From john.m.rice at gmail.com Fri Feb 1 08:48:26 2008 From: john.m.rice at gmail.com (John M Rice) Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 08:48:26 -0500 Subject: [wplug-erie] Updates Message-ID: <331c89ae0802010548w13bbdb8ay884d9cae5dbe6dd@mail.gmail.com> Just a few updates. - New website design. - IRC Channel has been resurrected, come and join us in our IRC Channel, visit the website for more details. - I am working on the Forums portion of the website now, it should be done by the end of the weekend. - There is a new poll up on the site, please take the time to answer it. (You must be logged in in order to vote!) As always questions, comments, concerns, gripes, or complaints, email me! Mike -- ~{ Who is Grace? | http://whoisgrace.com/ }~ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Next, I would like to mention that we have a set schedule for meetings now. Meeting will be held on the first Saturday of every month from 12-4P.M. unless otherwise posted. As always, you can keep up to day by subscribing to our Google Calender, and I have also set up two reminder notices, one for one week, and one for two days in advance. Now that we have a set schedule, a set location, and a set time for all of our meetings, we need topics! So please if there is anything anyone would like to speak (or hear) a talk about then send us some ideas. Otherwise it will be a very boring meeting ^_~ You can reach James and I on IRC (click the IRC link on the website for more info) or through our email link under the Contact Section on the Site. -- ~{ Who is Grace? | http://whoisgrace.com/ }~ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.wplug.org/pipermail/wplug-erie/attachments/20080207/a95ba70c/attachment.html From vkochend at nyx.net Sun Feb 10 22:41:22 2008 From: vkochend at nyx.net (Vance Kochenderfer) Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:41:22 -0700 (MST) Subject: [wplug-erie] WPLUG ErieLUG Revival Committee IRC meeting Message-ID: <200802110341.m1B3fMLb021070@nyx3.nyx.net> Hello listmembers- You may or may not be aware that WPLUG has established a committee with the purpose of doing whatever to help ErieLUG get (and stay) running strong. The members are: Vance Kochenderfer Beth Lynn Eicher Chris Teodorski David Kraus David Ostroske It has not really been active, so I'd like to hold an IRC meeting to get things going, the first item of business being to elect a committee chair. Then hopefully we can get ourselves better organized and see what assistance we might be able to lend to ErieLUG. I'd like to pick Sunday, February 17 as the date. We can discuss the exact time, but 2:00 PM seems like a good choice since some people have commitments earlier in the day. I assume that #wplug on Freenode is OK? It also seems wise to open this up to guests, since none of us live in Erie, and don't have a close eye on what's going on up there. :) So it would be nice to have ErieLUG people who can clue us in on recent activities and needs. Thanks! Vance Kochenderfer | "Get me out of these ropes and into a vkochend at nyx.net | good belt of Scotch" -Nick Danger From eksortso at gmail.com Mon Feb 11 17:30:41 2008 From: eksortso at gmail.com (David Ostroske) Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:30:41 -0500 Subject: [wplug-erie] WPLUG ErieLUG Revival Committee IRC meeting In-Reply-To: <200802110341.m1B3fMLb021070@nyx3.nyx.net> References: <200802110341.m1B3fMLb021070@nyx3.nyx.net> Message-ID: On Feb 10, 2008 10:41 PM, Vance Kochenderfer wrote: > It has not really been active, so I'd like to hold an IRC meeting > to get things going, the first item of business being to elect a > committee chair. Then hopefully we can get ourselves better > organized and see what assistance we might be able to lend to > ErieLUG. Works for me. > I'd like to pick Sunday, February 17 as the date. We can discuss > the exact time, but 2:00 PM seems like a good choice since some > people have commitments earlier in the day. I assume that #wplug > on Freenode is OK? Any time on the 17th works for me. Doesn't ErieLUG have their own IRC channel somewhere? It may be better to use that channel instead. -- David Ostroske From skeiper at c-wd.net Mon Feb 11 18:07:26 2008 From: