Re: [Linux-users] GNU/Linux support Weds 7.30pm

2019-04-30 Thread Rik Tindall 

Hi Robert, Roger and All,

Thank you, the invite for presentations is a standing one. We've had 
just a few, on Linux.conf then arduino a few years back. But the turnout 
is small (range 1-8), helps newbies fix stuff and mostly is informal 
discussion of open source industry news, distros etc.


So those attending this evening will choose a way forward and let you 
know plan.


Cheers, Rik

On 2019-05-01 10:12, Roger Searle wrote:

Some interesting project topics there Robert, I'd be interested in
coming a few times a year (but doubt I could manage monthly)

 Cheers,
 Roger

On 1/05/19 7:26 AM, Robert Fisher wrote:


Hi Rik (and all),

I have never been to one of your sessions, mainly because I play 
basketball on Wednesday nights.


Reading your reminder emails I get the impression (maybe wrong) that 
you discuss Distros and Linux "Desktops". When we used to have CLUG 
meetings we often had "agendas" which included preplanned 
presentations which often enlightened me (I am not a geek, guru or 
programmer).


If you still do run such presentations then ignore this email but if 
you don't perhaps you and others could discuss the possibility and ask 
for presenters.


I would be happy to share my Linux journey and what I have achieved 
(with help from CLUG and Google).


I now have headless servers running MythTV, Emby, Transmission, Home 
Assistant, Virtual machines, ZoneMinder, NextCloud and WordPress and I 
am sure others could add to this list to offer other presentations.


Robert Fisher

On Tue, 30 Apr 2019, 10:07 PM Rik Tindall,  
wrote:



Hi all, monthly notice, May 1.

Wednesday night is the GNU/Linux Users' workshop: 7.30pm-9.30pm in 
the
South Learning Centre (SLC), through rear door of South 
Christchurch

Library at 66 Colombo Street, Cashmere -
https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/locations/SOUTH/ [1] - 
held on the

first Wednesday monthly, Feb-Dec.

LiveCD/DVD/thumbdrive installs of freenix* operating system
distributions are used to demonstrate alternative desktop 
environments,

in the SLC computer lab of i5, all-in-one, touchscreen PCs.

Ubuntu-MATE is the Debian GNU/Linux variant we most display and 
Long

Term Support releases like 18.04 are recommended, though rolling
upgrades (19.04 is latest, April release) tend to run fastest with 
very
latest kernel drivers and software incorporated. Both are 
up-to-date,
secure, and will run well on a lot of aged equipment to extend its 
life.
See http://debian.org [2] background and 
http://ubuntu-mate.org/download/ [3]
for these distros and http://distrowatch.com [4] for a great many 
other

variants to choose from. Portable devices welcome, esp. laptops.

BYO distributions and any new tech you like; overhead projector - 
let

us know if you have a presentation to offer.

Thank you for the support of these workshops and the Software 
Freedom

Day annual installfest event.

Kind regards,

Rik Tindall

pp Sydenham GNU/Linux Users
http://lists.ourshack.com/mailman/listinfo/gnuz [5]
Software Freedom Day, Team Christchurch South, 21-September-2019
http://www.facebook.com/TeamChristchurchSFD [6]
* Freenix: Unix-derived Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) esp. 
Linux

& BSD
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Re: [Linux-users] GNU/Linux support Weds 7.30pm

2019-04-30 Thread Roger Searle 
Some interesting project topics there Robert, I'd be interested in 
coming a few times a year (but doubt I could manage monthly)


Cheers,
Roger


On 1/05/19 7:26 AM, Robert Fisher wrote:

Hi Rik (and all),

I have never been to one of your sessions, mainly because I play 
basketball on Wednesday nights.


Reading your reminder emails I get the impression (maybe wrong) that 
you discuss Distros and Linux "Desktops". When we used to have CLUG 
meetings we often had "agendas" which included preplanned 
presentations which often enlightened me (I am not a geek, guru or 
programmer).


If you still do run such presentations then ignore this email but if 
you don't perhaps you and others could discuss the possibility and ask 
for presenters.


I would be happy to share my Linux journey and what I have achieved 
(with help from CLUG and Google).


I now have headless servers running MythTV, Emby, Transmission, Home 
Assistant, Virtual machines, ZoneMinder, NextCloud and WordPress and I 
am sure others could add to this list to offer other presentations.


Robert Fisher

On Tue, 30 Apr 2019, 10:07 PM Rik Tindall, > wrote:


Hi all, monthly notice, May 1.

Wednesday night is the GNU/Linux Users' workshop: 7.30pm-9.30pm in
the
South Learning Centre (SLC), through rear door of South Christchurch
Library at 66 Colombo Street, Cashmere -
https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/locations/SOUTH/ - held
on the
first Wednesday monthly, Feb-Dec.

LiveCD/DVD/thumbdrive installs of freenix* operating system
distributions are used to demonstrate alternative desktop
environments,
in the SLC computer lab of i5, all-in-one, touchscreen PCs.

Ubuntu-MATE is the Debian GNU/Linux variant we most display and Long
Term Support releases like 18.04 are recommended, though rolling
upgrades (19.04 is latest, April release) tend to run fastest with
very
latest kernel drivers and software incorporated. Both are up-to-date,
secure, and will run well on a lot of aged equipment to extend its
life.
See http://debian.org background and http://ubuntu-mate.org/download/
for these distros and http://distrowatch.com for a great many other
variants to choose from. Portable devices welcome, esp. laptops.

BYO distributions and any new tech you like; overhead projector - let
us know if you have a presentation to offer.

Thank you for the support of these workshops and the Software Freedom
Day annual installfest event.

Kind regards,

Rik Tindall

pp Sydenham GNU/Linux Users
http://lists.ourshack.com/mailman/listinfo/gnuz
Software Freedom Day, Team Christchurch South, 21-September-2019
http://www.facebook.com/TeamChristchurchSFD
* Freenix: Unix-derived Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) esp.
Linux
& BSD
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[Linux-users] GNU/Linux support Weds 7.30pm

2019-04-30 Thread Rik Tindall 

Hi all, monthly notice, May 1.

Wednesday night is the GNU/Linux Users' workshop: 7.30pm-9.30pm in the 
South Learning Centre (SLC), through rear door of South Christchurch 
Library at 66 Colombo Street, Cashmere - 
https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/locations/SOUTH/ - held on the 
first Wednesday monthly, Feb-Dec.


LiveCD/DVD/thumbdrive installs of freenix* operating system 
distributions are used to demonstrate alternative desktop environments, 
in the SLC computer lab of i5, all-in-one, touchscreen PCs.


Ubuntu-MATE is the Debian GNU/Linux variant we most display and Long 
Term Support releases like 18.04 are recommended, though rolling 
upgrades (19.04 is latest, April release) tend to run fastest with very 
latest kernel drivers and software incorporated. Both are up-to-date, 
secure, and will run well on a lot of aged equipment to extend its life. 
See http://debian.org background and http://ubuntu-mate.org/download/ 
for these distros and http://distrowatch.com for a great many other 
variants to choose from. Portable devices welcome, esp. laptops.


BYO distributions and any new tech you like; overhead projector - let 
us know if you have a presentation to offer.


Thank you for the support of these workshops and the Software Freedom 
Day annual installfest event.


Kind regards,

Rik Tindall

pp Sydenham GNU/Linux Users
http://lists.ourshack.com/mailman/listinfo/gnuz
Software Freedom Day, Team Christchurch South, 21-September-2019
http://www.facebook.com/TeamChristchurchSFD
* Freenix: Unix-derived Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) esp. Linux 
& BSD

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