Re: CLUG reboot

"PUB @ Keystreams.net" <[email protected]> Wed, 11 Jan 2017 10:31:25 -0700
Newsgroups	gmane.org.user-groups.linux.calgary.general
Organization	Keystreams
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This would be good posted on the web site...

On 01/09/2017 02:32 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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