Meetup.com group closed

[Glen Ogilvie]

Hi Auckland Linux Users,

I've closed the meetup.com group, due to meetup.com increasing the cost of running meetups from $29 USD to $99 USD every 6 months.

This mailing list still exists, and happy for anyone that wants a meetup to arrange one.

Regards

Glen Ogilvie

[. Henry]

Hi Glen,

Thank you for all the great help and wonderful memories group gave me over the years.

Henry

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[DL Neil]

Hi Glen,

On 6/12/24 13:32, Glen Ogilvie wrote:
> Hi Auckland Linux Users,
>

> I've closed the meetup.com <http://meetup.com> group, due to meetup.com
> <http://meetup.com> increasing the cost of running meetups from $29 USD

> to $99 USD every 6 months.

Ouch!

I know we haven't met since before COVID (and John, with whom I used to
share the driving-effort is now recovering from a serious stroke), but
thank you for organising meetings all those years ago!

> This mailing list still exists, and happy for anyone that wants a meetup
> to arrange one.

These days people seem to find it more difficult to attend
group-meetings - whether technical or even kids'/our-own sports teams.
So, many technical groups seem to be struggling or closing-down in the
current era. Perhaps also, working from home makes driving/traveling
'in' to the CBD for an in-person meeting less attractive?


If you (gentle reader!) would like to try organising virtual (or hybrid)
meetings, I will be happy to facilitate with a web-conferencing system
($cost-free courtesy of the Open Source Society) and similar advice.
(cannot 'do' myself - as leader of Python Users' Groups, have enough
'extra' already!). Am on the end of this email-message...


Credits roll:
https://www.meetup.com/Auckland-Free-and-Open-Source-Meetup/ meets
virtually second Tue of each month
https://www.meetup.com/pythonnz-online/ will be holding (usually
lunch-time) meetings for 'Vacation Exception Handlers' - while everyone
else is off enjoying their vacations, before resuming Monthly Meetings
in Feb. Also, features a growing number of SIGs, eg GIS, CAD-code, ...

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Regards =dn

[freakalad]

thanks for all the good times, Glen

I'm not "chronically online" (i.e. little to no social media) since lockdown, but I'm sure HackLand or TAP-lab are able to provide space to play.

If anyone else if interrested in doing the actual organizing, I'll see what can be done about venue.

Cheers

~ Jaco

[Kevin McCormick]

G'day Glen / All, I Completely Understand Quitting the MeetUp Platform because of the Price Hike, I was Contemplating / Procrastinating Subscribing 2 Promote the West Auckland Linux New Zealots Network Huis happening on the 3rd Th'rs'day of every month ( altho I've yet 2 Survey Our Humble Number of Regulars if they can Meet this month ) @ 6.30 PM @ Zeal West, 20 Alderman Dr, Henderson. We're offering just another in - Person Linux Hobby Help & Professional CatchUp Option.  Also 4 those Living East or South, I C on MeatUp that there's a Howick LUG. 

But az faa az I'm concerned the Current MeatUp Price Hike Event has Surely Nailed that Coffin Shut & Sealed the Deal on that option.

We've been going since 2017 & We're just a small growing group, All Levels & amongst our regular attendees iz nun other than Nic Bellamy that Founded AuckLUG & NZLUG w/ his Flatmate in the late 1990s, but Now Lives in the West & other more advanced Linux Users than me. We're even blessed occasionally by Users az faa out az HBC & the King Country ( Yes West Auckland Sure goes a Long way! ;-)

Our Primary Reliable Publicity Channel has been via Neighbourly & Txt & / or e.mail. We were Announcing Our Meetings on a West Auckland Facebook group page B4 their Admin Banned Our Notices. AI I Guess!?! 

There's been Discussion about going back 2 the Future & doing an installFest B4 DayLite Saving eNds. 

All Levels Welcome. Ph. me Kevin McCormick 0280 245 245 or Txt. RSVP including e.mail Please because I've been known 2 Lose me Mobile Contacts while Upgrading me LineageOS Custom ROM & me Ph being Rooted & having Titanium BackUp & Using another BackUp App that I can't recall, More than wunce. Not a good eXperience or confession, I know, but I'm just another Human Been!

;-)K

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