[kwlug-disc] Linux Association Canada membership

[Andrew Sullivan Cant]

Thank you for the links Doug!

Andrew

On 5/13/26 09:46, Doug Moen 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/ <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/ <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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