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= K-LUG - Rochester, MN Area Linux Users Group =


== LUG News ==
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We can use presentations for upcoming meetings, please see [http://www.k-lug.org/Meetings a list of ideas] if you're willing but lacking a topic.


=== Technical Meeting: Tuesday April 11 ===
Dennis DeLoreme on his !Supercomputer Cluster.


=== Lunch: March 16 ===
== LUG News ==


Lunch, 11:30 in the Galleria food court, next to the Chinese restaurant.
We generally meet monthly for technical presentations (2nd Thursday of the month, 6 pm, virtual), and monthly for socializing (varies).  We no longer meet monthly for lunches, if you are interested in reviving this tradition please [http://k-lug.org/About contact an officer].


=== Technical Meeting: Thursday March 9 ===
Due to a death in the family, there will be no GIMP presentation.  Instead please bring topics for discussion.


To be rescheduled:
Robert Nix's presentation on using [http://www.gimp.org Gimp], the image editor.


=== Lunch: February 16 ===


Lunch, 11:30 in the Galleria food court, next to the Chinese restaurant.  Yes, you have the chance to see our smiling faces twice in one day.


=== Technical Meeting: Thursday Feburary 16 ===
=== Outside Social: Thursday September 17th ===
(This meeting was cancelled. The presentation will be rescheduled, most likely to the regular March meeting time.)


Robert Nix will be giving a presentation on using [http://www.gimp.org Gimp], the image editor.  Note that this is not the usual date, due to the normally scheduled meeting falling on the day of obligatory sappiness.
Disc golf! This time we're going to Byron.  The [https://udisc.com/courses/byron-links-dgc-421X course] is just south of the Byron west stoplight.  We waited until fall to let the wild parsnip flower heads (reported location of the 2nd half of the course) quit shedding pollen everywhere; but you still don't want to touch the plant.  If the course turns out to still be too unenjoyable, we'll shift a few blocks NW to [https://udisc.com/courses/klingvall-park-kXgO Kingvall Park], and try their disc golf course instead.


=== Social: Friday February 10 ===
6 pm


Evening social, time and location TBD (through in your vote on the email list).  Excuse for social:  New O'Reilly book reading overclocked perl hacker, courtesy of Kevin and Jadee.


=== "Elections" are over ===


Tina Wood is the new K-LUG President. Kevin Neff will be the Vice-President. Jim Evans is the perpetual Treasurer (aka He Who Holds The Baggie)
=== Litter Bit Better outside social, Monday October 5th ===
6:00 - 7:30 pm


=== Lunch: January 19 ===
Fall opportunity to take care of our community by picking up trash and getting some geocaching credit while we're at it.  Bring your own gloves, but no water edge to deal with this time.


Lunch, 11:30 in the Galleria food court, next to the Chinese restaurant.
As usual, [https://coord.info/GCBXZE7 teaming up with the geocachers].  McQuillin Field in SE Rochester, we've got the 7 ball fields and two parking lots, there's a Litter Bit Better map [https://img.geocaching.com/7a2cf0b0-a808-4769-9eda-8efeeb11a235.jpg here].


=== Technical Meeting: Thursday January 12 ===


Come to the Distro Debate.  Evangelize your distribution or bash gentoo.  Steve Fox will be there to break up fistfights.


Presidential "elections" will also be held.
=== Virtual Technical Presentation: Thursday October 8th ===
Tim Massaro will do a trip report on his attendance at the Bay Area Maker Faire. It's the 20th anniversary of the mother of all Maker Faires originally started by Make Magazine.


=== Lunch: December 15 ===
6 pm


Lunch, 11:30 in the Galleria food court, next to the Chinese restaurant.
Meeting link here later.


=== Technical Meeting: December 13 ===


Meeting cancelled (due to Kevin's DSP homework)


=== Gaming Night: December 8th ===
=== Upcoming Outdoor Socials TBD  ===  
We're planning pickleball once it's cooler again.


Meet at X-Games in downtown Rochester at 6PM. Cost is $5 an hour, but new members get 1/2 off.


=== Technical Meeting: November 10th ===
=== Old News Items ===
See the [[OldNews]] page.


November Means Swap Meet! Get rid of stuff you don't use any more.


K-LUG and [http://www.pcig.info the PC Interest Group's] annual Swap and Shop sale will be on Thursday Nov 10th at 6pm. Clean out your closet of old/spare PC hardware, software and techy toys...or just show up to browse for good deals. Pizza and pop will be available
Location is a slightly different room than our usually meetings: the Rochester Community Technical College / [[UCR Heinz Center, Room HB117b]] on Nov. 10, 2005




Let's start a [[ForSaleorWanted]] page.  List the items you expect to bring or will bring if someone contacts you...also list the things you want to sell or trade.


== Past Events ==
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Looking for past events? See [[OldNews]]

Latest revision as of 04:09, 17 September 2026


K-LUG - Rochester, MN Area Linux Users Group

Note: To request a wiki account, please join the mailing list and post a message.

We can use presentations for upcoming meetings, please see a list of ideas if you're willing but lacking a topic.


LUG News

We generally meet monthly for technical presentations (2nd Thursday of the month, 6 pm, virtual), and monthly for socializing (varies). We no longer meet monthly for lunches, if you are interested in reviving this tradition please contact an officer.



Outside Social: Thursday September 17th

Disc golf! This time we're going to Byron. The course is just south of the Byron west stoplight. We waited until fall to let the wild parsnip flower heads (reported location of the 2nd half of the course) quit shedding pollen everywhere; but you still don't want to touch the plant. If the course turns out to still be too unenjoyable, we'll shift a few blocks NW to Kingvall Park, and try their disc golf course instead.

6 pm


Litter Bit Better outside social, Monday October 5th

6:00 - 7:30 pm

Fall opportunity to take care of our community by picking up trash and getting some geocaching credit while we're at it. Bring your own gloves, but no water edge to deal with this time.

As usual, teaming up with the geocachers. McQuillin Field in SE Rochester, we've got the 7 ball fields and two parking lots, there's a Litter Bit Better map here.


Virtual Technical Presentation: Thursday October 8th

Tim Massaro will do a trip report on his attendance at the Bay Area Maker Faire. It's the 20th anniversary of the mother of all Maker Faires originally started by Make Magazine.

6 pm

Meeting link here later.


Upcoming Outdoor Socials TBD

We're planning pickleball once it's cooler again.


Old News Items

See the OldNews page.



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