LUG: New Brunswick, Canada

cybergal · 08-26-2010, 12:16 PM

Just got back from a wonderful Maritime vacation where I was able to promote Linux to a very disgruntled Windows user. Does anyone know if there is a LUG close to St. Stephen, NB or a Linux user who could get him started? TIA.

XavierP · 08-27-2010, 02:36 PM

I know very little about the geography (or whether these are still active), but these 2 show as being in New Brunswick:
http://www.cluecan.ca/groups-tillug
http://monctonlug.sourceforge.net/

Hopefully they aren't too far away!

cybergal · 08-27-2010, 06:45 PM

Thanks, Xavier P. Both of these sites have been inactive for a number of years.

XavierP · 08-28-2010, 03:43 AM

It may be worth, as a start point, contacting the local university (or other large educational establishment) to see if they have a LUG active or if they know of one.

cybergal · 08-28-2010, 08:33 PM

I've emailed the local university and hope to make a contact there.

george5 · 07-26-2012, 01:49 AM

Did you have any success making contacts in New Brunswick. It is likely that we will move from BC to NB sometime in the next few months. To date I've had no success finding Linux or FOSS contacts there.

cybergal · 07-26-2012, 01:37 PM

Hi, george5:

Got your email and will answer both there and here. I had no replies to my queries. Looks as if things haven't changed. Good luck with your move. Perhaps you could start a LUG and advertise for members.

cybergal

sjimmy · 04-22-2013, 10:48 AM

I am a Slackware user in NB.

george5 · 04-22-2013, 11:30 AM

Are you aware of any active Linux and/or F/L OSS groups in NB, especially in the Saint John area? I am an Ubuntu user but would be interested in why you prefer Slackware.

sjimmy · 04-22-2013, 03:33 PM

I am not aware of any really.... i have seen a website or 2 from browsing around but i did not make contact. I got into slackware to build websites, and do light tech work. As i became fluent, it became more evident that i picked the right os. very laid back philosophy and i believe the reputation as a solid os is very true. at work,we have a couple of linux boxes running a vm and we have a bsd firewall, so having a good system at home is essential...