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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