GLUE Info

[Derek Neighbors]

I had seen GLUE (Groups of Linux Users Everywhere) before, but never 
really paid much attention.  Somehow I stumbled across it again today and 
thought I would mention it.

a. We are listed but the information is horridly out dated in the 
'featured GLUE Member' section, and listed again below as 'Other 
LUG' (perhaps someone could rectify this)

http://www.ssc.com:8080/glue/groups/us/arizona

b. There is a guide from the ALE folks that put on ALS (a LUG created 
tradewshow)  This might be worth reading for ideas of InstallFests and 
such.

http://www.ssc.com:8080/glue/ale/

c. They give some cool ideas to maintaining a growing LUG, we do a lot of 
these but we can always improve.

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/User-Group-HOWTO-6.html#ss6.3

d. They provide a checklist of what a LUG should have on its web page.  
Perhaps our webmaster coudl verify we have the vitals (in case we are 
missing some)

http://www.ssc.com:8080/glue/webpage

e. On their homepage they have several links to offers to GLUE members, 
mostly swag for meetings and such, we might want to investigate them as a 
resource.

http://www.ssc.com:8080/glue


Then on another note, I got some email from the Victoria LUG 
(http://www.vlug.org) vice president about a linking project.

At one time it was mentioned we should have links to Linux stuff, and the 
VLUG has done a good job of this creating a Linux Like Yahoo with over 
3000 links.  It is completely GPL (the data and the software) you can see 
it in action here:

http://loll.sourceforge.net/linux/links/


Also, I noticed that the VLUG has a consultants listing (another thing we 
discussed here I think) 

Anyhow just some suggestions.  Being pulled too many directions to follow 
up on any of them myself.

-Derek