The blu hosts them and I am the list owner: To subscribe to Natick FOSS discussion list: https://lists.natickfoss.org/mailman/listinfo/natickfoss-discuss Announce list: https://lists.natickfoss.org/mailman/listinfo/natickfoss-announce
-- Jerry Feldman <gaf.li...@gmail.com> Boston Linux and Unix http://www.blu.org On Fri, Jan 17, 2025, 4:06 PM Randall Rose <rr...@pobox.com> wrote: > Thanks! Sorry the RI group is still a little uncertain in its interests. > Doing a Linux installfest might possibly fall within the RI group's > interests, it's just too early to say. I know I'd attend if we had one in > RI, don't know if you would be interested in joining. > > I already set up a listserv for the RI group that's being formed. Do you > have contact info for the Natick FOSS discussion list? > > If we do try to organize or jointly organize a Linux installfest in RI, we > could talk about parameters for that. > > > On Fri, Jan 17, 2025, at 3:49 PM, Jerry Feldman wrote: > > Hi Randall, sorry it has taken me so long to respond. I was initially > thinking of Linux installfests, but since it looks like some of the > interests are outside the scope of Linux, per se. After we moved our > server, possibly we could set you up a listserv. Or they could join the blu > discuss or Natick FOSS discussion lists. > -- > Jerry Feldman <gaf.li...@gmail.com> > Boston Linux and Unix http://www.blu.org > > On Wed, Jan 15, 2025, 3:20 PM Randall Rose <rr...@pobox.com> wrote: > > A group that's started to form in Rhode Island is interested in learning, > teaching and advocating for non-corporate software. Although I'm not sure > whether we will call ourselves a Linux User Group, at the first meeting > last night everyone was interested in learning more about Linux and most > were Linux users. We also want to be useful to people who don't see > themselves as technically skilled and aren't interested in Linux per se, > but just want to have their phone less dominated by insidious corporate > products and are just looking to take a small, not-too-techy step in that > direction. And we may be doing some advocacy too. Some are interested in > learning how to disconnect their car's wireless. So far we don't have a > name, but most of us are in Providence. > > Would BLU possibly be interested in helping this new group get started -- > mentoring, being a resource, helping some initial event(s) like maybe an > event to install FOSS stuff on people's devices? > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.blu.org > https://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.blu.org https://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
