[ug-discuss] LAOSUG or SOCALOSUG?

[Matt Ingenthron]

Hi Chris,

Chris Steinke wrote:

>I'm surprised by this actually, but no one has called for an Open Solaris User Group in Los Angeles? 
>
>Los Angeles Open Solaris User's Group or 
>Southern California Open Solaris User's Group?
>
>Okay, I'll bite then.. Anyone in the greated LA area interested in forming LAOSUG or SOCALOSUG?
>
>I know there is the Unix Users Association of Southern California that meets at Sun in El Segundo, CA. 
>
>Maybe this could be an extension of this group or it's own group entirely. 
>  
>
A couple of us had considered it some time back, and I was interested...

The UUASC has been non-denominational, and that helps to get the Solaris 
message out wider by taking possible Solaris content and rolling it in 
to that group.  However, there are some pretty core things we've never 
covered (i.e. building, patching, modifying something, BFUs, etc.).

Ironically, a number of Solaris developers in the El Segundo office.  
Some of those folks have decades of Unix experience on x86 hardware and 
with Solaris.  It'd be good to leverage it.

Having said all of that, I just never got around to taking the time to 
do all of the upfront stuff needed to get a UG going.

What do you think of getting a mailing list and a web page going, 
getting interested parties to join the mailing list then perhaps put on 
a couple of programs and see if we can get a regular group going from there?

I can definitely sponsor the space in the El Segundo, Irvine or 
Universal City Sun offices.  El Segundo and Irvine, in that order, have 
the best facilities.

I vote SoCalOSUG btw.  :)

- Matt