Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:01:58 -0700 From: Predrag Punosevac <punosevac@math.arizona.edu> To: stevefranks@ieee.org, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: finding BSD Unix users Message-ID: <47FE5616.4080607@math.arizona.edu> In-Reply-To: <539c60b90804101001n6f399b16i4f60e06af7c238ae@mail.gmail.com> References: <20080406191101.GA40585@demeter.hydra> <47F930CD.1020405@math.arizona.edu> <539c60b90804101001n6f399b16i4f60e06af7c238ae@mail.gmail.com>
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Steve Franks wrote: > On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 1:21 PM, Predrag Punosevac > <punosevac@math.arizona.edu> 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
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