[wlug_org] The Future of NZLUG is in your hands...

[Chris Hodgetts]

I believe that Nic Bellamy runs NZLUG and he is from Masterton - and 
from what I have read, he has always said that he might consider one day 
making an AuckLUG and making NZLUG be a country wide option.

And a quote from the Website:

"Country-Wide

NZLUG is run by linux.net.nz, and although the main body of membership 
comes from Auckland, it has people from all over the country on it 
(approximately 230 subscribers as of 1-07-2003).
"

"Auckland region

Currently this appears to basically happen on NZLUG. Since the NZLUG 
list administrator lives in the Wairarapa, perhaps they'll all get 
kicked off onto their own list one day :-).
"

So I guess the day is nigh for the Auckland Dominated NZLUG (yaa)

My guess is that this is the type of things that Mark wants to talk 
about, if you cant make it though I will print off the e-mails and 
comments and pass it on to him.



jamie.baddeley@vpc.co.nz wrote:
> a really smart idea is to get someone outside of Aucklug/NZlug to
> organise the transition......Otherwise it's just another case of the
> cellmates running the prison.
> 
> Ask Mark if they're open to that and you'll get a measure of how serious
> they are.
> 
> If they're up to it then I'd propose a posting to all lugs asking for a
> volunteer each to form a national team to manage the transition. If that
> could be achieved then you're on the way to actually having a useful
> national representation. But if you can't get past that hurdle then any
> hope of forming a useful nzlug is probably doomed.
> 
> 
> Depending on Mark's timing I might be available to offer an opinion, but
> time really is a premium these days.
> 
> jamie
> 
> On Wed, 2005-06-15 at 09:42 +1200, Chris Hodgetts wrote:
> 
>>Was contacted by a member of "NZLug" on #WellyLUG last night, to propose 
>>this to the Org members of WellyLUG - although in having said that I 
>>don't see the harm in sending it out to the main list, but this could be 
>>considered political - and they don't care about it.
>>
>>************* E-mail From Mark Foster ******************************
>>NZLUG is looking to undergo a lot of changes - to try to dispel the 
>>'NZLUG is just Auckland' myth.
>>
>>Likely (but not decided yet) is the formation of AuckLUG and an attempt 
>>to revitalise NZLUG as a All-of-NZ Linux discussion forum, which can 
>>operate in conjunction with, and in support of, the regional Lugs.
>>
>>I'd love to run some ideas past the WellyLUG Members and get their 
>>thoughts on this, so if we can get together one evening when i'm down 
>>there - drinks at a pub or non licensed location if required for young 
>>people ? ;-) - and have a bit of a ragchew session - that'd be neat.
>>
>>At this stage my Monday and Tuesday nights are booked, but Wed or Thur 
>>would be ideal (First week of July). Let me know if this is feasible and 
>>i'll await a response :-)
>>
>>Cheers!
>>
>>Mark Foster
>>For the NZLUG Coordinators.
>>
>>*********************************************************************
>>
>>***Personal Note***
>>A while ago I made similar comment just before I left Auckland with 
>>regards to the "NZLUG" being an Auckland only thing, and everyone 
>>ignored it, but this point of view seems to be changing.
>>
>>I did propose that the NZLUG be the main list where meeting 
>>notifications, events, and general information got sent - so a low noise 
>>list with LUG relevant information being posted - they did not like this 
>>idea... another comment was having a hierarchical domain structure to 
>>make it easy for people to find local lugs:
>>
>>linux.net.nz (parent)
>>	- nzlug.linux.net.nz
>>	- wellylug.linux.net.nz
>>	- aucklug.linux.net.nz
>>	- dunlug.linux.net.nz
>>
>>these were all just comments I made at a meeting, and in private with 
>>other members, who shared a similar view - I moved to Wellington, and 
>>gave up on it but it's good to see it's being shot about again.
>>
>>Anyway, just something to think about, and discuss.
>>
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