User Group

Asked by Raymond Wayfahrer

Coming where im from, a User Group can be very powerful for a powerful tool like this... There are some efforts with the facebook group and other initiatives like 'inkscape forum' ... However, it can be better.

I am seeding this idea per its default description:

A users' group (also user's group or user group) is a type of club focused on the use of a particular technology, usually (but not always) computer-related.

Users' groups started in the early days of mainframe computers, as a way to share sometimes hard-won knowledge and useful software, usually written by end users independently of the vendor-supplied programming efforts. SHARE, a user group originated by aerospace industry corporate users of IBM mainframe computers, was founded in 1955 and is the oldest computer user group still active. DECUS, the DEC User's Society, was founded in 1961 and its descendant organization, Connect Worldwide, still operates. The Computer Measurement Group (CMG) was founded in 1974 by systems professionals with a common interest in (mainframe) capacity management, and continues today with a much broader mission. The first UNIX users' group organized in 1978.

Users' groups began to proliferate with the microcomputer revolution of the late 1970s and early 1980s as hobbyists united to help each other with programming and configuration and use of hardware and software. Especially prior to the emergence of the World Wide Web, obtaining technical assistance with computers was often onerous, while computer clubs would gladly provide free technical support. Users' groups today continue to provide "real life" opportunities for learning from the shared experience of the members and may provide other functions such as a newsletter, group purchasing opportunities, tours of facilities, or speakers at group meetings.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Users%27_group

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Hachmann (marenhachmann) said :
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Hi Raymond,

how would you like to help us getting better at this?

We are usually present at the big (Libre) Graphics events, but we could certainly do with some help.
Also, many of our users hold workshops, write tutorials, etc. etc.

Kind regards,
 Maren

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