Linux Use In Dublin

jaqian · 07-12-2005 11:01am #1

Are there many ppl here on Boards.ie living in Dublin that use Linux? Anyone interested in forming a LUG? I haven't much experience in Linux apart from burning .iso's and installing it but I can download different versions and do copies for ppl. We could pool our experiences with Linux and build on that. Seems strange that Dublin hasn't got a LUG already.

ikoonman · 07-12-2005 11:15am

sure - count me in. i am experienced in Linux (Slackware/RH/FC/Knoppix) aswell as Solaris and AIX.

Keep me posted

HomunQlus · 07-12-2005 11:51am

Count me in as well.

Have got experience on following distributions:

- RedHat Linux 8 -9
- Fedora Core 1 - 4
- SuSE Linux 7 - 9.3 (haven't tested 10 yet)
- Gentoo Linux
- FreeBSD 5 (haven't tried 6 yet)
- Solaris 10 (Not really a Linux, but hey, it's free)
- Mandriva (formerly Mandrake)
- Knoppix 3.4 - 4.0
- Debian 3.0 (but I don't know that much about it)
- Ubuntu 5.04 - 5.10

Running on the following platforms:

- i386
- PowerPC

In the moment I'm running Fedora Core 4 as production system for my Internet Gateway, Gentoo 2005.1 on my PowerBook G4 beside Mac OS X, it also runs as PC version on my learning machine. Knoppix is used for recovery or to show people about Linux that want to learn about it, and all the other distributions were running on my learning machine, each for some time.

jaqian · 07-12-2005 1:10pm

Great. I've sent a post to th ILUG mailing list asking for suggestions/info re setting up our own LUG. With any luck there will be more ppl over there interested as well.

wes · 07-12-2005 1:18pm

I would be interesting in joining, have some experience installing a load of Linux flavours. Some experience admining Redhat and Debian boxes. Will have a load of experience with Solaris 10 soon as well.

Khannie · 08-12-2005 9:18am

I'm also interested. I have experience with redhat 9, FC3, RHEL4 and ubuntu 5.04 and 5.10 all on i686 machines.

MrVestek · 08-12-2005 12:06pm

Count me in, I guess I'd still be considered a Linux n00b but I'm getting pretty experienced now, I mostly use SuSe 10 on my laptop and have dabbled in Debian, Knoppix and Mandriva. I'd certainly be interested in going to a Dublin based LUG.

steveland? · 08-12-2005 1:29pm

I have Ubuntu dual booting with XP on my home PC but I can't use it due to a compatability issue with my MS wireless mouse I haven't gotten fixed yet...

I'll be installing Fedora Core on my laptop soon on the condition I'll be able to get my Linksys wireless pcmcia card working on it.

I have an old PowerPC at home I'm going to install FreeBSD on over the network at some point. Might do it when I get home

jaqian · 08-12-2005 1:49pm

Hi all,
I got IMO a lack-lustre response from Linux.ie maining list. They seem to think that the Dublin Linux users are already well catered for through POTD (Pints Of The Day) and other events etc and to find out about these you sucribe to social@linux.ie. Also told to checkout irc.linux.ie.

Here's the thread started by my email mentioned above: http://www.linux.ie/lists/pipermail/ilug/2005-December/085151.html (just click on NEXT to continue reading posts)

Dunno what you all wanna do now. Want to checkout a POTD or what?

zekiel · 08-12-2005 3:42pm

Its shame its you cant set one up like that.. I'd also be interested in taking part.

scojones · 08-12-2005 3:49pm

You could just go ahead and set up a little sister LUG. It won't be official or anything, but would be a nice excuse for some boards peoples to go for beers. Maybe even a Boards.ie UNIX forum group or something.

masteroftherealm · 08-12-2005 4:01pm

Yeah count me in I have a good bit of desktop experience and a a growing amount of admin experience. Yeah just make it a Boards.ie LUG, BLUG has a ring to it. See can we get a forum and mailing lost going

scojones · 08-12-2005 4:18pm

masteroftherealm wrote:

Yeah count me in I have a good bit of desktop experience and a a growing amount of admin experience. Yeah just make it a Boards.ie LUG, BLUG has a ring to it. See can we get a forum and mailing lost going

No need for a forum methinks, a mailing list would suffice, there is a risk of a new forum taking precedence over this one.

