Yup! Another fan of the TLLTS! I've been listening for quite a bit [3 months now], and on the IRC I would be known as kuzew and never talked much. But now I'm hear now and have questions damn it!
Ok... I would like to start a Linux User Group at the high school I go to. I'm not sure where to start so I came here. Now my question is:
What dose it take to start a LUG and what is the best way to conduct one?
Now the IT guys at my school are all pro Mirco$soft and stuff so I may have some problems there, you know getting any distro of Linux installed on any of the computers.
I have 6 people interested in Linux now.
Any help would be great! (If I did not make my self clear please tell me)
Thanks,
-bash_dude
Eh..Another TLLTS fan here...but with questions!!!
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Eh..Another TLLTS fan here...but with questions!!!
"640k ought to be enough memory for anybody." - Bill Gates, 1981....dumbass.
Re: Eh..Another TLLTS fan here...but with questions!!!
Sounds like you're already well on our way! Seriously though, get together some people interested in Linux, keep things informal and have some fun.. That's your LUG! Some of our very best LUG meetings, in my opinion anyway, are over dinner at the local dinerbash_dude wrote: What dose it take to start a LUG and what is the best way to conduct one?
I have 6 people interested in Linux now.
-bash_dude
-Linc Fessenden
In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded - Yeah right...
In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded - Yeah right...
What Linc Said.
If you plan to meet at school, you'll want to look into getting a faculty advisor. Probably someone in the mathematics, science or, if you school offers this, comp sci/technology-type department.
Getting Linux installed on computers at school may be very difficult at first, or even impossible. The school has to cover all liabilities and just by the very nature of your group you will be suspect for doing illicit activity to the school's network. So first and foremost you must all agree not to conduct any activity that would cause troubhe for the group. No trying to crack the servers, no port scanning, etc. Keep it honest and up front.
You may have some success with live distros, as these do not require installation on the computers. Again, get permission before doing using them and keep everything up front. Do not give the district any reason to look upon you with suspicion.
If your group has personal laptops you can look into using these. Again, if you plan on trying to use the school's network, get permission first.
Aside from meeting at school perhaps meeting at a house may be easier to get going. Get yourself a web presence and look around for other people, maybe older than HS who are interested in Linux. You may be able to find other venue's like a local college/university, public library or restaurant.
One of the easiest things to do is set up a mailing list. There are some publically available, like yahoo groups, etc. If you need more advice on this or want help contact me off the forum at dann at thelinuxlink.net.
If you plan to meet at school, you'll want to look into getting a faculty advisor. Probably someone in the mathematics, science or, if you school offers this, comp sci/technology-type department.
Getting Linux installed on computers at school may be very difficult at first, or even impossible. The school has to cover all liabilities and just by the very nature of your group you will be suspect for doing illicit activity to the school's network. So first and foremost you must all agree not to conduct any activity that would cause troubhe for the group. No trying to crack the servers, no port scanning, etc. Keep it honest and up front.
You may have some success with live distros, as these do not require installation on the computers. Again, get permission before doing using them and keep everything up front. Do not give the district any reason to look upon you with suspicion.
If your group has personal laptops you can look into using these. Again, if you plan on trying to use the school's network, get permission first.
Aside from meeting at school perhaps meeting at a house may be easier to get going. Get yourself a web presence and look around for other people, maybe older than HS who are interested in Linux. You may be able to find other venue's like a local college/university, public library or restaurant.
One of the easiest things to do is set up a mailing list. There are some publically available, like yahoo groups, etc. If you need more advice on this or want help contact me off the forum at dann at thelinuxlink.net.
--dann wrote:What Linc Said.
If you plan to meet at school, you'll want to look into getting a faculty advisor. Probably someone in the mathematics, science or, if you school offers this, comp sci/technology-type department.
Getting Linux installed on computers at school may be very difficult at first, or even impossible. The school has to cover all liabilities and just by the very nature of your group you will be suspect for doing illicit activity to the school's network. So first and foremost you must all agree not to conduct any activity that would cause troubhe for the group. No trying to crack the servers, no port scanning, etc. Keep it honest and up front.
You may have some success with live distros, as these do not require installation on the computers. Again, get permission before doing using them and keep everything up front. Do not give the district any reason to look upon you with suspicion.
If your group has personal laptops you can look into using these. Again, if you plan on trying to use the school's network, get permission first.
Aside from meeting at school perhaps meeting at a house may be easier to get going. Get yourself a web presence and look around for other people, maybe older than HS who are interested in Linux. You may be able to find other venue's like a local college/university, public library or restaurant.
One of the easiest things to do is set up a mailing list. There are some publically available, like yahoo groups, etc. If you need more advice on this or want help contact me off the forum at dann at thelinuxlink.net.
Thank you Dann and Linc for your input. I will look into LiveCDs, I've tryed Knoppix, Damn Small Linux, Ubuntu and Slackware [now known as Slax]. I may try to make my own live cd. John Goerzen who was on your show a few weeks ago talked about Debian From Scratch, where you can build a live cd off of his live cd. So I will try that out.
I have setup a forum on one of my Linux servers along with my website, but I will look into a mailing list, Python based? If you know of any that would work with Debian Sarge [3.1], if you can tell me that would be great. I am now working on my LUG's website, which would hold all the information about it and such.
Thank you agian, this deffently helped.
-bash_dude
"640k ought to be enough memory for anybody." - Bill Gates, 1981....dumbass.
Mailman is one of the most widely used mailing lists. I've been using it for a few years now and never had a problem.
http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/
http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/