On 25/08/13 12:21, Peter Nunn wrote:
I don't really have an opinion on the proposed merger, but I for one can say that unfortunately I've never been to a LUV meeting, despite being on the list of many years, because I simply can't make Tuesdays (I have a very long standing prior engagement every Tuesday). I guess the fact that I'm no where near the city doesn't help either, but that would be no such an impediment (perhaps not every month though). Having said all of that, I've been following these news lists for many years now (as I said earlier) and would really miss the lively discussions that go on here (even if mostly voyeuristic on my behalf).
I'd be interested to know how many others on these lists are in a similar situation.
There is likely a large number of Members who would share your opinion and be in a similar position as you regarding attendance at Meetings and interaction with the list. The survey of LUV Members a few years ago, clearly indicated that the LUV mailing list is by far the best and most appreciated asset of the organisation from Members perspective. Whether a dis-incorporatoin of LUV will affect the viability of the list in the future is an unresolved question at the moment. The discussion is about "dis-incorporation" at the moment, not a merger. I think there would be distinctions to be made between the two. A merger would probably imply that there was some "formal" and considered discussions between the parties involved. But that has not taken place. Cheers Daniel.
Peter.
On Sat, 24 Aug 2013 11:58:08 PM Russell Coker wrote:
On Sat, 24 Aug 2013, "Lev Lafayette" <lev@levlafayette.com> wrote:
LUV is one of the the oldest (since 1993), most active (three speakers per
month), and largest (c1500 members) Linux organisations in the world. We
If LUV is one of the greatest LUGs in the world then I don't think that LUGs
are going so well.
Does anyone keep stats on how LUV attendance has changed over the years? I
get the impression that we aren't doing nearly as well as we used to. Some
people claim that it's the availability of support on the Internet that has
decreased the attendance, but the number of people using Linux has
significantly increased too.
We are now using Meetup to advertise LUV meetings which has apparently done
some good.
What else can we do to get more members and better attendance at the meetings?
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