[nylug-talk] New member

[John Bacalle]

* Peter C. Norton <spacey-nylug at lenin.nu> [20030518 08:17]:
> Welcome to the other side of the pond.  I've noticed that IT in the UK
> is a different environment from that in the US.

You know what struck me, borrowing an idea from sister-city programs, as
in the Yokohama-New York City affiliation, etc., what of sister LUG
programs?

I'd be down to attend, say, an Alan Cox LUG presentation in the UK. I
haven't yet looked at Paul's local LUGs, but you get the drift.
Personally this is appealing to me for various reasons.

   o I haven't yet visited the United Kingdom, and I'd love to,
     especially with a british friend or acquaintance in the equation.

   o S/he might help with cheap lodging recommendations, etc.

   o A friend collects teddy bears that are no longer sold in the USA
     but originate and are sold in the UK. She's been planning a trip
     for just that reason. With the price of roundtrip airfare specials
     being so low, last time I checked. <$100.00. It's one more reason
     tipping the balance. s/my_our_interests/for_yours_above/

   o It's a stepping stone from visiting a sister LUG abroad, becoming
     familiar with the process, then delving off to a Netherlands,
     Germany, c2k3, *nix conference, say. Moreover, I saw more
     interesting (to me) stuff going down is small conferences in Europe
     than at this year's NYC Linux World Expo (LWE), by far. Just this
     aspect is scintillating to me.

   o Not to mention, employment, geek networking to be had, made flowing
     in both directions. Though to me, the social aspect is a big
     inducement if nothing else.

That's off the top of my head, I could go on, and I haven't yet looked
at a map, or checked whether AC is even in the vicinity of Paul's
mentions. But you get the idea.

   John

-- 
John Bacalle                                                   http://unixen.org
Ignore everyone who tells you kernel hacking is hard, special or different. It's
a large program, and bug fixing or driver tweaking can be a best starting point.
It  is however  not magic,  nor  written in  a  secret language  that only  deep
initiates with beards can read. --Alan Cox