[Flounder] Other groups

[Mark Foster]

On 2024-12-11 06:34, DL Neil via Flounder wrote:
> On 10/12/24 18:20, Russell Coker wrote:
>> On Tuesday, 10 December 2024 13:59:19 AEDT DL Neil via Flounder wrote:
>>> During the last week in New Zealand:
>>> 
>>> 1 Auckland LUG has closed its Meetup group due to cost (increase) - 
>>> it
>>> has not held a successful in-person meeting for years.
>>> 
>>> 2 Waikato LUG (based in Hamilton) has shifted its mailing list to
>>> another service-provider, but acknowledges that no meetings are being 
>>> held.
>>> 
>>> What is the standing of FLOunder with Linux Australia?
>>> Is there a place for such (above) folk at virtual events?
>> 
>> I'm not sure what you are asking here.  If you want the lists hosted 
>> by Linux
>> Australia that's a definite option but I'm not the best person to ask, 
>> Andrew
>> Pam who's a Flounder member is a member of the council.
>> 
>> If you want the people from those groups to join Flounder then that's 
>> great!
>> The more the merrier!  If there's any particular technology areas that 
>> those
>> people are interested in then we can have meetings about them.
> 
> 
> Want to be able to answer the first question factually when talking to
> such folks.
> 
> (2) asks about other Linux Australia events and if they will be open
> to Kiwi group ex-members.
> 
> Thanks for the thought, but don't think that the mailing-lists are a
> problem (sponsorship covers).
> 
> Will await Andrew's feedback...

Point of Clarification

AuckLUG's mailing list still exists - it's just their meetup group 
that's shut down.
I agree with the statement that I don't think it's the mailing lists 
that are the issue, it's more the meetings themselves (whether online or 
IRL).

Additional datapoint - the NZLUG mailing list is ... broken... has been 
for some time... and I havn't had opportunity (nor perhaps the skillset, 
admittedly - it's well outside of my BAU wheelhouse these days) to try 
to restore it... and it was very quiet anyway. So it's in the roundtuit 
list but that was basically only a mailing list anyway (and there are 
many other forums).

My perception is that Linux Australia... 'things' are available to Kiwis 
the same as they are to Aussies, it's not like Membership to LA is 
problematic.

Mark.