[kwlug-disc] Linux Association Canada membership

[Jason Eckert]

Starting a LUG nowadays is a daunting task, and often a thankless job
(albeit a noble one).
My personal opinion is that we should support Andre in whatever way can.

On Wed, 13 May 2026 at 09:58, Doug Moen <doug at moens.org> wrote:

> > I'm curious if Andre has joined any LUG mailing lists?
>
> I found a photo of Andre Duttmann on the following web site. Click on the
> graphical "Team" icon at the bottom of the page.
> https://lugsask.ca/
>
> LugSask also has a facebook page, Linux User Group Saskatchewan
> <https://www.facebook.com/groups/1466037504987428/> which Andre started
> on April 10, under the user name "An Dy". It is already filling with spam...
>
> So LugSask is in the startup phase. Andre is starting this and Linux
> Association Canada at the same time.
>
> I found traces of several earlier defunct Saskatchewan LUGs on the net,
> with some mailing lists that are now inaccessible. There used to be a
> Saskatchewan-wide web site that was an umbrella for the various
> Saskatchewan LUGs.
> https://web.archive.org/web/20100107055948/http://www.sask.linux.ca/
>
> I didn't find mention of Andre or Linux Association Canada on the MUUG
> (Manitoba) mailing list.
>
> Doug
>
> On Wed, May 13, 2026, at 11:06 AM, Ron wrote:
>
> Chris Frey wrote on 2026-05-12 09:45:
>
> A group called the Linux Association Canada (linuxassociation.ca,
> which does not have much on it yet) is trying to create a network of
> free/open source community organizations. They reached out and asked
> KWLUG to be a member of it.
>
> The site is extremely light on "who"... there's no mention of an
> actual person except a mysterious "Andre"
>
> And they're looking for CVs from volunteers for positions of Support,
> Marketing Exec, Partnership Development Manager, and Director. Feels a
> little backwards - sending a CV to volunteer for an entirely unknown entity.
>
>
> My paranoid side expects more openness before I'd lend my name to
> their org and nebulous goals.  Let them actually do something before
> we give them the power of numbers.
>
> I'm curious if Andre has joined any LUG mailing lists? I haven't seen any
> introductions on any.
>
> Seems a good first step, then, maybe attend some virtual meetings.
>
>
> They claim "one voice" is a good
> thing, and I disagree.
>
> Yeah, there isn't just "one voice" in Canadian Linux circles. There's not
> even one Linux voice inside my head over the course of a week.
>
>
> But, more power to 'em, they probably cannot hurt anything.
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