<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title><style type="text/css">p.MsoNormal,p.MsoNoSpacing{margin:0}</style></head><body><div style="font-family:Arial;">On Sat, Jan 11, 2020, at 10:29 AM, paulz@ieee.org wrote:<br></div><blockquote type="cite" id="qt"><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;" class="qt-ydp896765d2yahoo-style-wrap"><div><br></div><div dir="ltr">Prior to this email thread, I was wondering about a lot of other "groups" that have also changed over time. This includes various hobby clubs as well as professional organizations.<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Long ago, most LUGs had Installfests as a major activity. Today Linux is a lot easier to install. Difficulties can often be answered by online search.<br></div></div></div></blockquote><div style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">Back when LUGs were primarily installfests, there was also more demand for Linux than expertise. A lot of people wanted to install Linux to learn more skills they could eventually turn into a job, particularly during the dot-com crash.<br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">These days, many of those same people have wandered off to semi-related pursuits including Arduino-related things (e.g., midi controllers), 3d-related things including VR headsets, or open source quadcopter races. All of which sound like fun too.<br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">Deirdre</div></body></html>