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! > > > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > clug-talk@clug.ca > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying >
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