[ILUG] Seting Up A LUG

[Paul O'Malley]

Niall O Broin wrote:

> On 7 Dec 2005, at 12:31, Colm Buckley wrote:
>
>> On 7 Dec 2005, at 11:57, jaqian wrote:
>>
>>> Hi I'd like to set up a LUG in Dublin, I've got two ppl so far on
>>> Boards.ieinterested and there will probably be more. I've never been
>>> part of a LUG
>>> before (there was never any near me) and i was wondering how to 
>>> organise one
>>> and what they do other than share our experiences and various 
>>> distros. Look
>>> forward to your replies.
>>
>>
>> Well, I'd like to wish you the best of luck with that, however the 
>> ILUG already has over 300 members in Dublin, and most of its events 
>> are held in Dublin, so you might be multiplying entities without 
>> necessity.
>>
>> *Might* be a better plan to just subscribe to social at linux.ie and see 
>> if anyone's interested in a Dublin-specific meet.
>>
>> If you *do* want to set up a culchie-free LUG, ILUG might be able to 
>> help with resources, at the discretion of the committee.
>
>
> Speaking as He Who Holds The Purse Strings I'm not sure that we could 
> allocate such resources, legally. I'd hate to end up in trouble with 
> the Equal Opportunities Commission. How would we implement it? Would 
> we need to check birth certs? How far out does the Pale go anyway?
>
All the way to the coast just outside of Shrule :)
Or is that just West Dublin?

Cheers
P.