BLUG is a great idea. I'm not in the Dublin region at all, I'm on the other side of the country, however I will be in Dublin on January 6th.

masteroftherealm · 08-12-2005 4:20pm

We'll then your officaial signup date can be Jan6th :v:

jaqian · 08-12-2005 4:24pm

Yeah BLUG has a good ring to it.

masteroftherealm · 08-12-2005 4:27pm

Wanna change the tread titile to BLUG? and we can keep this going as the boardsie end of things?

jaqian · 08-12-2005 4:57pm

Yeah I'm cool with that.

<sniff> this feels like a historic moment <sniff>

zekiel · 08-12-2005 4:59pm

Well if it was going to be a blug.. maybe a sub forum could be created.. ??

Khannie · 08-12-2005 5:27pm

Nah, the forum's quiet enough as it is, without having a sub-forum IMO.

I'm going on holidays on the 7th to rest my weary bones, but I could try to make the 6th.

This kind of thread is exactly how unreal.ie started.

zekiel · 08-12-2005 6:07pm

Yeh I suppose, maybe a mailing list then would be a nice touch.

masteroftherealm · 09-12-2005 12:18am

Yup defo. Who will be the mailing master?

Khannie · 09-12-2005 12:27pm

Yeah defo. Bags I not me for mm.

masteroftherealm · 09-12-2005 1:01pm

K send an email to

boardsieLUG@gmail.com

If ya wanna join the mailing list.
(Im only doing this TEMPORARILY!)

zekiel · 09-12-2005 1:07pm

Is there a mailing list manager available on boards.. or is a seperate site required... or we gonna use something like http://www.aardvarkmailinglist.net/ ??

masteroftherealm · 09-12-2005 1:19pm

I was gonna try Arrow cause its really easy to use but it dont support SSL? Does aardvark?

masteroftherealm · 09-12-2005 1:47pm

Lets go oldskool. Usenet Group/Google Group..

http://groups.google.com/group/boardsieLUG

That ok?
Send an email to the above email address and Ill add anone who wnats to the group.

zekiel · 09-12-2005 4:08pm

Ahh grand so.. emailed ya there a minute ago.

masteroftherealm · 09-12-2005 4:09pm

Invite sent.

scojones · 09-12-2005 7:31pm

I've sent my request to join.

Hotblack Desiato · 10-12-2005 3:22am

masteroftherealm wrote:

Lets go oldskool. Usenet Group/Google Group..

Meh... it's quiet enough in here without sucking some of the threads away to Google groups.
Why not just keep on as we are here and have a sticky for meets etc.?
Or am I missing something.

masteroftherealm · 10-12-2005 6:54am

Mailing List:v:

jaqian · 10-12-2005 5:33pm

Now we got the basics how about we start lloking at what we want from our BLUG. Like are there many ppl here who'd like to try Linux but don't know how to install it or whats right for their system etc or just a bit nervous mucking with their sysytem on their own? If yes maybe we could have a meet somewhere and give them an intro to Linux. Whatever way it goes I think we should have a meet to really get the ball rolling.

jaqian · 10-12-2005 5:36pm

Here's some interesting hints/suggestions on setting up a LUG:

Arguably, a well-maintained Web site is the one must-have, among those Internet resources. My essay Recipe for a Successful Linux User Group(http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Linux_PR/newlug.html), for that reason, spends considerable time discussing Web issues. Quoting it (in outline form):

You need a Web page.
Your Web page needs a reasonable URL.
You need a regular meeting location.
You need a regular meeting time.
You need to avoid meeting-time conflicts.
You need to make sure that meetings happen as advertised, without fail.
You need a core of several Linux enthusiasts.
Your core volunteers need out-of-band methods of communication.
You need to get on the main lists of LUGs, and keep your entries accurate.
You must have login access to maintain your Web pages, as needed.
Design your Web page to be forgiving of deferred maintenance.
Always include the day of the week, when you cite event dates. Always check that day of the week, first, using gcal.
Place time-sensitive and key information prominently near the top of your main Web page.
Include maps and directions to your events.
Emphasise on your main page that your meeting will be free of charge and open to the public (if it is).
You'll want to include an RSVP "mailto" hyperlink, on some events.
Use referral pages.
Make sure every page has a revision date and maintainer link.
Check all links, at intervals.
You may want to consider establishing a LUG mailing list.
You don't need to be in the Internet Service Provider business.
Don't go into any other business, either.
Walk the walk. (Do the LUG's computing on Linux.)

