Forgive my tone, but don't give a shit if students aren't interested. I've found that a love for OSS and linux is something that will attract hobbyists and tin

Forgive my tone, but don't give a shit if students aren't interested. I've found that a love for OSS and linux is something that will attract hobbyists and tinkerers more than students. Turn you LUG into a Dallas one, not a college one. I guarantee you'll get at least 1 guy over 60 years old, a ton of devs in the area, tinkerers/hobbyists and a lot more knowledge than a couple of 2nd year noobs trying to make their tarballs run and getting compile errors for CS assignments. Try it and please do share your feedback.