Re: [Hampshire] LUG Twinning

Alan Pope wrote:
> An idea struck me.
>
> There are individuals and groups of Linux users who are not blessed with
> stonking fast net connections and ridiculously cheap media as we are in
> the UK. They might benefit from a package sent from a UK user group who
> do. This could comprise one or two copies of each of the major distros
> latest releases, sent once every six months or so.
>
> This would cost us relatively little but could be tremendously useful in
> outlying regions where access to latest releases is difficult. All it
> would take is one member to burn one CD - even the smallest of LUGs
> could muster 5 people - to total 5 CDs to send.
>
> Each LUG could find a "twin" LUG. They could each "write to" eachother
> (pen pal style) but in public. In a kind of blog or bulletin board. If
> net access is really crappy for them, then they could post via snail
> mail and we could type it up our end.
>
> It just struck me that we are pretty lucky in the UK with our broadband
> homes, JANET connected LUG locations and (for many) fast internet to the
> desk at work. How about we spread a bit of that with other less
> fortunate people?
>
> Are people already doing this? Should "we" (this LUG and/or other LUGs)?
> Is this a stupid idea? The kind that hits one at 03:20.

Amazing! Lets do it!
--
alan cocks
Kubuntu user#10391