Re: Origins of ILUG

The IRC channel remains quite active: irc.linux.ie/#linux

Apart from that, it's pining for the fjords.

(That said: Linux *users* are now about half the general population,
probably more especially if you count unwitting use. I think we might just
have won.)

Colm


On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 2:58 PM, Jeffrey Roe <[email protected]> wrote:

> The last AGM, I believe was in 2013 in Tog. A round of talks.
> following by people not waiting to be on a committee.
> Jeffrey Roe,
> www.tog.ie
>
>
> On 18 May 2016 at 14:55, Vicky Twomey-Lee <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Thanks for the info so far, everyone!
> >
> >
> > /// Vicky
> >
> > ~ about.me/whykay ~
> >
> > On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 2:50 PM, John P. Looney <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>  It's been a long long time since we did events. Life got busy for some
> >> people, and the tech world got complete enough that it split up into
> many
> >> different factions. Many of them had never heard of ILUG :)
> >>
> >>  I'd say installfests gave way to lectures (on sysadmin & coding topics)
> >> in TCD. We did a few AGMs with cool talks, which eventually fizzled out
> to
> >> an active mailing list, and using the internet to coordinate training,
> >> development and the like.
> >>
> >>  Now beer, once or twice a year is the best you get from us.
> >>
> >> John
> >>
> >> On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 2:27 PM, Damien Hunter <
> [email protected]>
> >> 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
> >>> >
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> >>
> >>
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