[06:11]  * ianorlin is listening to pleia2 having an interview with linux luddites for the second time
[06:48] <nhaines> Ooh, where?
[19:05] <MajB> Hello folks.  I am from the Arizona LoCo.  I want to toss out an idea for you from the California Team to think about.  My Team Leader has suggested that perhaps we should have a meet and greet some where on the Arizona/California border to discuss possible future cooperation and just to meet face to face.
[19:12] <MajB> Most of our members are in the Phoenix area but an over-nighter is not off the table.  Any interest from your side?
[19:30] <akk> In the bay area, we had trouble getting people to go to events in other parts of the bay area. :) LA people might travel more, though.
[19:32] <MajB> Out of curiosity, where are most of your members located?
[19:33] <akk> I'm not the person to ask since I've been out of CA a few years (I just lurk here because NM doesn't seem to have a loco).
[19:33] <akk> But it might be close to half bay area, half greater LA (just a few outside those two areas).
[19:34] <MajB> You didn't see my post on the Ubuntu NM LoCo forum by any chance did you?
[19:38] <akk> No ... a web forum? I generally don't do web forums (maybe that's why I think there's no NM loco).
[19:39] <MajB> Our Team offered assistance to NM to get them rolling again.  So far no takers.
[19:40] <akk> I wonder if there's anyone who even saw it. There doesn't seem to be anyone on mailing lists or IRC ...
[19:40] <akk> There's a LUG in Santa Fe, but they're disorganized and I'm never sure when/where they're meeting so I haven't managed to get there yet.
[19:40] <akk> Presumably there are some in Albuquerque.
[19:41] <MajB> The Santa Fe LUG is the only one still active.  At least I found no evidence of one in Albuquerque that was holding meeting or other events.
[19:42] <MajB> Nothing statewide though.
[19:44] <akk> That's too bad, I had the impression ABQ was better about tech events. I seldom make it down there, though (2-hr drive each way).
[19:46] <MajB> That was one of the reasons we offered assistance.
[19:55] <akk> I'd love to see some kind of statewide Linux/FOSS group that didn't require everyone driving to the same place very often, like a mailing list or IRC.
[19:55] <akk> But I'm a lousy organizer.
[19:56] <akk> This CA loco used to have a really active IRC channel but it seems like most people have stopped using IRC.
[20:19] <MajB> akk:  If you have an interest in trying to revive the NM Team visit our IRC channel #ubuntu-us-az or drop us an email at questions@azloco.com
[20:20] <MajB> We will try to provide you assistance.
[20:56] <akk> Thanks, MajB. I don't think I have enough interest to try to do it singlehandedly, though.
[20:59] <MajB> Understand.  The offer stands though.
[21:24] <ianorlin> yeah that does happen
[21:45] <nhaines> MajB: you should really use our mailing list to bring up these ideas.  We don't use IRC for that kind of team coordination.
[21:46] <nhaines> Our mailing list is ubuntu-us-ca@lists.ubuntu.com
[21:51] <MajB> That was why I was asking for a POC.
[21:52] <pleia2> our mailing list is the best POC too :) we are loosely organized so a POC doesn't really decide what we all do, we all work on projects and collaborations as we have time/ability
[21:53] <nhaines> Plus, you were given a couple individual email addresses for further questions.  But the mailing list is the point of contact for group discussions like this.  :)
[21:53] <ianorlin> yes mailing list good for group discussion