[pm-h] Gauging Interesting In A Potential 'Activity' Social Meeting

[Julian Brown]

Wade it might be a good idea to bring it up at each meeting, maybe after
the speaker (s) have finished before we start socializing.  Most of the
people are senior, but I am sure there are some who are not and would be
greatly appreciative of any help.

Julian

On Sun, Jun 7, 2015 at 9:59 AM, G. Wade Johnson via Houston <houston at pm.org>
wrote:

> On Sat, 6 Jun 2015 00:08:36 -0500
> Russell Harris via Houston <houston at pm.org> wrote:
>
> > On Fri, June 5, 2015 10:26 am, Robert Stone via Houston wrote:
> > > How much interest would there be in doing an "activity" social
> > > meeting ...
> >
> >
> > Nowadays almost everyone is over-obligated to the extent that
> > attendance of even a "regular" PM meeting entails neglect of
> > responsibilities or other sacrifice.  And some may be unable to
> > justify the luxury of a purely social PM meeting which provides no
> > opportunity for learning Perl resources and technique.
> >
> > But, with a bit of advertising, some PM meetings might be used as a
> > platform for both useful service and recruiting.
>
> We did do a "hackathon" several months back that was sort of used this
> way. The turnout was reasonable and a few people asked questions and
> got answers.
>
> When the group was newer, we used to make a point of saying that some
> time in the meeting is always devoted to helping people with problems.
> I, for one, have always assumed that, but I haven't pointed it out
> recently.
>
> G. Wade
>
> > In the early days of Linux, the task of installing Linux and
> > configuring a complement of applications and utilities to work
> > together as a system could be difficult and frustrating for the
> > novice.  To address the problem, the Linux User Groups at Rice and U.
> > of H. hosted at the beginning of each semester an Installfest to
> > which were invited both students and the general public.  This was
> > back before everyone had a high-speed Internet connection and an LCD
> > monitor.  A novice to Linux could bring his system (complete with CRT
> > monitor and printer) to the Installfest and walk away with a
> > properly-configured Linux system, with whatever applications he
> > desired loaded, configured, and functioning as a system.  While
> > providing opportunity for association between members of the LUG, the
> > Installfest served to encourage fellow students and members of the
> > community to join the LUG.
> >
> > Perhaps PM could advertise an occasional "bring your problem to PM
> > and let the Perl experts get you pointed in the right direction"
> > night.
> >
> > RH
> >
> >
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