[OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG meeting

All: I haven't been able to attend meetings for some years - but I remain interested in maintaining active participation in OCLUG.  I vote by assigning proxy to a board member that represents my positions. It may be worthwhile to post a summary of the annual meeting - or a link that allows

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG Membership

See in line as answers to Brenda. JN On 2017-12-11 10:23 PM, Brenda J. Butler wrote: > > > This response is a bit late, but since no one else seems > to have publicly answered: > Scott and I both answered off-list. Should perhaps have put a msg that we did so on the list. > > On Wed, Dec

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG Membership

This response is a bit late, but since no one else seems to have publicly answered: On Wed, Dec 06, 2017 at 02:56:09PM +, Robert Venczel wrote: > My name is Robert Venczel and I'm the founder of a local > cybersecurity startup. I would like to become a member of OCLUG and > have my email

[OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG Membership

Good morning, My name is Robert Venczel and I'm the founder of a local cybersecurity startup. I would like to become a member of OCLUG and have my email address added to your mailing list. Also, we need some help with the image we use for our Linux Debian server (see www.catchwire.net). Could

[OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG "distro" -- or working out a recipe for an Arch-based live USB

For those interested, I'm hosting OCLUG folk interested in learning how to build a usable liveUSB based on Arch. This will be a mutual help session -- I've managed to build live CD and USB before, but mostly following recipes without totally understanding them. Goals: create documentation and

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG

We certainly can. We have a generic address for the board members that is kept up to date. > On Nov 30, 2016, at 11:50 AM, J C Nash wrote: > > There has been some talk about cleaning up the wiki, and this is one aspect > of that. > > Shall we put on the agenda for

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG

There has been some talk about cleaning up the wiki, and this is one aspect of that. Shall we put on the agenda for tomorrow night? JN On 16-11-30 10:44 AM, Jeff Dubois wrote: > Is there a contact phone number for one of the Board members of OCLUG? > > > > Perhaps John? Or an email

[OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG

Is there a contact phone number for one of the Board members of OCLUG? Perhaps John? Or an email address where someone could be contacted directly? ___ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux

[OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG liveUSB

At the last OCLUG meeting I presented a possible club project. After some discussion by phone and email, here is the revised proposal, hopefully pared down to essentials but still widely useful. OCLUG liveUSB Statement of goals - a liveUSB that can be booted on a very wide array of hardware

[OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG-Tech] a couple (simple?) systemd questions

> i really should know this stuff, but ... > 1) is there a way to make sure a service is the *last* service invoked when going to multi-user mode? Systemd is designed to run service inits in parallel wherever there is no prerequisite. If you reboot at the end of inits, .. loop! What are you

[OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM and electons at the April meeting

Hi This is an official announcement that OCLUG will have its AGM and Board elections at the April meeting. That will be on April 4. Rob   -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http://picasaweb.google.com/coderoller

[OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG meetings move to Shopify!

Hi At the board meeting at LITW, July 15, the board voted to move the meetings to a new location, Shopify. We will at least go there for the August and September meetings and then probably continue there. Shopify is in the Market area, right downtown, at 126 York Street, half a block east of

[OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM - A vision for today

Hi As OCLUG discusses the future, I would like you to also consider what we do, what our Vision is. Vision – a  plan or direction for OCLUG         * Bring together great people and great presenters, from all over the Linux-related industry in Ottawa     * Reach out to other people and

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM - discussing change

On Wed, 21 Mar 2012, John C Nash wrote: Location of meetings is always an issue for OCLUG. I personally would prefer more central choice. If folk have ideas, perhaps they could research them and either post or have ready for AGM discussion. finally digging out from under some work so i'll

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM - discussing change

I'll second Richard's suggestion to approach Arts Court/Art Engine in that case. - Parking at the Rideau Centre is $5 flat rate after 6pm (it's where I park for attending ModLab gatherings; I live in Barrhaven) - For presenters lugging gear there are usually one or two spaces at Arts Court that

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM - discussing change

On Thursday, March 22, 2012 10:32:08 AM Bill Strosberg wrote: Just a thought. Certainly would be far more eco-friendly than driving my fossil fuel dinosaur belching it's planet killing crap. Although I certainly would miss the Beer Sig! I'm sure we could find a designated drinker for those

