Re: CLUG reboot

Hello Neil,

I was attending the meeting and found it very nice - in the sense of 
friendly, curious, polite people with many different interests and 
specialties in Linux.

Today I got an email from Mel who was building a server with openstack. 
That would be a huge topic for more than one evening. I  would be very 
interested in that because I am not familiar with those tasks at all. 
Today I googled and 'researched' only a little bit, scratched on the 
surface, and was quite fascinated by that. So this is just another topic 
or idea for our group.

Doesn't it look already very promising for our group?

Regards,

Frank Hofmann


On 2017-01-09 2:32 PM, Neil Mayhew wrote:
>
> Following our first meeting of the new year on Jan 4, I’ve been given 
> the job of polling the list to find out what kinds of things members 
> would be looking for in a reorganized and revitalized group. Several 
> things were mentioned at the meeting, including:
>
>   * Sharing Linux-related information and ideas
>   * Learning about new and cool things that are being done with Linux
>   * Deepening and extending our knowledge by learning from others with
>     more experience
>   * Providing and receiving advice and assistance face-to-face
>
> If you have further thoughts that would help to refine or extend our 
> mission, please contribute them here. We need to hear from as many 
> people as possible as we try to reform the group. We also need to know 
> the level of interest that exists, and how many people we should plan 
> for at future meetings.
>
> Most of us at the meeting also felt it would be helpful to have some 
> talks lined up to stimulate interest and attendance. A number topics 
> were suggested, and I’ve since thought of several more, including:
>
>   * *Gaming* on Linux using PlayOnLinux and Steam
>   * *Non-mainstream distros*, such as:
>       o /NixOS/, a very different kind of distro, based on ideas from
>         functional programming, with full rollback capability for any
>         and all configuration changes including software updates and
>         even new distro releases
>       o /CoreOS/, a stripped-down and robust environment for hosting
>         Docker containers (see below)
>   * *RaspberryPi/Arduino/Beagle/etc.*
>       o Using RPi as an audio system with high-quality DACs
>       o ErgoDox, an open-source, open-hardware ergonomic keyboard
>         using Teensy
>       o Maker-based projects
>   * *OpenWRT*, putting Linux on an off-the-shelf router using the
>     smallest distro of all
>   * *Ubuntu for Devices* (phones, tablets, etc.)
>   * *Creating packages* for previously-unpackaged software on
>     Debian/Ubuntu/Mint etc.
>   * *Cloud deployment* of Linux using Amazon or Google on-demand instances
>   * The *Linux container* revolution, using Docker and LXD
>
> We might already have a few people willing to give talks on some of 
> these topics. However, we want to involve as many people as possible 
> in contributing to meetings. Giving a full-length talk may be a little 
> daunting if you’ve never done anything like that before, but an 
> alternative that’s worked in other places is for people to give 
> “lightning talks” of 5 to 15 minutes, and to schedule several of these 
> in one meeting, especially if they’re somewhat related.
>
> If you have ideas for a talk, or would be willing to give one, either 
> full-length (20-40 minutes) or “lightning”, please write back and let 
> us know.
>
> Looking forward to new and exciting things from CLUG in 2017!
>
> ​
>
>
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