Hi all,
Am new to ILUG, but this is not a silly idea. I'm a long-time member of WLUG in New Zealand, and they have monthly meetings, as well as workshops for normal people who want to do things such as try out linux, install linux on their computers and solve problems.
The group usually has Ubuntu CDs to hand out, too. I myself order a couple for myself every release, and the time to expedite the CDs to India is quite short - my 9.04 CDs arrived only a couple weeks after the actual release, and, I don't know how many of you get them like I do, but the CDs are very nicely packaged and professionally pressed - especially the latest ones. LUGs can usually get bulk orders (25+) from Canonical.
I think there are paid memberships available as well, which covers costs of things like renting out a large space with electricity and a broadband connection for these events, as well as occasional things like promotional materials (handouts/flyers, extra CDs in case they don't get enough from Canonical, business cards) for things like Software Freedom Day and GNU's Birthday. Does ILUG-Mumbai have this also? Maybe it should.
Mathew
Ashwin U. Kini wrote:
Hello Linuxers,
I just wanted to check if this group has any meeting / event / workshop planned in near future? Why not get together all Mumbaikars and plan an offline meeting?
Regards, Ashwin