Re: Origins of ILUG
Anders Holm <[email protected]> Wed, 18 May 2016 14:28:16 +0100
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POTD's spring to mind ... Much more loosely set agenda, I'd say! //anders On 18/05/2016 14:27, Damien Hunter wrote: > Does ILUG host events? %P > > On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 1:58 PM, Vicky Twomey-Lee <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> I hope this is the right forum to ask about ILUG community? >> >> My name is Vicky and I use to look after Python Ireland but stepped back >> after over a decade as well as PyCon Ireland for 4 years. Nowadays I run >> other tech events and also part-time at Dogpatch as their developer >> community liaison and events coordinator. >> >> I've been ask to draft a guide to the developer community in Dublin, and I >> know ILUG has been around for a long, long time. It would great to find out >> about its history and show how it started and why it's one of the oldest >> user groups in Dublin/Ireland. >> >> All I have is that it was established in 1997 and the following from a >> forum: >> >>> The Irish Linux Users Group (ILUG) was set up in 1997 to promote awareness >>> of the Linux operating system within Ireland. The ILUG also >>> acts as a focal point both for developers wishing to contribute to the >>> Open Source Software movement and for users of all levels seeking to >>> solve their individual technical issues. Much of the everyday interaction >>> revolves around our free mailing lists. Additionally our web >>> site contains a lot of valuable information for everyone including a list >>> of hardware and software vendors who deal with Linux, an area for >>> beginners, a library containing books and software CDs for loan, and a >>> downloads area where software written by members of the ILUG is freely >>> available. Membership of the ILUG is free and is open to anyone. For more >>> information about ILUG and Linux in Ireland, please visit >> >> >> I'm wondering is there a point of contact person I can talk to who might >> have a timeline of ILUG, type of events held, and who currently organises >> ILUG events? I would love to include organiser(s) in the "people you should >> know" section. :-) >> >> I'm writing the section of Python Ireland since I was main organiser from >> 2005 - 2013, consultant from 2014-15. I'm also pinging Ruby Ireland, Xcake >> and will be asking TOG if they like to be included also in the guide. >> >> Thanks, >> >> /// Vicky Twomey-Lee >> >> -- >> Irish Linux Users Group >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "ILUG" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/a/linux.ie/group/ilug/. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/a/linux.ie/d/msgid/ilug/d57ce73a-e704-4fa5-ac60-1f2546534d4f%40linux.ie. > -- Irish Linux Users Group --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ILUG" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/a/linux.ie/group/ilug/. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/a/linux.ie/d/msgid/ilug/573C6DF0.8020102%40gmail.com.