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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/40849372

I'm looking at starting a small local Linux Users Group (LUG).

What are good easy ways to get started?

Seems like meetup.com is kinda anti-foss.

Are there better alternatives?

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[–] data1701d@startrek.website 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe ask around and request to put up posters in a local library?

Also, see if your local university has a group already, and maybe if the age difference isn’t creepy, see if you can hang with them.

[–] notreallyhere@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

that's actually part of the plan, but the library wants a signup, so need a digital tool

[–] data1701d@startrek.website 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

You could do signup through a form and just throw a QR code on a poster.

My university Linux Users Group usually uses Crytpad (which is FOSS and seems federated, and has a flagship instance) to create forms for votes, so that might do the trick for you.