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Is the LUG a thing of the past?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the where-else-do-you-get-cds dept.

tinahdee writes "Linux User Groups dying out? LUG leaders report that attendance is down — but mailing list traffic is still good. Do we still need LUGs, given the ease of installation and ubiquitousness of online information about Linux? Lots of people say, yes, we still need LUGs (and some disagree)."

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  1. local forms yes, by tomstdenis · · Score: 5, Interesting

    It isn't 1997 anymore. We don't need to meet up in shopping malls to trade 1.44M discs. LUG over the net makes sense as having a community to rely on for troubleshooting is what makes or breaks a distro.

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  2. No by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, as stated by Netcraft, only BSD User Groups are dying.

  3. LUGs not just for information by auroran · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Installing Linux is easier and there's lots of online help. LUGs also have the use for a social community and can let people meet face to face and discuss things. I find that real life is a much higher data rate and can save me hours of time online.

    It also never hurts to brush up on inter-personal skills at the same time.

  4. Yes. by bjornnlc · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Yes. The majority of LUGs I know disappeared in 2004, only leaving the larger ones behind. The quality on the remaining LUGs are top notch, so I guess this is a natural phenomenon that occurs after every hype.

  5. LUG... by holmedog · · Score: 5, Funny

    I always thought LUG was an acronym for Lesbians Until Graduation, one of the best forms of birth control in high school/college I've ever seen.