the problem was basicly, that if lug wanted to charge its members a joining or membership fee, then there had to be restriction placed upon the group when they used usq facilities for non staff and non students etc...
there was also restrictions placed on lug if it wanted to have a association with the student guild, there had to be a minimum percentage of student to non-students... lots of unneccessary stuff.
so USQ-LUG closed by its members, myself being a one of the three founding members present, and we then formed the new group, THUuG.
THUuG is independent of USQ. It is independent of GrowZone, four of its members just work here... =)
well you could be right. there is *only* 400,000 people in that area. and they didnt have reasonable internet access before GrowZone came along. in fact they were paying up to 15$AU per hour for 9600 bps to telstra big pond. now its a local call, at 2.85$AU per hour at up to 33600, some at 56000. remember these are the people that could most do with the internet. they dont have many other means of communcation, or access to other media. yours, Kim GrowZone OnLine
If you were actually involved in LUG or USQLUG you would have know that the members of LUG, shut it down due to restrictions placed upon it by USQ and Student Guild club rules... ?
So the members decided to form a new group called THUuG. Not limiting it to USQ staff and students.
Slashdot Mirror
bragi, getting fan mail i see
explode ... no, not at all.
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... lots of unneccessary stuff.
the problem was basicly, that if lug wanted to charge its members a joining or membership fee,
then there had to be restriction placed upon the
group when they used usq facilities for non staff
and non students etc
there was also restrictions placed on lug if it
wanted to have a association with the student
guild, there had to be a minimum percentage of
student to non-students
so USQ-LUG closed by its members, myself being a one of the three founding members present, and we then formed the new group, THUuG.
THUuG is independent of USQ. It is independent of GrowZone, four of its members just work here... =)
yours,
kim
GrowZone Online
a pointless post no less, in fact i *will* toast your solaris admining arse at karten thees weekend if you dare show it up here =)
well you could be right. there is *only* 400,000 people in that area. and they didnt have reasonable internet access before GrowZone came along. in fact they were paying up to 15$AU per hour for 9600 bps to telstra big pond. now its a local call, at 2.85$AU per hour at up to 33600, some at 56000. remember these are the people that could most do with the internet. they dont have many other means of communcation, or access to other media. yours, Kim GrowZone OnLine
If you were actually involved in LUG or USQLUG ... ?
you would have know that the members of LUG,
shut it down due to restrictions placed upon it
by USQ and Student Guild club rules
So the members decided to form a new group
called THUuG. Not limiting it to USQ staff and students.
yours
Kim
hawtink@thuug.org.au