skeiper at c-wd.net (Seth Keiper) Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:07:26 -0500 Subject: [wplug-erie] WPLUG ErieLUG Revival Committee IRC meeting In-Reply-To: References: <200802110341.m1B3fMLb021070@nyx3.nyx.net> Message-ID: On Feb 11, 2008 5:30 PM, David Ostroske wrote: > On Feb 10, 2008 10:41 PM, Vance Kochenderfer wrote: > > It has not really been active, so I'd like to hold an IRC meeting > > to get things going, the first item of business being to elect a > > committee chair. Then hopefully we can get ourselves better > > organized and see what assistance we might be able to lend to > > ErieLUG. > > Works for me. > > > I'd like to pick Sunday, February 17 as the date. We can discuss > > the exact time, but 2:00 PM seems like a good choice since some > > people have commitments earlier in the day. I assume that #wplug > > on Freenode is OK? > > Any time on the 17th works for me. > > Doesn't ErieLUG have their own IRC channel somewhere? It may be better > to use that channel instead. #erielug on Freenode (irc.freenode.net) > > > -- > David Ostroske > _______________________________________________ > wplug-erie mailing list > wplug-erie at wplug.org > http://www.wplug.org/mailman/listinfo/wplug-erie > -- Seth Keiper @ C-WD.NET skeiper at c-wd.net http://www.c-wd.net http://c-wd.net/GetFireFox/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.wplug.org/pipermail/wplug-erie/attachments/20080211/be68ff46/attachment.html From john.m.rice at gmail.com Mon Feb 11 20:52:49 2008 From: john.m.rice at gmail.com (John M Rice) Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:52:49 -0500 Subject: [wplug-erie] WPLUG ErieLUG Revival Committee IRC meeting In-Reply-To: References: <200802110341.m1B3fMLb021070@nyx3.nyx.net> Message-ID: <331c89ae0802111752s777295e2s7676cb4b31e304c6@mail.gmail.com> I will try to be there, Ill get with James and see if its good with him, I am not sure if I will be on at 2 or not but I will try to be there. On Feb 11, 2008 6:07 PM, Seth Keiper wrote: > On Feb 11, 2008 5:30 PM, David Ostroske wrote: > > > On Feb 10, 2008 10:41 PM, Vance Kochenderfer wrote: > > > It has not really been active, so I'd like to hold an IRC meeting > > > to get things going, the first item of business being to elect a > > > committee chair. Then hopefully we can get ourselves better > > > organized and see what assistance we might be able to lend to > > > ErieLUG. > > > > Works for me. > > > > > I'd like to pick Sunday, February 17 as the date. We can discuss > > > the exact time, but 2:00 PM seems like a good choice since some > > > people have commitments earlier in the day. I assume that #wplug > > > on Freenode is OK? > > > > Any time on the 17th works for me. > > > > Doesn't ErieLUG have their own IRC channel somewhere? It may be better > > to use that channel instead. > > > #erielug on Freenode (irc.freenode.net) > > > > > > > > -- > > David Ostroske > > _______________________________________________ > > wplug-erie mailing list > > wplug-erie at wplug.org > > http://www.wplug.org/mailman/listinfo/wplug-erie > > > > > > -- > Seth Keiper @ C-WD.NET > skeiper at c-wd.net > http://www.c-wd.net > http://c-wd.net/GetFireFox/ > _______________________________________________ > wplug-erie mailing list > wplug-erie at wplug.org > http://www.wplug.org/mailman/listinfo/wplug-erie > > -- ~{ Who is Grace? | http://whoisgrace.com/ }~ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.wplug.org/pipermail/wplug-erie/attachments/20080211/6b14f6df/attachment.html From vkochend at nyx.net Mon Feb 11 21:18:37 2008 From: vkochend at nyx.net (Vance Kochenderfer) Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:18:37 -0700 (MST) Subject: [wplug-erie] WPLUG ErieLUG Revival Committee IRC meeting Message-ID: <200802120218.m1C2Ibiw023097@nyx3.nyx.net> John M Rice wrote: > > On Feb 11, 2008 6:07 PM, Seth Keiper wrote: > > > On Feb 11, 2008 5:30 PM, David Ostroske wrote: > > > > > Doesn't ErieLUG have their own IRC channel somewhere? It may be better > > > to use that channel instead. > > > > #erielug on Freenode (irc.freenode.net) Either channel's fine with me; probably makes more sense to go with #erielug. > I will try to be there, Ill get with James and