[NTLUG:Discuss] Do LUGs Still Matter?

[Fred James]

Stan Gatchel wrote:

> /Slashdot is carrying this article. Oh, this oughta be good:
>
> "Do LUGs still matter 
> <http://software.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/12/23/193238>? Back 
> in the day, LUGs were rowdy, popular, and highly contagious centers 
> for aficionados of Linux. Install fests were a big deal. Members came 
> from all walks of life, united only by a penchant for something new 
> and cool, and a chance to place a bet on the impossible notion of 
> world domination by an operating system hacked together by a ragtag 
> bunch of students on the Internet. It's different today. Linux is now 
> mainstream, it's being spread by slick corporate marketing, and with 
> most distros, installation is a snap. So the question arises, do LUGs 
> still matter?"/
>
Stan Gatchel
I vote on the 'Yes' side - the question is like asking "Do people still 
matter?", with all the same implications.
Regards
Fred James