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Today's Topics:

1. Re: Events! LPD, FOSDEM, etc. (Richard Wall)
2. Re: Events! LPD, FOSDEM, etc. (Nigel Sollars)
3. Re: Events! LPD, FOSDEM, etc. (Sebastian)
4. Re: Events! LPD, FOSDEM, etc. (Sebastian)
5. Re: Events! LPD, FOSDEM, etc. (Nigel Sollars)

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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2016 13:52:49 +0100
From: Richard Wall <richard@the-moon.net>
To: Sebastian <sebsebseb_mageia@gmx.com>, Bristol and Bath Linux User
Group <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [bristol] Events! LPD, FOSDEM, etc.
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On 25 October 2016 at 12:58, Sebastian via Bristol
<bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
> Our event last Saturday for Linux Presentation Day (
> http://linux-presentation-day.org.uk ) was mostly nice and successful.

Hey Sebastian,

Thanks to you and the other LUG guys for organising such a great event.
I learned heaps and got quite fired up about building my own Raspberry
PI powered HiFi system!

> With FOSDEM and OGG Camp, I went with someone else the first year (not a
> techie), but all other years done all the travelling there and back on my
> own, so would be awesome if could actually do that next year with at least
> one person from the LUG, but its looking like there may be a person or two
> already, who may seriously be inerested in going.

I'm definitely interested in going to FOSDEM.

See you at the next LUG meeting.

-RichardW

--
https://github.com/wallrj

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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2016 10:16:10 -0400
From: Nigel Sollars <nsollars@gmail.com>
To: Richard Wall <richard@the-moon.net>, Bristol and Bath Linux User
Group <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Cc: Sebastian <sebsebseb_mageia@gmx.com>
Subject: Re: [bristol] Events! LPD, FOSDEM, etc.
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<CAG6aBkXUCizvcwZ6PAN8NxbD9_rMLQ0zPC_7fKb0=LE0QgEkZQ@mail.gmail.com>
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If you like things like the Pi and what not do look at Onion's Omega2
system also,

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/onion/omega2-5-iot-computer-with-wi-fi-powered-by-linux

Come with nifty tools docks and all kinds of fun stuff...

Nige

On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 8:52 AM, Richard Wall via Bristol <
bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:

> On 25 October 2016 at 12:58, Sebastian via Bristol
> <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
> > Our event last Saturday for Linux Presentation Day (
> > http://linux-presentation-day.org.uk ) was mostly nice and successful.
>
> Hey Sebastian,
>
> Thanks to you and the other LUG guys for organising such a great event.
> I learned heaps and got quite fired up about building my own Raspberry
> PI powered HiFi system!
>
> > With FOSDEM and OGG Camp, I went with someone else the first year (not a
> > techie), but all other years done all the travelling there and back on my
> > own, so would be awesome if could actually do that next year with at
> least
> > one person from the LUG, but its looking like there may be a person or
> two
> > already, who may seriously be inerested in going.
>
> I'm definitely interested in going to FOSDEM.
>
> See you at the next LUG meeting.
>
> -RichardW
>
> --
> https://github.com/wallrj
>
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2016 15:42:44 +0100
From: Sebastian <sebsebseb_mageia@gmx.com>
To: <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>, <sebsebseb_mageia@gmx.com>
Subject: Re: [bristol] Events! LPD, FOSDEM, etc.
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On Tuesday, 25 October 2016 13:52:49 BST, Richard Wall via Bristol
<bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
> On 25 October 2016 at 12:58, Sebastian via Bristol
> <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
>> Our event last Saturday for Linux Presentation Day (
>> http://linux-presentation-day.org.uk ) was mostly nice and successful.
>
> Hey Sebastian,
>
> Thanks to you and the other LUG guys for organising such a great event.

Yes I had about three months, where I had to do most of the organising
etc, for the event, myself, however the Creative Commons aspect to the
event for example, really did seem to come out quite well, after arranging
it properly with David. Glad you enjoyed the event. Added all this in
before sending, replying below really:

> I learned heaps and got quite fired up about building my own Raspberry
> PI powered HiFi system!
>
>> With FOSDEM and OGG Camp, I went with someone else the first year (not a
>> techie), but all other years done all the travelling there and back on my
>> own, so would be awesome if could actually do that next year with at least
>> one person from the LUG, but its looking like there may be a person or two
>> already, who may seriously be inerested in going.
>
> I'm definitely interested in going to FOSDEM.
>
> See you at the next LUG meeting.
>
> -RichardW
>

Hi Richard

Regarding FOSDEM, it looks like going by your Github link, that you may be
one of the two guys I was reffering to, but I am not sure. Had someone
who joined us for food and drinks afer the event, who was into Docker etc.
Is that person you? it looks like probably is going by the Github link. If
not though and your actually another person who is interested in possibly
going to FOSDEM as well, that's good :).