see if its good with him, I > am not sure if I will be on at 2 or not but I will try to be there. If there's a better time, let us know - I'm flexible, and it sounds like Dave is, too. Thanks! Vance Kochenderfer | "Get me out of these ropes and into a vkochend at nyx.net | good belt of Scotch" -Nick Danger From wplug at curlynoodle.com Thu Feb 14 11:05:29 2008 From: wplug at curlynoodle.com (DK) Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:05:29 -0500 Subject: [wplug-erie] ErieLUG Committee Meeting Message-ID: <47B466C9.1010400@curlynoodle.com> Hello All, I am available for the IRC meeting on 2/17 at 2p. What channel are we planning to use? Dave Kraus From vkochend at nyx.net Thu Feb 14 12:20:44 2008 From: vkochend at nyx.net (Vance Kochenderfer) Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:20:44 -0700 (MST) Subject: [wplug-erie] ErieLUG Committee Meeting In-Reply-To: <200802141700.m1EH01MU016370@penguin.wplug.org> Message-ID: <200802141720.m1EHKi5Y026448@nyx3.nyx.net> DK wrote: > > I am available for the IRC meeting on 2/17 at 2p. What channel are we > planning to use? I think #erielug on Freenode is the best bet. If anyone has a problem with the 2:00 time, please propose an alternative ASAP. Thanks! Vance Kochenderfer | "Get me out of these ropes and into a vkochend at nyx.net | good belt of Scotch" -Nick Danger From eksortso at gmail.com Thu Feb 14 16:49:15 2008 From: eksortso at gmail.com (David Ostroske) Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:49:15 -0500 Subject: [wplug-erie] ErieLUG Committee Meeting In-Reply-To: <200802141720.m1EHKi5Y026448@nyx3.nyx.net> References: <200802141700.m1EH01MU016370@penguin.wplug.org> <200802141720.m1EHKi5Y026448@nyx3.nyx.net> Message-ID: On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 12:20 PM, Vance Kochenderfer wrote: > DK wrote: > > I am available for the IRC meeting on 2/17 at 2p. What channel are we > > planning to use? > > I think #erielug on Freenode is the best bet. If anyone has a > problem with the 2:00 time, please propose an alternative ASAP. > Thanks! I can be in #erielug at 2pm on Sunday. What's the agenda? -- Dave O From vkochend at nyx.net Fri Feb 15 13:52:16 2008 From: vkochend at nyx.net (Vance Kochenderfer) Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:52:16 -0700 (MST) Subject: [wplug-erie] ErieLUG Committee Meeting In-Reply-To: <200802151700.m1FH02WL029353@penguin.wplug.org> Message-ID: <200802151852.m1FIqG66019026@nyx3.nyx.net> "David Ostroske" wrote: > > I can be in #erielug at 2pm on Sunday. What's the agenda? First is for the committee to pick a chair. After that, I think Mike or some other ErieLUG honcho should bring us up to speed on the current situation/activity level since some of us (especially me) haven't been keeping tabs on what's happening. Otherwise, it's basically open to whatever people want to raise. Vance Kochenderfer | "Get me out of these ropes and into a vkochend at nyx.net | good belt of Scotch" -Nick Danger From john.m.rice at gmail.com Fri Feb 15 17:03:56 2008 From: john.m.rice at gmail.com (John M Rice) Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:03:56 -0500 Subject: [wplug-erie] Website Updates! Message-ID: <331c89ae0802151403t6ee54d34j2d9a2f78b8df0468@mail.gmail.com> New logo, polls, and a shop! New ErieLUG Logo up, you guys will notice it from our meetings. New poll up, pick your poison, or your favorite flavor. Shop till you drop at Cafepress! We have added our logo to a ton of different items that are purchasable through Cafepress. Have fun, and spread the word about Linux (and more importantly ErieLUG)! -- ~{ Who is Grace? | http://whoisgrace.com/ }~ || Help me get a free Mac : http://www.notebooks4free.com/default.aspx?r=1052867 || -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.wplug.org/pipermail/wplug-erie/attachments/20080215/6c2640c7/attachment.html From john.m.rice at gmail.com Fri Feb 15 17:06:41 2008 From: john.m.rice at gmail.com (John M Rice) Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:06:41 -0500 Subject: [wplug-erie] ErieLUG Committee Meeting In-Reply-To: <200802151852.m1FIqG66019026@nyx3.nyx.net> References: <200802151700.m1FH02WL029353@penguin.wplug.org> <200802151852.m1FIqG66019026@nyx3.nyx.net> Message-ID: <331c89ae0802151406s4facd976pa7b6c5f62bedf1fc@mail.gmail.com> Sounds like a plan, like i said, ill try to get there by 2, but i may run a little late, also, I told James about it too, and as he is helping me run things, he too said he would try to be there on time. On Feb 15, 2008 1:52 PM, Vance Kochenderfer wrote: > "David Ostroske" wrote: > > > > I can be in #erielug at 2pm on Sunday. What's the agenda? > > First is for the committee to pick a chair. 