<div dir="ltr"><div>Heh, the local 2600 meeting got its start at Linux Support Services as well. Which btw is still going, we meet at Newk's on University Dr now.<br><br></div><div>Installfests aren't bad ideas at all. Installing Linux has only gotten easier over the years. A lot of it is going to be showing folks what applications they need to get things done and how to use the package managers.<br>
</div><div><br></div>Raymond<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 2:42 PM, Christopher R. Key <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:crkey@crkey.com" target="_blank">crkey@crkey.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">If I ever resurrect my currently dead box (would love some help figuring that one out), I could tell you exactly where we met and when as I have a mail archive going back to at least 1996 or 1997.<br>
<br>
We've previously met at:<br>
* Mr. Gatti's (sp? pizza place on University across from the present Aldi's)<br>
* Air2LAN (ISP downtown near courthouse)<br>
* Office at Perimeter Pkwy (MITRE maybe?)<br>
* Former offices of Linux Support Services (later becoming Digium)<br>
* Intergraph<br>
<br>
I think there may have been one or two others over the years, but the height of meetings or "install fests" was 1996-2000.<br>
<br>
Personally, I think I would hate or feel embarrassed to attend one of these today as my installation skills have devolved down to "Staff, go install this and get it done by tomorrow."<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">
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On 2014-01-29 11:30, Paul F. Pearson wrote:<br>
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Not an idea, but I do support the idea of meeting up, and I like<br>
making it open for minors (and others who prefer a non-alcoholic<br>
venue).<br>
<br>
I think makers local has a meeting room, so that might be a good<br>
place for a meet-up, or one of the pizza places. I think we met at Big<br>
Ed's once, or was that hsv.general?<br>
<br>
If there is a desire to gain interest, someone demo-ing the new<br>
SteamOS might be a good thing (I don't game, so I shouldn't<br>
volunteer).<br>
<br>
[personal opinion (not politics) it kind of bugs be that some people<br>
(not this list) think that available alcohol is a requirement for any<br>
gathering, and won't show up if if isn't.]<br>
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We all laugh in the same language<br>
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----- "Bob Nance" <<a href="mailto:bob.nance@novationsys.com" target="_blank">bob.nance@novationsys.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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Great post. Thanks, Paul!<br>
<br>
That post mentioned that we used to occasionally have a meet-up. I do<br>
remember having a few of those. At one point, there was a move to get<br>
an<br>
open source guru to come speak (for a price). I think the last<br>
remnants of<br>
the old group started visiting the local Maker’s group:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://256.makerslocal.org" target="_blank">http://256.makerslocal.org</a><br>
<br>
I think we should meet somewhere in 2014, just to get to know the<br>
faces in<br>
the crowd. I would recommend a tapping at a local brewery, but, as I<br>
recall, we occasionally get minors (and maybe a few miners, too) in<br>
the<br>
group and I wouldn’t want to alienate anyone.<br>
<br>
Ideas?<br>
<br>
--<br>
Bob Nance<br>
<br>
Novation Systems<br>
256-534-4620; 227<br>
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On 1/29/14, 8:20 AM, "Paul F. Pearson" <<a href="mailto:pfpearson@mchsi.com" target="_blank">pfpearson@mchsi.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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Just to let y'all know, there's a post on reddit about the list. I<br>
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think<br>
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it's being added to the Rocket City Wiki as well.<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/HuntsvilleAlabama/comments/1wegk6/linux_users_of_n" target="_blank">http://www.reddit.com/r/<u></u>HuntsvilleAlabama/comments/<u></u>1wegk6/linux_users_of_n</a><br>
orth_alabama_luna_mailing_<u></u>list_is/<br>
<br>
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+2!<br>
<br>
---<br>
Bob Nance<br>
Novation Systems<br>
256-534-4620<br>
<br>
(iPhone-flavored)<br>
<br>
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On Jan 28, 2014, at 9:26 PM, "Christopher R. Key"<br>
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<<a href="mailto:crkey@crkey.com" target="_blank">crkey@crkey.com</a>><br>
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wrote:<br>
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<br>
So I was at church the other day and heard that the<br>
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<a href="http://healthcare.gov" target="_blank">healthcare.gov</a><br>
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site was run on an old version of Linux, slackware even. Also<br>
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heard<br>
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they used Pico to edit the source code.<br>
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<br>
:) Sorry - I couldn't resist (and I'm making all of the above up<br>
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-<br>
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for spice I threw in politics and linux politics).<br>
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On 2014-01-28 12:37, Bob Nance wrote:<br>
Though we¹d like to keep it focused, I am sure that there will<br>
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be<br>
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off-topic posts, occasionally.<br>
Since none of us can escape MS Windows, I am sure there will be<br>
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posts<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
concerning that.<br>
Since Linux was born from the loins of UNIX, I am sure that<br>
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UNIX-related<br>
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posts will arrive.<br>
My only hope is that we steer clear of politics, religion and<br>
</blockquote></blockquote>
current<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
events, except as they may affect Linux and computing.<br>
--<br>
Bob Nance<br>
Novation Systems<br>
256-534-4620; 227<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
On 1/28/14, 10:53 AM, "Paul F. Pearson" <<a href="mailto:pfpearson@mchsi.com" target="_blank">pfpearson@mchsi.com</a>><br>
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wrote:<br>
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I was hoping LUNA would get started back up. Hello!<br>
I was thinking of letting the folks on<br>
<a href="http://reddit.com/r/HuntsvilleAlabama" target="_blank">http://reddit.com/r/<u></u>HuntsvilleAlabama</a> know about LUNA starting<br>
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up.<br>
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Would<br>
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there be any objections to that?<br>
Will this still be a "general discussion" list, or more<br>
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focused?<br>
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