BSD User Groups?

*no comment* writes "Deadly.org has an article running that started out as a call for Seattle OpenBSD people to start a local usergroup, but has since turned into a thread for people all over the country looking for people."

OpenBSD holds up to /.

[Yonder Way]

Well I hope I am not jinking things but thus far deadly.org seems to be holding up well to the /. effect. It's on my normal rounds anyway and I went there before I came here. Was surprised to see a deadly.org headline without the site being crushed.

Re:OpenBSD holds up to /.

[cant_get_a_good_nick]

Hmm, slashdotted from a BSD post not on the main page? Unlikely. Only the trolls and die hard BSD folks come into this joint when it's not on the front page.

Re:OpenBSD holds up to /.

[Yonder Way]

I wasn't looking at the BSD page; I was looking at the MAIN page.

Re:OpenBSD holds up to /.

[Elwood P Dowd]

Netcraft confirms: BSD Trolls are dying.

Re:OpenBSD holds up to /.

[mivok]

Or people who have their preferences set to show everything on the front page, which is a bitch when I forget to log in.

Re:Tsarkon Reports : FreeBSD is king.

[vesamies]

Actually, BSD is not very bad. There is no risk
in trying, that just great! If you start feeling
weird and little sick you can take some other
***X anytime, dont't worry be happy!

Toronto

[Tuzanor]

Toronto: www.gtabug.ca [gtabug.ca]

We hold meetings on the same day as TLUG, as to avoid many of the weenies.

Re:BSD and USA

[cant_get_a_good_nick]

Hmm? a whois on freebsd.org brings up Oregon, which is still in the states last I checked. OpenBSD is in Canada because of stupid crypto laws.

Re:BSD and USA

[mivok]

Isn't OpenBSD in canada because thats where Theo De Raadt lives?

Re:BSD and USA

[Guy Harris]

Isn't OpenBSD in canada because thats where Theo De Raadt lives?

That might be part of the reason, but this item [openbsd.org] suggests it's not the only reason:

Why do we ship cryptography?

In three words: because we can.

The OpenBSD project is based in Canada.

The Export Control List of Canada places no significant restriction on the export of cryptographic software, and is even more explicit about the free export of freely-available cryptographic software. Marc Plumb has done some research to test the cryptographic la

Have you tried...

[Anonymous Coward]

Your local cemetery? That's probably the best place to recruit *BSD users.

Denver area?

[sedawkgrep]

Anybody interested in organizing a Denver-based OpenBSD user group? I'd be willing to help out some.

sedawkgrep _at_ yahoo

Hmmm, Why not join the LUG folks?

[Anonymous Coward]

Most BSD people I know visit the the Lunix Users Groups
instead. There's usually more of them and you can visit
the meetings and (silently) laugh at some of the people
there. There are also some very brilliant people at
the meetings too. Unless you're in an area where your
favorite BSD has lots of people (The big computer areas), this
is probably the better solution.

Myself, I use NetBSD. :)

Re:Hmmm, Why not join the LUG folks

[Groganz]

Or convince the LUG to become a general UUG like my local group HUMBUG [humbug.org.au] (Home Unix Machine Brisbane User Group) which is for Linux, BSD, or any Unix for that matter.

UK one under development

[Richard_at_work]

I am currently in the process of setting up a UK BSD User group system much along the lines of lug.org.uk. If you are interested or would like to volunteer services, email me at [e-mail].