Rest of document can be found here: http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/User-Group-HOWTO-5.html

Syth · 10-12-2005 6:02pm

I think it's a bad idea to be so seperate from ILUG. If people want a mailingl list, why not ask for a linux.ie one? Same for webspace. Or if you want to do events, why not just do them as ILUG events? Boards.ie Linux users and ILUG don't have to be and shouldn't be seperate entities. What is the goals of this BLUG? Are they seperate from the goals of ILUG?

kdouglas · 12-12-2005 6:21pm

sounds like a good idea, branching off from the ilug completely is probably not the best way to go about it but holding regular meetings in dublin would be good,
im currently an admin with netsoc in dit, i could probably organise a venue for meetings in on of the dit campus' around dublin

masteroftherealm · 12-12-2005 6:29pm

Make sure you all either sign up on the ggroup or send the email my friends.

Karoma · 12-12-2005 6:48pm

I do think that the "BLUG" should be autonomous. My reasoning is that the established community would be based on the values and ethics of Boards.ie, and could avoid the rather elitist reputation that the ILUG has been awarded.
This doesn't not mean that any "BLUG" should be isolated or in competition with the ILUG though!

I don't think google groups,etc. is necessary or desirable when it's Boards.ie based ..and has a perfectly (well, almost perfectly) working vBulletin.

I'll enter myself as nooB, with what limited knowledge and (even more) limited download/burning resources that I have.

masteroftherealm · 12-12-2005 6:49pm

Yeah I agree but we were just coming from the easiest way to get a mailinglist going as having a forum or thread here could get messy eventually.

Karoma · 12-12-2005 7:01pm

If we delete our posts discussing GGroups,etc. and look how tidy the thread is:)

masteroftherealm · 12-12-2005 7:06pm

But wait till people start asking advice(",)

wes · 12-12-2005 9:09pm

kdouglas wrote:

sounds like a good idea, branching off from the ilug completely is probably not the best way to go about it but holding regular meetings in dublin would be good,
im currently an admin with netsoc in dit, i could probably organise a venue for meetings in on of the dit campus' around dublin

Great to see the DIT Netsoc getting involved in this

!

Syth · 12-12-2005 10:33pm

kdouglas wrote:

sounds like a good idea, branching off from the ilug completely is probably not the best way to go about it but holding regular meetings in dublin would be good,
im currently an admin with netsoc in dit, i could probably organise a venue for meetings in on of the dit campus' around dublin

I'm a sysadmin at UCD's netsoc. However we don't run a lot of events. Note: Having nearly all your committe in final year is not a good idea!

WizZard · 13-12-2005 12:27am

I'm up for this. I'm a Gentoo user mainly but have experience in Red Hat/Fedora, FreeBSD, and have dabbled in Debian.

masteroftherealm · 13-12-2005 12:28am

sign u sign up ;p

jaqian · 13-12-2005 9:14am

I'd like to see us have our own web-page hosted on linux.ie along with our own mailing list. I don't think being separete from ILUG is the way to go either but I definitely think there is a demand there for meet-ups etc.

@Master: So how many members do we have now? Has everyone signed up? How about a roll-call of signed up members?

So when are we going to have our first meet-up?

masteroftherealm · 13-12-2005 12:21pm

So far 11members with two active mailing list topics.

jaqian · 13-12-2005 1:03pm

Deadly. Thats a great start. So when we gonna have our first meet up?

jaqian · 13-12-2005 1:11pm

I was thinking of announcing ourselves to ILUG asking them for a mailing list and some webspace. Eveyone cool with that?

masteroftherealm · 13-12-2005 1:14pm

Yeah approve.

HomunQlus · 13-12-2005 1:42pm

I'm cool with that

jaqian · 13-12-2005 1:46pm

Grand so. I'll keep you posted.

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