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM - discussing change

Great discussion so far. Here's my 2 cents: I haven't been out to meetings for some time in part because of the meeting location. As John said, booking a new location is lots of work. When I served on the board I tried and failed to find a good alternate venue. Maybe it's worth revisiting the

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM - discussing change

On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 01:43:47PM -0400, John C Nash wrote: Location of meetings is always an issue for OCLUG. I personally would prefer more central choice. If folk have ideas, perhaps they could research them and either post or have ready for AGM discussion. A bit of history:

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM - discussing change

On 21-Mar-12 3:23 PM, Bill Strosberg wrote: I have not attended meetings for years - when the meetings moved from the Lees Algonquin campus downtown, it became painful enough to not bother. Subsequent moves westward were just as bad for me. There have been many meeting topics that were

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM - discussing change

On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 11:28:26AM -0400, Jon wrote: On 21-Mar-12 3:23 PM, Bill Strosberg wrote: I have not attended meetings for years - when the meetings moved from the Lees Algonquin campus downtown, it became painful enough to not bother. Subsequent moves westward were just as bad for

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM - discussing change

Then you alienate people in the east end and centretown. Travelling to Algonquin from Gatineau is going to take me ~1 hour, each way, IF I catch my connections. Heading downtown is 25 minutes at most. That's what not to like. On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 11:28 AM, Jon je_oc...@kronos.honk.org wrote:

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM - discussing change

more time and efforts from the board, managing each meeting location individually. JF --- Linux: Le droit de choisir Linux: The right to choose Original Message Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM - discussing change From: Jeffrey Taylor jef...@gmail.com Date: Fri, March 23

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM - discussing change

this requires more time and efforts from the board, managing each meeting location individually. JF --- Linux: Le droit de choisir Linux: The right to choose Original Message Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM - discussing change From: Jeffrey Taylor jef...@gmail.com

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM - discussing change

On 12-03-23 01:48 PM, Richard Guy Briggs wrote: a few extra minutes In my case, 120 minutes. What's your time worth? Where is the centroid of this region's population? In particular, where is the centroid of interested persons without private motor transportation? Time is the most limited

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM - discussing change

Complaints about parking and about not being able to access until 7 (so delay setting up), no projector (OCLUG doesn't have one of their own), and then being tossed at 8:45. JN On 03/23/2012 04:51 PM, David O'Neill wrote: On Mar 23, 2012 11:18 AM, Brenda J. Butler b...@sourcerer.ca

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM - discussing change

I have not attended meetings for years - when the meetings moved from the Lees Algonquin campus downtown, it became painful enough to not bother. Subsequent moves westward were just as bad for me. There have been many meeting topics that were interesting, but not enough to commute in from

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM - discussing change

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, 21 Mar 2012, Bill Strosberg wrote: I have not attended meetings for years - when the meetings moved from the Lees Algonquin campus downtown, it became painful enough to not bother. I stopped going to meetings even before that, not tooo

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM - discussing change

To: linux@lists.oclug.on.ca Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM - discussing change I have not attended meetings for years - when the meetings moved from the Lees Algonquin campus downtown, it became painful enough to not bother. Subsequent moves westward were just as bad for me. There have

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM - discussing change

On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 08:46:55AM -0400, Grégoire, André wrote: It would cool if we could have a poll to see where members preferred to have the meetings that way the majority would take it. This assumes that the potential body of interested people aren't already ignoring us because of

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM - discussing change

On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 03:23:48PM -0400, Bill Strosberg wrote: I know it flies in the face of environmental sensitivity, but centrally close to the Queensway with free parking means a lot to people living outside the Greenbelt. Another factor to consider is a question of demographics of

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM - discussing change

--- Linux: Le droit de choisir Linux: The right to choose Original Message Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM - discussing change From: Richard Guy Briggs r...@tricolour.net Date: Thu, March 22, 2012 10:05 am To: Bill Strosberg oc...@strosberg.com Cc: linux@lists.oclug.on.ca

