Re: [Hampshire] IBM Hursley

On Thursday 15 October 2009 20:48:43 Hants LUG Chairman wrote:
> There is plenty of space at Hursley so we can have room dedicated to
> installing the latest distro of your choice.

Is there any chance of something less focused? I realise that with a
multi-LUG thing that is likely to be difficult. But with a multi-LUG event,
the chance of having more - I think the term is differently abled - people
will obviously go up.

The last meeting was superbly organised and the setting was stunning. Lunch
was very enjoyable. And it might well be worth coming next time for those
things alone and bringing a book for something to do.

But last time I did not understand that we had any option but to go where we
were shepherded. (I.e. go where there was little light.) And the talks were
completely lost on me because I could neither see nor hear what was going on.
I could hear none of the instructions. In fact, all I managed to hear
was: "Any more stragglers?" From which I gleaned the erroneous impression
that straggling was not allowed - I thought that it was because of security.

I do not expect the world to be reorganised to suit me, and I accept that it
is I who am "differently abled" and not the rest of the world which is
behaving in any way unreasonably. But as I say, there may be those with
problems in the other LUGs too, and it might be nice if it were made very
clear in advance what the limitations are to be. And that following
the "herd" is not compulsory. We then have a straight choice - come, but
either bring a book or expect to be bored. Or stay away. I thought that I
was coming to a BaB meeting. Others might think so too.

Lisi