Coronavirus
Russell Coker via linux-aus <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.australia |
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| Message-ID | <5276164.AR5W7xn2Je@xev> |
I have proposed that all in-person LUV meetings be cancelled from now until we believe that the disease is under control. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus_disease_2019 Coronavirus is spreading exponentially as diseases do. People can be infected for as long as 14 days without showing symptoms, according to Wikipedia 5 days is the average time for symptoms to develop. This means that we won't know when it gets really bad until at least 6 days after it has got really bad. I propose that we have a Linux Australia policy of cancelling all in-person meetings from now until we believe that the problem is resolved. If we cancel meetings before the disease gets really bad then people miss some meetings. If we cancel meetings too late then we have the potential of needless deaths. I have some plans for online education that can substitute for LUG meetings and would be happy to work with people from other states in doing this. Maybe with LA coordinating we could use youtube videos and IRC based training to provide some of the benefits that people get from attending LUG meetings without exposing themselves to risk. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/ _______________________________________________ linux-aus mailing list [email protected] http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/linux-aus To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to linux-aus-unsubscribe-cunTk1MwBs8iFSDQTTA3OBCuuivNXqWP@public.gmane.org