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM - discussing change

Thanks to at least 2 people who have offered to serve. That is encouraging. Locations: From a personal perspective, I support a central meeting location. However, I'll repeat my call for concrete suggestions (location, cost, amenities?). I don't think there's any opposition to the idea of

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM - discussing change

On 12-03-22 10:05 AM, Richard Guy Briggs wrote: Another factor to consider is a question of demographics of participants. If we are looking at a seniors' club, then parking is going to be more important and perhaps not too late. If we are looking at a students' club, then centrallity and

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM - discussing change

On Thu, 22 Mar 2012, Richard Guy Briggs wrote: On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 08:46:55AM -0400, Grégoire, André wrote: It would cool if we could have a poll to see where members preferred to have the meetings that way the majority would take it. This assumes that the potential body of interested

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM - discussing change

On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 01:25:21PM -0400, Brett Delmage wrote: On Thu, 22 Mar 2012, Richard Guy Briggs wrote: On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 08:46:55AM -0400, Grégoire, André wrote: It would cool if we could have a poll to see where members preferred to have the meetings that way the majority would

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM - discussing change

Wow, this discussion eggsploded. I was going to respond to a whole bunch of the posts but I decided to start with one post. It's not a very refined post as it's basically the core dump that I would have used to create all my responses. Probably less work for everyone to just see the coredump:

[OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM - discussing change

The Annual General Meeting of the Ottawa Carleton Linux Users Group will he held April 5, 2012 at Algonquin College, Room T130, Building T. starting at 1900. Below is the proposed agenda for the 2012 AGM. There are two important items that we ask members to think about in advance. 1) Nominations

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM - discussing change

For whatever it's worth, my involvement would be increased if the location were more centralized. I don't know about others, but travelling from Hull to Algonquin has a limited appeal. Also, a hackathon sounds pretty interesting. I've been toying with the idea of starting a 'hack space' with more

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM - discussing change

Location of meetings is always an issue for OCLUG. I personally would prefer more central choice. If folk have ideas, perhaps they could research them and either post or have ready for AGM discussion. A bit of history: - Lees Avenue -- good bus, some parking (?? how good), price (??),

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG Web site install fest

Hi I have booked Chances R for 9pm Thursday. Rob   -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com/ From: Rob Echlin r...@echlin.ca To: linux_lists.oclug.on.ca linux@lists.oclug.on.ca Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 1:54:27

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG Invite to Free Qt Seminar Nov. 10

:* li...@oclug.on.ca    *Sent:* Tuesday, October 25, 2011 1:19:09 AM    *Subject:* Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG Invite to Free Qt Seminar Nov. 10    On 10/24/11 15:03, Lynn Gray wrote: Hello, I would like to invite all of the members of the OCLUG to an    all-day Qt QuickStart seminar

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG Invite to Free Qt Seminar Nov. 10

25, 2011 1:19:09 AM Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG Invite to Free Qt Seminar Nov. 10 On 10/24/11 15:03, Lynn Gray wrote: Hello, I would like to invite all of the members of the OCLUG to an all-day Qt QuickStart seminar on November 10th. Topics will include: -Accelerating Your Software

[OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG Invite to Free Qt Seminar Nov. 10

Hello, I would like to invite all of the members of the OCLUG to an all-day Qt QuickStart seminar on November 10th. Topics will include: -Accelerating Your Software Development Process with Qt -What's New in Qt 4.8 and What's coming in Qt 5 -HTML and Qt - Combining the Best of Both Worlds -UX

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG Job Contribs?

...@lists.oclug.on.ca wrote: Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 15:52:20 -0400 From: Brenda J. Butler b...@sourcerer.ca Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG Job Contribs? To: linux@lists.oclug.on.ca Message-ID: 20110525195220.gf19...@sourcerer.ca Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 03:02

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG Job Contribs?

regulator can surprise with interesting results and potentially useful information in the specific outcomes. On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 12:00 PM,  linux-requ...@lists.oclug.on.ca wrote: Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 15:52:20 -0400 From: Brenda J. Butler b...@sourcerer.ca Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG Job

[OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG Job Contribs?

