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<H2><A NAME="s3">3.</A> <A HREF="User-Group-HOWTO.html#toc3">What LUGs exist?</A></H2>
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<P>Since this document is meant as a guide not only to maintaining and
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growing LUGs but also to founding them, we should, before going further,
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discuss what LUGs already exist.</P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss3.1">3.1</A> <A HREF="User-Group-HOWTO.html#toc3.1">LUG lists</A>
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<P>There are several LUG lists on the Web. If you are considering founding a
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LUG, your first task should be to find any nearby existing LUGs.
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<I>Your best bet may be to join a LUG already established in your area,
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rather than founding one.</I></P>
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<P>As of 2007, there are LUGs in all 50 US states plus the District of
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Columbia, all of Canada's ten provinces and three territories, all six of
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Australia's states plus the Australian Capital Territory, in 76 locations
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in India, and over 100 other countries, including Russia, China, and most
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of Western and Eastern Europe. </P>
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<A HREF="http://www.linux.org/xfa-groups-home/">Linux.org List</A></LI>
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<A HREF="http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group_list">LibrePlanet Group List</A></LI>
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<A HREF="http://dmoz.org/Computers/Software/Operating_Systems/Linux/User_Groups/">Open Directory: LUGS</A></LI>
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<A HREF="http://www.lea-linux.org/documentations/index.php/Annuaire:LUG_%26_assos_nationales">Lea-Linux List</A></LI>
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<A HREF="http://dir.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Software/Operating_Systems/Unix/Linux/User_Groups/">Yahoo Linux > User Groups</A></LI>
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<A HREF="http://www.linux.ca/">CLUE: the Canadian Linux Users' Exchange</A></LI>
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<A HREF="http://www.lug.org.uk/">UK Linux User Groups</A></LI>
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<A HREF="http://www.linux.org.au/">Linux Australia</A></LI>
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<A HREF="http://www.wikiwikiweb.de/LugsList">LUGs List for India and Asia</A></LI>
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<A HREF="http://lugmap.linux.it/">I Linux User Group italiani</A></LI>
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<H2><A NAME="ss3.2">3.2</A> <A HREF="User-Group-HOWTO.html#toc3.2">Solidarity versus convenience</A>
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</H2>
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<P>While (most) LUG lists on the Web are well-maintained, likely they don't
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list every LUG. If considering founding a LUG, I suggest, in addition to
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consulting these lists, posting a message to
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<A HREF="news:comp.os.linux.announce">comp.os.linux.announce</A>,
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<A HREF="news:comp.os.linux.misc">comp.os.linux.misc</A>, or an
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appropriate regional Usenet hierarchy, inquiring about nearby LUGs. You
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should also lodge a query (mailing list post, comment during a meeting)
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at any existing LUG you are aware of anywhere near your area,
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about LUGs near you. If no such (nearby) LUG exists, your postings will
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alert potential members to your initiative.</P>
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<P>Carefully balance convenience against solidarity: If a LUG exists in
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your metropolitan area but on the other side of the city, starting a new
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group may be better for convenience's sake. On the other hand, joining
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the other group may be better for reasons of unity and solidarity.
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<B><I>Greater numbers almost always means greater power, influence,
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and efficiency</I></B>. While two groups of 100 members each might be
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nice, one with 200 has advantages. Of course, if you live in a small
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town or village, any group is better than none.</P>
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<P>The point is that starting a LUG is a significant undertaking, which
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should be commenced with all relevant facts and some appreciation of the
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effect on other groups.</P>
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