[ILUG] content required for YOUR WEBSITE

[AJ McKee]

Hi Ken,

great mail, and yes I am still and always will be available to chat
and help with the site when possible and would be interested in having
one with you about it currently, I have tonnes of ideas and stuff, but
will sort out a phjone conf with you and anyone else willing to help
when you get feedback

Cheers
AJ

On 12/1/05, Ken Guest <ilug at ken.guest.cx> wrote:
> The ILUG website , http://www.linux.ie, was discussed at the meeting.
> Both myself and ILUG chairman Niall Walsh agree that it might as well be
> declared 'dead' as nobody has written much for it in a very long time.
>
> If we don't get new content for the site any time soon we may as well set it to redirect to google!
> The website is the most permament and public resource that the ILUG has for
> promoting, supporting and helping users of Linux in Ireland and for also
> promoting the use of Linux itself in Ireland. It should be used for something
> more constructive than hosting the archives of posts to the mailing lists.
>
> There are some six hundred and thirty (630) subscriptions to the ILUG mailing
> list, even with some people having subscribed from multiple email addresses it
> is staggering to think that out of that many people no one can be bothered to
> do any of the following:
>
>  * write a tutorial about using a favoured/much used tool/package
>  * write an entry for the Beginners Linux Guide or update what is already there
>    as some of it is woefully out of date
>  * write an install review of some flavour of Linux
>  * write a book review
>  * submit additional entries for the 'Alternatives to Windows Software' page.
>    The aim of this page is to provide people with information on equivalents to
>    what they can't do without on Windows and so learn they can do the same work
>    on Linux.
>
> These are just five actions that any of us could do and I'm sure that's not
> even scratching the surface of what could [and should] be done so we can
> continue in fulfilling the aims and Objectives of the ILUG as drawn up in its
> constitution:
>
>     2. Aims and Objectives.
>        The aims and objectives of the society shall be as follows:
>          1. To increase and promote awareness of the Linux operating
>             system within both the home and corporate sectors of the
>             Irish Computing industry.
>          2. To provide a forum to discuss and gain experience of the
>             Linux operating system.
>          3. To help educate people in the usage of Linux and related
>             software.
>          4. To promote Irish contributions to the kernel source code
>             development.
>
>
> So what's it going to be?
>
>
> Ken
>
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