[Discuss] Boston Linux VIRTUAL Meeting reminder, tomorrow, Wednesday, February 19, 2025 - Inkscape: A Free and Open Source Vector Graphics Editor

2025-02-18 Thread Jerry Feldman via Announce
When: February 19, 2025 7:00PM EST (6:30PM for Q&A) Topic: Inkscape: A Free and Open Source Vector Graphics Editor Speakers: Martin Owens Location: Online: https://meet.jit.si/blu.org We will not be live streaming as the YouTube the live streams have been failing partway through our meetings.

Re: [Discuss] Community out-reach... convert the masses?

2025-02-18 Thread Steve Litt
ma...@mohawksoft.com said on Tue, 18 Feb 2025 10:16:28 -0500 >I guess the question is this: Can we help non-nerds be Linux users? As >a "user's group" shouldn't we help generate new users? Historically >speaking, I don't think there has ever been more user friendly linux >distros and better intero

Re: [Discuss] Community out-reach... convert the masses?

2025-02-18 Thread Dan Ritter
ma...@mohawksoft.com wrote: > > I've been down this road before and it is difficult. Linux is not a drop > in replacement for Windows. Just as Windows is not a drop in replacement > for Mac. These are different systems with many similarities but quite a > few differences. For someone to adopt Lin

[Discuss] Community out-reach... convert the masses?

2025-02-18 Thread markw
I think many of us have used Linux for so long it seems inconceivable that we would use anything but linux. I know that's true for me. I have yet to come across any technology that was unavailable to me because I am using Linux. This was not always the case as we well know, but with services becomi

Re: [Discuss] ssh Update?

2025-02-18 Thread Dan Ritter
Kent Borg wrote: > What's with all my machines needing updates this morning to openssh-client, > openssh-server and openssh-sftp-server? Even the Linode/Akamai one, and they > are usually a day slow in doing updates to their Debian-based distribution. > It must be another bad one. Medium-ish. Bu

[Discuss] ssh Update?

2025-02-18 Thread Kent Borg
What's with all my machines needing updates this morning to openssh-client, openssh-server and openssh-sftp-server? Even the Linode/Akamai one, and they are usually a day slow in doing updates to their Debian-based distribution. It must be another bad one. -kb, the Kent who will do his best t