepared to deal with issues with
a large group. In other words I was suggesting two Centennial install fests.
I was told they are reworking their network and so will not be able to this
before about the end of May. Still, Centennial is on board for GTALUG
install fests starting in June.

Further questions, date/time? Volunteers?

Question arose about a GTALUG picnic, so I phoned the general inquiry number
for Toronto Parks regarding a picnic spot, I did not note what group I was
asking for. Anyway word is that for groups of under 25 people, at selected
parks (some parks do not permit any picnics) no permit is required. A permit
is required at selected parks for groups of over 25 people (and some parks
with picnic facilities are not equipped for groups of over 25), the fee for
a picnic permit is $53.50 and is non-refundable (so, if there is rain, or
what ever, on the day we have booked tough...).  Now, a GTALUG picnic I am
sure would (baring rain, etc.) top 25 people, possibly it would top 100, so
we are clearly talking permit required. Question is when and where?

Question of take away items came up at the meeting, these are the sort of
item(s) that we would give to everyone who became a member of GTALUG. My
take on all this is that a GTALUG t-shirt is not all that interesting but
what would be really neat would be the likes of a metal TUX PC case badge
(for that 1 inch (2.5 cm) square hole in the front of your standard PC
clone...). Some others at the meeting had a very different view. Which is
better? If they can be done cheaply enough do we want to do more than one
take away item (i.e. if you join GTALUG, you get not only the laminated
member card, the very special TUX metal case badge for you PC, the bonus
T-Shirt, all for one low membership fee, plus if you call in the next 15
minutes we will include a copy of Ubantu Linux, call our 1-800 number
now....operators are standing by :-) )?

Colin McGregor


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