<div>On 29/01/07, Alan Pope <<a href="mailto:alan@popey.com">alan@popey.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> On Mon, 2007-01-29 at 22:20 +0000, Jonathan Roberts wrote: > Hi all, > > I haven't been following the list too closely lately but I've just a > quick look through some of the comments about this subject. I hope > this hasn't already been said but I'd suggest people join their local > LUG! I completely agree. LUGs are great! :) They can provide a great problem-solving resource, a sounding board, or just a place to chat when you're bored/lonely/in need of a beer/coffee/absinthe. In addition I have around a dozen good friends I have met through my local LUG. > I've found the people in mine to be very helpful and are quite > willing to come and meet you somewhere if you have a problem which > face to face help would be good for - usually they suggest for the > cost of a pint!! > Yup, mine too. I don't think I would have anywhere near the level of technical knowledge about Linux if it were not for my local LUG(s). Cheers, Al.</blockquote><div>  </div>I get the idea from the forum that the aim of the game is for everyone to become fully OSS literate! I have minimal technical knowledge- but I was wondering if there might be people in the Skipton area interested in forming a local LUG- the nearest at the moment is York?  Caroline <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> -- <a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk</a> <a href="https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/">https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/</a> </blockquote> </div> -- --- London School of Puppetry <a href="http://www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com">www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com</a>