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Date:      Wed, 10 Jan 2001 12:57:57 -0500
From:      "Robin S. Socha" <rsocha@kens.com>
To:        SFRANCHI@pecom.com.ar
Cc:        <advocacy@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: [Fwd: Salt Lake City BSD Users Group]
Message-ID:  <20010110125757.D56518@kens.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.31.0101101824250.391-100000@localhost.localdomain>; from l.ertl@univie.ac.at on Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 06:32:27PM %2B0100
References:  <3A5C9542.25ABE6A0@softweyr.com> <Pine.BSF.4.31.0101101824250.391-100000@localhost.localdomain>

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* Lukas Ertl <l.ertl@univie.ac.at> [010110 12:32]:
> On Wed, 10 Jan 2001, Wes Peters wrote:
> 
> > What help do we have to offer Mr. Santiago?  Is there a web page or a
> > handbook section on "how to start a user group?"
> >
> > > Franchi Santiago wrote:
> > > I would like to form a BSD Users Group in Rosario, Argentina.
> > > What can I do?

I would suggest taking a look at the Linux User Group HOWTO. The same
principles apply. http://lhd.zdnet.com/LDP/HOWTO/User-Group-HOWTO.html
e.g.

> Another good thing would be setting up a mailing list, and even an IRC
> channel can be useful.

Mailing lists are extremely useful. IRC sucks extremely much (cf. also
http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/preface.html#IRC).

> Of course, he should think about a meeting of the group, but probably
> there have to be members first.

Ummm... Yup. BTW: localhost.localdomain?


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