I know members here have been good at listing opportunities on the OCLUG Jobs board (http://oclug.on.ca/jobs/). I've appreciate the RSS feed to quickly glance through these on my mobile; Even if, over the last 2-3 years, it was primarily out of interest for the job market rather than an immediate

[OCLUG-Tech] oclug membership list update

This message is going to active (and some inactive) OCLUG mailing lists. We are sending out membership confirmation messages to the emails we have on our latest membership list. If you DO NOT receive one and wish to be considered a member, please send a message to members...@oclug.on.ca giving

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG project: wicked cool openwrt router?

I supose the WNDR3700 could stand some more memory if you're going to do anything fancy with it. root@DD-WRT:~# free total used free shared buffers Mem:6182426444353800 1864 Swap:00

[OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG project: wicked cool openwrt router?

a while back, i suggested on the KWLUG list that, as a group, we pick communal projects and work on them as a collective so that everyone got the benefit. and one of the projects i suggested was selecting a state-of-the art, openwrt-compatible wireless router that interested parties could

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] [oclug-board] C4C notes

On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 01:23:07PM -0600, Lisa L wrote: Kind thanks to you Rob, and Jean-François Messier as well, for sending your helpful notes and great ideas from our discussion last meeting. For those not present, discussion revolved around how to attract and keep new members. Many

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] [oclug-board] C4C notes

Below is the promised content from Jean-Francois' messages. CCing Dave again as many of these topics will no doubt be of interest to C4C and its members, and there is opportunity for co-sponsored events. Speaking of which, J-F floated the idea that one type of OCLUG-C4C event could be a workshop

[OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG website

Greetings all, After my my recent presentation, I noticed that it was not immediately obvious where to view or post presentation slides from past meetings on our website. I volunteered to remedy this, and a new link has now been added under the Activities category in the main menu. However,

[OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG June Meeting: GNU Lilypond and GPS in Linux - Tonight

http://oclug.on.ca/ OCLUG meets on the first Thursday of every month at 7pm June Meeting: GNU Lilypond and GPS in Linux Date: June 3, 2010 at 7 p.m. Location: Algonquin College (Woodroffe Campus), room T117 GNU Lilypond Speaker: Boris Shingarov In this talk, Boris will present his work on GNU

[OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG mailing list changes

For the past few months the board members have been discussing shutting down a number of mailing lists. Some of the lists have created confusion and caused important messages to not reach their intended targets. Also a number of lists are simply idle, or could be better served with email

[OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG mailing list changes

For the past few months the board members have been discussing shutting down a number of mailing lists. Some of the lists have created confusion and caused important messages to not reach their intended targets. Also a number of lists are simply idle, or could be better served with email

[OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG Board of Directors - need member(s) - resend

Margaret Tidman margaret.tid...@draak.ca writes on Mar 24, 2009: To: oclug-annou...@lists.oclug.on.ca, oc...@lists.oclug.on.ca Subject: [oclug] OCLUG Board of Directors - need member(s) Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:47:21 -0400 The OCLUG Annual General Meeting is on April 7, 2009 and the new

RE: [OCLUG-Tech] [OCLUG] Looking for a pc

...@lists.oclug.on.ca [mailto:linux- boun...@lists.oclug.on.ca] On Behalf Of Patrick Sauve Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 7:06 PM To: linux@lists.oclug.on.ca Subject: [OCLUG-Tech] [OCLUG] Looking for a pc Im looking for a Linux PC, to make an webserver Anyone have one for sale? Thanks

[OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG March Meeting: SETI and Wine

http://oclug.on.ca/ OCLUG meets on the first Tuesday of every month at 7pm March Meeting: SETI and Wine Date: March 3, 2009 at 7 p.m. Location: Algonquin College (Woodroffe Campus), room T117 Using Gnu Radio for SETI Speaker: Marcus Leech The speaker will describe some current work at SBRAC

[OCLUG-Tech] [oclug-announce] August Tutorial: Kernel Walkthrough: The Boot Process

Date: August 21, 2008 at 7 p.m. Location: TheCodeFactory, 246 Queen St., 2nd floor Speaker: Bart Trojanowski NOTE: there is no need to email to reserve a spot this time, we should have space for everyone. The Linux Kernel Walkthrough sessions aim to give OCLUG members, and visitors, a guided