From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 10 18:02:20 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A25A106566B for ; Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:02:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from punosevac@math.arizona.edu) Received: from smtp224.math.arizona.edu (smtp224.math.arizona.edu [128.196.224.202]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 042988FC12 for ; Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:02:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from punosevac@math.arizona.edu) Received: from Debian-exim by smtp224.math.arizona.edu with local-bsmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Jk164-00048v-MX for questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:02:19 -0700 Received: from 71-220-166-120.tcsn.qwest.net ([71.220.166.120] helo=.domain.actdsltmp) by smtp224.math.arizona.edu with esmtpsa (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Jk161-00048d-8H; Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:02:01 -0700 Message-ID: <47FE5616.4080607@math.arizona.edu> Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:01:58 -0700 From: Predrag Punosevac User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20070916) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: stevefranks@ieee.org, questions@freebsd.org References: <20080406191101.GA40585@demeter.hydra> <47F930CD.1020405@math.arizona.edu> <539c60b90804101001n6f399b16i4f60e06af7c238ae@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <539c60b90804101001n6f399b16i4f60e06af7c238ae@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-ACL-Warn: The HELO/EHLO greeting .domain.actdsltmp is invalid X-Outgoing-Spam-Score: -1.5 (-) Cc: Subject: Re: finding BSD Unix users X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:02:20 -0000 Steve Franks wrote: > On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 1:21 PM, Predrag Punosevac > wrote: > >> Chad Perrin wrote: >> >> >>> My area (northern Colorado) has an excellent Linux Users Group (NCLUG). >>> There's a great bunch of guys there. Unfortunately, they're very >>> Linux-centric. I'm kinda the resident BSD Unix heretic -- which is fine >>> most of the time, but once in a while I'd like to be able to discuss >>> stuff with people who primarily use BSD Unix systems instead of >>> Linux-based systems. >>> >>> Unfortunately, there isn't a single Colorado BSD Users Group in Colorado >>> that I can find. The closest I've been able to find mention of online at >>> all is Laramie, Wyoming -- LWFUG, or "Laramie, Wyoming Freenix Users >>> Group". Their website seems to have become a domain squatter's portal >>> site, though. >>> >>> So . . . does anyone here have any suggestions for how I might go about >>> finding BSD Unix users somewhat local to me? Since there isn't a group >>> already that I can find, I wonder if there are enough people interested >>> in such a thing in this area to build a users group. Any suggestions for >>> how to go about finding fellow BSD Unix users in my area would be >>> appreciated, I'm sure. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> I would put an add in the local newspaper and ask if there are any BSD >> users around. >> That is exactly how the Tucson Free Unix Group started a decade ago. >> Unfortunately since then TFUG has become increasingly dominated by >> Linux users and Windows converts >> (who maybe run Ubuntu on a small partition or via VMware). >> >> As in your case that was fine for a while but at some point it became >> increasingly difficult for both sides to tolerate >> each other so I voluntarily sized all my activity in the group. The >> timing coincide with my decision to switch to OpenBSD:-) I do know of two >> other BSD users on TFUG (one NetBSD and another younger member is using >> FreeBSD) as well as few Solaris users but I didn't stay in touch with them. >> >> Cheers, >> Predrag >> >> P. S. There is a very strong local BSD group in Phoenix but they are much >> to far away from Tucson that I could participate in their activity. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> > > I'm a Tucson FBSD user! We should meet at the safehouse or similar sometime! > > Steve > > I am all for it. Just contact me of the list whenever you have time to meet with me and we will figure out something. Best, Predrag