It was an excellent and interesting visit for which thanks once again. I could get to March ok.
Brian Sent from my iPhone > On 27 Apr 2016, at 17:42, Jake Jellinek <j...@positive-internet.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > We'd be happy to host it regularly at our data center (Positive Park), but we > are just outside March so this may be too far for many (and not really > possible to get to without a car) > > We do have space, techies and fast Internet available. > > Some members will recall a meeting quite a long time ago we held here. > > Best regards, > > Jake. > > >> On 27/04/2016 15:54, Brian Smith wrote: >> On the subject of the Peterborough Linux Group in general, I think >> Mark summed up perfectly:- >> It's extremely informal and has no structure. This is fine. But it >> could be more formal if someone wished to take a leadership role and >> that would be fine too. >> It doesn't have an agenda or a programme of talks, discussions, demos >> or events . . . but it could do if someone wished to organise them. In >> their absence PLUG is largely social but with a technical focus - >> people tinker with kit and help each other whilst chatting. Both of >> these are also fine. >> As far as a venue is concerned, this depends entirely on someone being >> willing/able to host it. I joined shortly after the last meeting at >> More Solutions and attended a few at Middleton School. Linx then took >> over hosting and I think we should be grateful to Tony and latterly >> Craig for this. As a venue it was perfect - warm, good size and fast >> internet connectivity. But recently Tony and Craig have been busy or >> abroad and many months have been missed. So I don't think PLUG has >> disappeared, simply not happened. >> We're a mixed group of people with a variety of skills and interests. >> In the absence of a programme it does tend to be largely social and >> this suits me ok, although others need more for very legitimate >> reasons. >> It's interesting that, when someone announces a time and place, a good >> few people turn up. >> I think PLUG is alive and well; we just aren't actually meeting at the >> moment. I'd like it if we did. >> Brian >> Sent from my iPhone >>> On 26 Apr 2016, at 22:23, Bart D <dzide...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Hi everyone, >>> I'm watching the discussion very closely and decided to add my >>> opinion... >>> Referring to the first posts I would like to say that on couple of >>> occasion when I had a chance to attend PLUG meeting I did lack >>> content. I was thinking along the line of having subjects for >>> monthly consideration and then maybe some sort of presentation with >>> discussion. One could say: "little less conversation, little more >>> action..." Good few month ago I did asked if anyone would be >>> interested in co-organizing local Linux presentation day but there >>> was no answer. I lost all hope... maybe unnecessary as it >>> coincidently happened while there was that mailing list outage. >>> I can see much more activity now but is it going to last? >>> I recently found my long lost round tuit and got my self a 868mzh >>> Slice of Radio, with which I want to monitor my water meter. Well, >>> round tuit went missing again and I hit an obstacle... Please, can >>> some one tell me how to use minicom? >>> Many thanks, >>> Bart >>> 2016-04-08 9:52 GMT+01:00 Mark Rogers <m...@more-solutions.co.uk>: >>>> So there's a lot happening in Linux at the moment. Pi's are >>>> everywhere (and the Pi 3 and Pi Zero are interesting additions to >>>> the line up). Microsoft are making a push to "support" Linux in >>>> all sorts of ways, including the ability to run linux binaries >>>> directly on Windows 10 coming soon (bash on Windows!). There's >>>> Linux everywhere on phones (in the form of Android) and Ubuntu >>>> mobiles seem to be getting closer to reality. >>>> Yet Peterborough LUG has gone very quiet of late. >>>> Is anyone here? What are "we" up to? >>>> Speaking as someone who hasn't been to a meet in absolutely ages >>>> (they usually clash with other things and once you get out of a >>>> habit it's easy to forget all about them) I hold my hands up to >>>> being part of the malaise. >>>> Is it that we're just getting on with using Linux and generally >>>> don't have anything to talk about? >>>> -- >>>> Mark Rogers // More Solutions Ltd (Peterborough Office) // 0844 >>>> 251 1450 >>>> Registered in England (0456 0902) 21 Drakes Mews, Milton Keynes, >>>> MK8 0ER >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Peterboro mailing list >>>> Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk >>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro [1] >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Peterboro mailing list >>> Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk >>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro [1] >> Links: >> ------ >> [1] https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro >> _______________________________________________ >> Peterboro mailing list >> Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk >> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro > > -- > All postal correspondence to: > The Positive Internet Company, 24 Ganton Street, London. 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