[svlug] student chapters of SVLUG?

[Rafael Skodlar]

On Fri, 13 Nov 1998, Ian Kluft wrote:

> We just got a contact via one of SVLUG's web forms from a student group
> at Gunn High School in Palo Alto.  The contact said their group has "many
> Linux users."  I responded asking to know more about their group.
> 
> In the meantime, while we had the recent discussion about Linux in local
> schools, this opens up a completely different angle on the question.  If
> students want to get involved, why not allow on-campus clubs at schools to
> be officially sanctioned student chapters of SVLUG?  Just require something
> like three members and a monthly scheduled Linux-related activity, and we
> give them a link from the SVLUG web page and consider their group leader(s)
> to be part of SVLUG's volunteer organization and our contacts at the school...
> 
> I'm just tossing this idea in for discussion for now.  I have no idea what
> reactions to expect.

Good start. Students can provide inside information about the network and
computers status at their school. If there is enough interest we could
give them some support in a form of "installfest" as we discussed on this
list recently. Of course, all activities would need to be coordinated with
the school authorities. 

> -- 
> Ian Kluft  KO6YQ PP-ASEL                                  Cisco Systems, Inc.
> ikluft at cisco.com (work)  ikluft at thunder.sbay.org (home)          San Jose, CA

   Rafael Skodlar


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