I was hoping that the event on Saturday would bring more people into the
LUG meetings as well in general, but that's great if you will start coming,
and hopefully a few others who visited the event.

How did you find out about the event, or were you also the person we knew
about who picked up a USB from upstairs?

It's quite standard to ask new members to introduce them selves on the
list, so please do that, of interest. Ideally whilst answering questions
such as what got you into Linux, how long you have used it for, what
distros you like and interfaces etc, basically please provide your general
Linux using story.

Yes I should be at next months LUG meeting at about 3pm, maybe earlier, so
hope to meet you there, and other new people etc, then I stay at the pub
untill about 6:30 probably, well if still got someone. Some of us usually
turn up a bit later, and stay a bit later as well, where as others are more
come early, leave earlyish.

Regards

Sebastian

P.S

Was meaning to get a FOSDEM link into that other email, but since I had to
re do the text for such a email, it didn't get in, when typing a new
message and subject: http://fosdem.org

--
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2016 16:13:55 +0100
From: Sebastian <sebsebseb_mageia@gmx.com>
To: Nigel Sollars <nsollars@gmail.com>, <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>,
<richard@the-moon.net>, <sebsebseb_mageia@gmx.com>
Subject: Re: [bristol] Events! LPD, FOSDEM, etc.
Message-ID: <099778ef-da37-44c0-8486-e1d4190aa65b@gmx.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed

Sometimes when I type in the LUG mailing list email address myself or uh
try to, I get it worng, like with the below email:

On Tuesday, 25 October 2016 16:08:49 BST, Sebastian
<sebsebseb_mageia@gmx.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Tuesday, 25 October 2016 15:16:10 BST, Nigel Sollars
> <nsollars@gmail.com> wrote:
>> If you like things like the Pi and what not do look at Onion's Omega2
>> system also,
>>
>> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/onion/omega2-5-iot-computer-with-wi-fi-powered-by-linux
>
>
> I nearly crowd funded that, but then didn't since I reolised
> how I probably
> woudn't really use it for anything, or as such, like how I have two
> Rasspbery Pi's that haven't really been used properly so far. One of which
> I bought before, the other I won in the raffel at a OGG Camp event. Oh
> sure I know Rasspbery Pi's are meant to be amazing or uh can be, depending
> on how they are used, but quite simply I prefer devices that
> actually come
> with a screen now,and keyboad, and maybe a mouse or touch pad or screen.
> Otherwise got to mess around with various cables usually as well and uh.
>
> Crowd funding well I did crowd fund the Chip and so Pocket Chip as well,
> the chip itself which is also inside the Pocketchip, will look like a
> Rassbery Pi, but the pocket chip comes in a nice enclousure
> that can easily
> take off if wanting to even, since no screws. The keyboard is qwerty, but
> done a bit differently from the usual qwerty keyboad . It's a ARM based
> device that looks quite small and runs Debian Linux, on good quality but
> cheap hardware with a touch screen. Yes a real proper Debian Linux ARM
> version with their interface. However like with my Rassbery Pis the
> chip I also have that isn't for the Pocketchip, hasn't been used properly
> so far.
>
> Nigel I would show you the Pocket Chip, but I guess your still live in
> Florida. How's that going by the way? MIssing England at all?
>
> Richard I'll have the Pocket Chip along with me to the next LUG meeting,
> maybe I showed you at the event, but probably not. Did you see any of my
> devices?
>
>>
>> Come with nifty tools docks and all kinds of fun stuff...
>>
>> Nige
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 8:52 AM, Richard Wall via Bristol <
>> bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> On 25 October 2016 at 12:58, Sebastian via Bristol
>>> <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
>>> > Our event last Saturday for Linux Presentation Day (
>>> > http://linux-presentation-day.org.uk ) was mostly nice and successful.
>>>
>>> Hey Sebastian,
>>>
>>> Thanks to you and the other LUG guys for organising such a great event.
>>> I learned heaps and got quite fired up about building my own Raspberry
>>> PI powered HiFi system!
>>>
>>> > With FOSDEM and OGG Camp, I went with someone else the
>>> first year (not a
>>> > techie), but all other years done all the travelling there
>>> and back on my
>>> > own, so would be awesome if could actually do that next year with at
>>> least
>>> > one person from the LUG, but its looking like there may be a person or
>>> two
>>> > already, who may seriously be inerested in going.
>>>
>>> I'm definitely interested in going to FOSDEM.
>>>
>>> See you at the next LUG meeting.
>>>
>>> -RichardW
>>>
>>> --
>>> https://github.com/wallrj
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Bristol mailing list
>>> Bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk
>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/bristol
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>

