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K-LUG - Linux Users Group.
= 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 [http://www.k-lug.org/Meetings a list of ideas] if you're willing but lacking a topic.
 


== LUG News ==
== 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 [http://k-lug.org/About contact an officer].


=== Want a K-Lug Shirt? ===
[[Image:Klugpatchsm.png]]
Our first batch of shirts came out rather nice, especially for the price. We have folk who didn't get in on the first order. Please [http://www.queensboro.com/closeouts browse the deals here], and  contact Tim if interested. (We need a minimum order of 4)
We can now order screen printed tees from this company as well




=== Technical Meeting:  Tuesday February 12th ===
Bob Nix on cloning Linux images on a mainframe.  Heintz Center HA 107, 6 pm.  Many other agenda items for discussion as well, including:<br>
-The search for March and April presenters<br>
-Frequency of technical meetings<br>
-Reward future presenters?<br>
-Food and drink provided by volunteers?<br>
-Passing the hat for donations at each (technical?) meeting?<br>
-Helping IEEE with a presentation - Steve Fox + Eldon, any others?  Input?<br>
-Possibility of moving the location of future lunches<br>
-Upcoming socials<br>
-Use social networking for communication? For example...share interesting links with the group via Del.icio.us ...Norlug does this by posting links to:<br>
http://del.icio.us/tag/norlug<br>
Then automatically posts results to website, keeping it more dynamic.<br>
-Other items you wish to discuss?<br>


=== Social:  Sunday February 17th ===
Ice skating at the Rec Center, North rink<br>
6-9 pm<br>
See the [http://www.k-lug.org/SocialMeeting Social Meeting] page for more details.<br>




=== Lunch:  Thursday February 21st ===
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, sort of near the Barnes & Noble




=== Social:  Saturday March 1st ===
=== Litter Bit Better in-person social (outside), Tuesday April 30th ===
1-4 pm<br>
6:15 - 7:30 pm
Winter geocaching in Bear Cave Park, Stewartville<br>
Many more details, including what you need to bring, directions, exact caches (for those of you with www.geocaching.com accounts), sign-up, etc, are at the [http://www.k-lug.org/SocialMeeting Social Meeting] page.


Back to our usual Cascade Lake Park.


Bags provided.  You bring your own gloves, grabbers, and sense of civic duty.  There is shoreline.


=== Planned Technical Meeting:  Thursday March 13th ===
As usual we are teaming up with the [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GCAMJX2 geocachers] to avoid being overwhelmed by garbage.
No topic yet, volunteer needed.  See our [http://www.k-lug.org/Meetings list of requests] if you need some ideas.  




=== Additional March Social ===
Available upon request




=== Lunch:  Thursday March 20th ===
=== Geocaching in-person social (outside), Friday May 3rd ===
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, sort of near the Barnes & Noble
6 pm
 
Park and walk in a neighborhood in NE Rochester.
 
Park near [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC3WQ84 1 - Odin] on Whiting Lane NE's cul de sac. We'll walk from there to a couple of other geocaches ([https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC57FGC 2], [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC4RPZ2 3]), then back to #1, and then decide if we're walking or driving to [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC8M3FP 4].
 
 
=== Virtual Social: Thursday May 9th ===
6 pm
 
Meeting link will be added here.
 
Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let us know.
 
 
 
=== 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 ===
=== Old News Items ===
See the [[OldNews]] page.
See the [[OldNews]] page.
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Latest revision as of 17:30, 27 April 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.





Litter Bit Better in-person social (outside), Tuesday April 30th

6:15 - 7:30 pm

Back to our usual Cascade Lake Park.

Bags provided. You bring your own gloves, grabbers, and sense of civic duty. There is shoreline.

As usual we are teaming up with the geocachers to avoid being overwhelmed by garbage.



Geocaching in-person social (outside), Friday May 3rd

6 pm

Park and walk in a neighborhood in NE Rochester.

Park near 1 - Odin on Whiting Lane NE's cul de sac. We'll walk from there to a couple of other geocaches (2, 3), then back to #1, and then decide if we're walking or driving to 4.


Virtual Social: Thursday May 9th

6 pm

Meeting link will be added here.

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


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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