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== Under Construction ==


Yeah baby! It's 1995 all over again. Having an ugly, broken website is a good motivator to fix it. So we've just replaced the K-LUG website with a new wiki and are hoping people will help to copy the information over. If you want to help the [http://k-lug.org/old.site/ old website is here].
= K-LUG - Rochester, MN Area Linux Users Group =
 
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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.
 


== LUG News ==
== LUG News ==


=== Technical Meeting: Thursday March 9 ===
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].
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.
=== Virtual Social: Thursday June 13th ===
6 pm


=== Technical Meeting: Thursday Feburary 16 ===
[https://us04web.zoom.us/j/71005640160?pwd=nlRDLPoV5KayrZKqHEHXQHtHbIBRiG.1 Meeting link]
'*************** CANCELLED ***************


This presentation will be rescheduled, most likely to the regular March meeting time.
Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let us know.


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.


=== Social: Friday February 10 ===
=== Outdoor Social: Thursday June 27th, 11:45 am ===
Lunch at RochesterFest.  We'll be sitting at a picnic table on the far side of the tent from the music, to hopefully lower the decibel level enough to still talk.


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.
Food trailers are supposed to be open by noon, 11:45 am will give us a little better chance at getting parking.


=== "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)


=== Lunch: January 19 ===
=== Potential late summer outdoor social - 18 holes of mini golf ===
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-lifestyle/new-18-hole-mini-golf-course-coming-to-rochester


Lunch, 11:30 in the Galleria food court, next to the Chinese restaurant.


=== Technical Meeting: Thursday January 12 ===
=== Pending potential presentations  ===


Come to the Distro Debate. Evangelize your distribution or bash gentoo.  Steve Fox will be there to break up fistfights.
Jon Gullixson: gnucash or www :: Mechanize


Presidential "elections" will also be held.


The meeting will be held in HC122.


=== Lunch: December 15 ===
=== Socials brainstorming: Fall or winter ===
-Murder mystery.  The host needs to buy a kit at a gaming store to get the event started.


Lunch, 11:30 in the Galleria food court, next to the Chinese restaurant.
-Jim Henderson, "Silicon Valley" documentary


=== Technical Meeting: December 13 ===
-Bowlocity laser tag.  5-6 people minimum needed.


Meeting cancelled (due to Kevin's DSP homework)
-Liquid nitrogen ice cream.  This needs a non-Tina organizer.  Dennis DeLorme has 2 recipes.  We need safety equipment and someone trained enough to keep us from freezing ourselves.


=== Gaming Night: December 8th ===


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 22:22, 12 June 2024


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.


Virtual Social: Thursday June 13th

6 pm

Meeting link

Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let us know.


Outdoor Social: Thursday June 27th, 11:45 am

Lunch at RochesterFest. We'll be sitting at a picnic table on the far side of the tent from the music, to hopefully lower the decibel level enough to still talk.

Food trailers are supposed to be open by noon, 11:45 am will give us a little better chance at getting parking.


Potential late summer outdoor social - 18 holes of mini golf

https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-lifestyle/new-18-hole-mini-golf-course-coming-to-rochester


Pending potential presentations

Jon Gullixson: gnucash or www :: Mechanize


Socials brainstorming: Fall or winter

-Murder mystery. The host needs to buy a kit at a gaming store to get the event started.

-Jim Henderson, "Silicon Valley" documentary

-Bowlocity laser tag. 5-6 people minimum needed.

-Liquid nitrogen ice cream. This needs a non-Tina organizer. Dennis DeLorme has 2 recipes. We need safety equipment and someone trained enough to keep us from freezing ourselves.


Old News Items

See the OldNews page.



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