Count me in Clive. I think having a themed discussion for the evening would be just the thing. As I’ve said in a previous post I have experience with Hard/Software RAID. I’d be more than happy to do an evening on that topic and bring in a car boot load of hardware to have a play around with.
Regards Russell Sent from my iPhone > On 3 Aug 2022, at 15:29, clive via Peterboro <peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk> > wrote: > > Meeting > ------- > I never attended the previous meetings, primarily because of time > contraints at the time plus I did not know much about them and what > they offered. However, taking a lead from Michelle's concerns, perhaps > we could add a little structure to the new meetings as suggested below: > > 1. A programme of presentations based on people's experiences with > Linux and/or Linux projects they have ongoing or have been part of in > the past. > > Perhaps the first presentation could be from NVR, describing their > project, its aims, any constraints, the existing kit and their plans > for the future. > > 2. Have theme nights e.g. Desktops, backups, performance, games, latest > releases, theory (network, kernel, storage, etc), applications (by > application space e.g. Music, Office, Video), Linux specific training, > etc. Perhaps a bit dry but people could attend those they are > particularly interested or can contribute towards. The theme could be > linked to the presentation in 1 above. > > 3. Hardware and Software Projects: People introduce and demonstrate any > hardware/software they are working on. > > 4. Software Problems and Bugs: People present any Linux problems or > bugs they are experiencing and the group can offer advice and perhaps > provide assistance offline, with the results reported at the next > meeting. > > 5. Updates on any ongoing Linux projects the group members are involved > in that might be of general interest. > > 6. Agree plan for future meetings. > > The above could form the basis of an agenda for each meeting. No doubt > others will be able to suggest additional items based on what did work > at the previous meetings. > > My vote would be for a monthly meeting, any longer and it may be > difficult to maintain the momentum. > > I would be happy to put a presentation together based on the NVR > requirements, which might be along the lines of (and I am guessing > here) OpenSUSE server operation, Introducing Linux into a Windows > Environment, Linux/Windows pros and cons, etc. > > Venue > ----- > I recently visited Railworld Wildlife Haven which is adjacent to NVR > Peterborough Station. Is there any possibility we could use the onsite > cafe there? The Haven is open Wednesdays so maybe after their official > closing time it could be made available. It is centrally located and > adjacent to a large car park. It is a stone's throw from Charters for > any continuing discussions. Failing this, perhaps the adjacent NVR > offices at Peterborough could be used, at least initially while > providing any assistance to NVR (on an as is basis without warranty of > course as is traditional for open source). > > Technically the venue does not need to have much kit. Access to a large > screen TV for presentations would be nice, as would internet access but > neither is essential. A few mains sockets would be good though. > > Any thoughts? > > Next steps: If, say, 5 or more mailing list members express an interest > in starting up the meetings again, possibly on the above lines we could > firm up the venue options and, if we are lucky enough to have a choice, > take a vote and set up the first meeting. > > > Regards, > > Clive > > > > > -- > Peterboro mailing list > Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro -- Peterboro mailing list Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro
