Re: I'm thinking of doing a LUG near Coos Bay, OR

Michael Paoli said on Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:58:07 -0800


>Meetings ... [+]online?  Most notably with and post COVID-19, many LUGs
>went online, and many remain so or continue to also have that.  So,
>that certainly has advantages ... though well doing both online and
>physical and trying to well integrate them can be a bit challenging.
>And as for online meetings, there are also multiple means of doing
>that with OpenSource software too - one can even self-host such
>servers.

I think the OP wanted the LUG to represent the people of Coos Bay, OR,
so I'd think physical meetings would be important. I think the hardest
thing is getting a reliable physical venue in 2024, because the mailing
list and website are trivial.

Online LUGs are great for regions 5 time zones wide. Dual mode meetings
are tricky to make online visitors feel welcome. Conspire does a good
job of this.

SteveT

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