[svlug] student chapters of SVLUG?

[Ian Kluft]

> From: Nick Moffitt <nick at zork.net>
> > [...]  If students want to get involved, why not allow on-campus
> > clubs at schools to be officially sanctioned student chapters of
> > SVLUG?  [...]
> 	This would be a good idea.  I was looking for an engine to
> fuel something like the Hack-Pit project, and SVLUG affiliation might
> be news enough to get something rolling in most places.
> 	The Hack-Pit is simply a proposal for a Linux-based hacking
> environment.  http://zork.net/hack-pit has the proposal written out.

OK, I've sent a note to the SVLUG officers for discussion about this.

As far as I can tell, this idea is getting enthusiastic support.  There
are several people who expressed interest in participating from the
SVLUG side.

Some options under discussion are a mail list for Linux in local schools,
designated "SVLUG student chapters" for school computer clubs that want
to affiliate with SVLUG, and a volunteer group within SVLUG intended to
help teachers/schools interested in Linux and/or promote use of Linux
in schools.  Bear in mind that we'll only do what we have volunteers
for so not necessarily all of those items may be feasible at once from
the beginning.  The volunteers will pick what they'll do.

So far, it looks like the SVLUG student chapters idea would apply to
high schools, junior colleges and universities in the Bay Area.
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