Ran my first Linux User Group at the local library today.

[dpflug@hachyderm.io]

Ran my first Linux User Group at the local library today. 8 people showed up, half of which were new to it and interested to know more. I'm in a fairly rural area.

There's community out there to be found.

#Linux

[ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org]

@dpflug Yay!

[quenby@cutie.city]

@dpflug
Yay for useful library programming! You're making your community a cooler place to be.

[dpflug@hachyderm.io]

@Quenby That's the hope!

[dpflug@hachyderm.io]

Once more, in public this time:

I ran my first Linux User Group at my local library today. 8 people showed up, half of which were new to Linux and interested to learn more. I'm in a fairly rural area.

There's community out there to be found.

#Linux

[knowprose@mastodon.social]

@dpflug that's cool. That's how it starts.

In a rural area, it might also be able to possible some of those folks have skills to fix things too.

Great to hear something good starting!

[dpflug@hachyderm.io]

@rl_dane I looked around for some sort of LUG organization/coordination happening and didn't see anything. However, I guessed (correctly, as it turns out) that there were a bunch of people looking to get away from Windows 11. Having someone to ask for help in-person is a big deal for most people, so I wanted to start something.

So I just went to the library and asked about hosting a group. They talked me through their requirements and put out fliers for me. I didn't bother advertising online (because we're an hour+ from the nearest population center that has any sort of online presence).

I could probably collect more by posting on Nextdoor or something.

[guiohmpr@qlub.social]

@dpflug I'm at 1 hour drive from a city with an over 20 years old Linux user group so I have the chance to meet fellow penguins one in a while but maybe my town could have his own cluster or rookery

I wish you the best of successes for your newfound community. Cheers!