[GRLUG] GRLUG meetings

[Michael Mol]

On 5/3/07, Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:
> How about another number to indicate
> whether people will come to a meeting
> even if they can?

[snip]

I'll throw another monkey wrench in here and suggest that we consider
meeting regularly without necessarily having presentations lined up.
While I've certainly pulled a few interesting bits out of the GRLUG
meetings I've gone to, most of it is far outside my realm of
experience, and much of it isn't even necessarily interesting. (The
OCFS2 presentation from a while back is the only one I recall that
seemed particularly useful to a hobbyist like me.)

I'm certain I'd get much more out of GRLUG with aimless conversations
with individuals and small groups.  Talking about recent experiences
and experiments would seem more beneficial than looking for a local
expert on every topic we discuss.

I'm not saying presentations are a bad thing, but I feel a little less
formalization of meetings would let folks with Linux interest beyond
the professional get more out of them.

That brings to mind another observation: GRLUG meetings tend to
overlap with business hours.  While I'm sure this is to allow some
folks easier access to the meetings, wouldn't it preclude attendance
from working folks who can't justify it as a professional activity?
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:wq