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Sent using Dekko from my Ubuntu device

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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2016 11:30:57 -0400
From: Nigel Sollars <nsollars@gmail.com>
To: Sebastian <sebsebseb_mageia@gmx.com>
Cc: Bristol and Bath Linux User Group <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>,
Richard Wall <richard@the-moon.net>
Subject: Re: [bristol] Events! LPD, FOSDEM, etc.
Message-ID:
<CAG6aBkWef0L38TvygF5ETBQ6Xja3U5LQMg3FMOsv005o9hPLzA@mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"

Screens mice / keyoards clearly point to bigger iron, I was merely
pointing out more platforms other than Pi, 96boards is usually where its
at for anything bigger / costing more aka Dragon 410c based etc etc etc ...

Pi i think suffers thanks to BCM and the blob requirement, I just dont
like Broadcom ..

I think the Omega2 suites well for real beginners into the IoT space
especially for those not wanting to go bare metal with Pic or AVR.

Nige

On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 11:13 AM, Sebastian <sebsebseb_mageia@gmx.com>
wrote:

> Sometimes when I type in the LUG mailing list email address myself or uh
> try to, I get it worng, like with the below email:
>
>
> On Tuesday, 25 October 2016 16:08:49 BST, Sebastian <
> sebsebseb_mageia@gmx.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Tuesday, 25 October 2016 15:16:10 BST, Nigel Sollars <
>> nsollars@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> If you like things like the Pi and what not do look at Onion's Omega2
>>> system also,
>>>
>>> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/onion/omega2-5-iot-comp
>>> uter-with-wi-fi-powered-by-linux
>>>
>>
>>
>> I nearly crowd funded that, but then didn't since I reolised how I
>> probably woudn't really use it for anything, or as such, like how I have
>> two Rasspbery Pi's that haven't really been used properly so far. One of
>> which I bought before, the other I won in the raffel at a OGG Camp event.
>> Oh sure I know Rasspbery Pi's are meant to be amazing or uh can be,
>> depending on how they are used, but quite simply I prefer devices that
>> actually come with a screen now,and keyboad, and maybe a mouse or touch
>> pad or screen. Otherwise got to mess around with various cables usually as
>> well and uh.
>>
>> Crowd funding well I did crowd fund the Chip and so Pocket Chip as well,
>> the chip itself which is also inside the Pocketchip, will look like a
>> Rassbery Pi, but the pocket chip comes in a nice enclousure that can easily
>> take off if wanting to even, since no screws. The keyboard is qwerty, but
>> done a bit differently from the usual qwerty keyboad . It's a ARM based
>> device that looks quite small and runs Debian Linux, on good quality but
>> cheap hardware with a touch screen. Yes a real proper Debian Linux ARM
>> version with their interface. However like with my Rassbery Pis the
>> chip I also have that isn't for the Pocketchip, hasn't been used properly
>> so far.
>>
>> Nigel I would show you the Pocket Chip, but I guess your still live in
>> Florida. How's that going by the way? MIssing England at all?
>>
>> Richard I'll have the Pocket Chip along with me to the next LUG meeting,
>> maybe I showed you at the event, but probably not. Did you see any of my
>> devices?
>>
>>
>>> Come with nifty tools docks and all kinds of fun stuff...
>>>
>>> Nige
>>>
>>> On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 8:52 AM, Richard Wall via Bristol <
>>> bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 25 October 2016 at 12:58, Sebastian via Bristol
>>>> <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
>>>> > Our event last Saturday for Linux Presentation Day (
>>>> > http://linux-presentation-day.org.uk ) was mostly nice and
>>>> successful.
>>>>
>>>> Hey Sebastian,
>>>>
>>>> Thanks to you and the other LUG guys for organising such a great event.
>>>> I learned heaps and got quite fired up about building my own Raspberry
>>>> PI powered HiFi system!
>>>>
>>>> > With FOSDEM and OGG Camp, I went with someone else the first year
>>>> (not a
>>>> > techie), but all other years done all the travelling there and back
>>>> on my
>>>> > own, so would be awesome if could actually do that next year with at
>>>> least
>>>> > one person from the LUG, but its looking like there may be a person or
>>>> two
>>>> > already, who may seriously be inerested in going.
>>>>
>>>> I'm definitely interested in going to FOSDEM.
>>>>
>>>> See you at the next LUG meeting.
>>>>
>>>> -RichardW
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> https://github.com/wallrj
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Bristol mailing list
>>>> Bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk
>>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/bristol
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Sent using Dekko from my Ubuntu device
>