[kwlug-disc] Linux Association Canada membership

[Paul Nijjar]

It looks like the Linux Association Canada website is picking up. It
is starting to list events (including our events). 

I have heard some reservations about joining but overall I am feeling
okay about affiliating KWLUG with the organization, with the
understanding that we can withdraw if we get very unhappy. Does
anybody here feel strongly that we should not do this? If I do not
hear anything I will probably accept on Tuesday.

- Paul


On Sun, May 17, 2026 at 11:46:42PM -0400, Andrew Sullivan Cant wrote:
> 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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