LUG in my college
anomit | February 10, 2008Well, the LUG in my college was started last semester itself, in November but it is only now that we have swung into action and making our presence felt.
Soon after the college reopened we had a 2 day install fest and the meet over the last 2 days, at the time of writing this, was a follow up to help those who attended the install fest getting started on linux, like the basic directory structure, the different software alternatives, the power of the command line.
But still a lot needs to done to change the mindset of the students about linux in specific and the Open Source philosophy in general. I guess the first wouldn’t be so tough as they would be attending our meets and learning about the power of linux and how much it allows you to wield greater control over your system. Regarding the latter, those who attend the LUG meets have to change the way they view them, like a workshop or a ‘lecture’ by some guys where they would just be the silent audience. In a meet, you don’t listen to lectures, but ideas flow freely. Anyone is welcome to contribute anything (s)he assumes would be a better idea than the one being discussed. Its only by sharing that their knowledge would increase, not the opposite. There is nothing to be protective or guarded about what you know unless it is some world-altering hax0ring skills :p .
Here is the website of our LUG:
www.lugmanipal.org
We have a wiki too! wiki.lugmanipal.org/
