Re: Rekindling interest in London LUG events
Chris Bell <[email protected]>
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On Sun 29 Apr, 'lesleyb' wrote: > > > To be honest, it would be far easier and cheaper for me to get to Abbey Wood > - and get home again - than them there high falluting parts of North London. > As a grubby South East Londoner, unused to the alien cultures and dulcet > tones of the Northern delights of this great city I think I would much prefer > a more local group. > London covers a huge area, and I feel that there is a need for many local hands-on groups with easy access for all, even if carrying hardware and/or disabled, but we can not expect specialist experts to visit them all so there will still be a need for the kind of central facilities offered by the University of Westminster. I have been trying to get something started in West London, but the only response so far has been plenty of lip service but very little understanding. Many people with influence (I recently attended a local council Scrutiny Panel meeting) simply do not understand why Microsoft Only facilities are not useful. -- Chris Bell www.chrisbell.org.uk Microsoft sells you Windows ... Linux gives you the whole house. -- Gllug mailing list - [email protected] http://lists.gllug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug