Re: Origins of ILUG

Thanks, Colm.

A year or two ago, Mick (my other half) and I were thinking of a barcamp as
there hasn't been on in ages, and due to me stepping back from running
PyCon Ireland and Python Ireland. Our RuPy idea was shot down, so barcamp
was the obvious choice, but we didn't do anything since.

Even though there are no events, it's great to see the community active
online. :-)

Thank you all for the feedback so far. So is there anyone who want to be on
the "person you should know" section, you will be representative of ILUG
with a your mugshot. ;-)

By the way, this guide is a slidedeck and will be freely available online
to view, and I'm having a lot of fun finding out about other user groups
origins. I only know of the history of Python Ireland because I was part of
it since the beginning.

If you know of organisations circa 2005, let me know also, if you can
remember that far!

Cheers,


/// Vicky

~ about.me/whykay ~

On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 3:33 PM, Colm Buckley <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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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