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Feb 17 14:03:25 great Feb 17 14:03:29 =D Feb 17 14:03:42 this channel's been good 'n busy the past few days Feb 17 14:04:08 tho i just tend to lurk Feb 17 14:04:42 Unfortunately, other than glancing at the web site I'm pretty ignorant of ErieLUG happenings. Feb 17 14:06:32 Well since phreek isn't going to repond I guess, He's been doing good with meetings in my opinion Feb 17 14:06:48 our own little install fest a while back had some tech issues Feb 17 14:06:58 well .. anything specific u guys wanna know? otherwise ill just start my rambling Feb 17 14:07:01 we have really started to get into things Feb 17 14:07:42 from meetings every few months, we are starting to have them once a month starting in march Feb 17 14:07:56 First, I don't know everyone, maybe introductions? I'm Vance Kochenderfer, currently WPLUG chair. Feb 17 14:07:58 we just setup a set schedual for lug meetins, first sat of every mo. from 12-4 ... that way those who dont get or dont read the invites have no excuse (dont mean to sound harsh there ... just trying to keep it easy and simple) Feb 17 14:08:47 <== Mike ... i guess you could say i try to run things ... stress on try ... James helps a ton =D Feb 17 14:09:07 I'm James, and yes I have been helping out where I can Feb 17 14:09:21 and of course I'm still lurking around myself Feb 17 14:09:53 Good to meet you all - I remember JustBill from an installfest a ways back. Feb 17 14:10:26 I'm like a cockroach, I won't die Feb 17 14:10:38 I'm Dave O, from WPLUG, former board member, and i remember you, JustBill, because I kept confusing you with Chris! :/ Feb 17 14:11:28 Nice to see that you've got a regular meeting schedule. So it sounds like you have a reliable meeting place now? Feb 17 14:11:57 so basiclly, ya, i have just been focusing on seting up the site recently, james and i think we will start to advertise more, local collages and such,.. trying to revive the irc room (so peeps can get up-to-date news weather and sports) and other than that not much else is happening Feb 17 14:12:40 mike just finished getting our meeting spot officially for out monthly meetings Feb 17 14:12:45 yes the building i work in has a floor dedicated to events such as this ... works out well enough, though i still wish they would hurry with a better internet setup Feb 17 14:13:12 that be the tech issues I spoke about with our install fest Feb 17 14:13:35 true, blocked ports and web filtering Feb 17 14:14:06 yea well thats a big hospital for you ... moves at their own pace ... at anyrate, yea thats about how it is Feb 17 14:14:52 Sounds pretty decent to me - how many people are you getting at meetings? Feb 17 14:16:02 I don't know, wasn't at the last one as I had to work Feb 17 14:16:17 but anywhere from 3-6 seems to be what I'm seeing Feb 17 14:16:22 when I go Feb 17 14:16:29 thats about it Feb 17 14:16:49 sometimes maybe an occasional 10 (if that) but usually 3-6 peeps Feb 17 14:17:25 that's a good-sized number. i think most of the active lugs in Ohio tend to have that number. Feb 17 14:17:44 * phreekbird dosnt feel so bad now Feb 17 14:17:49 thats good to know Feb 17 14:18:03 hoping to increase that number within the next couple meetings Feb 17 14:18:19 Having stuff announced in advance really helps with that. Feb 17 14:18:39 yeah, need to do some promoting / advertising Feb 17 14:19:06 yea wich is why i have been workin on the site, trying to get it rdy for us to start advers Feb 17 14:19:17 ad its pertty much done know i think Feb 17 14:19:48 Interesting speakers/topics can make a big difference, too. It's been a little difficult lately recruiting speakers. Feb 17 14:20:33 for the record, http://erielug.org/ Feb 17 14:20:43 yea, well we seem to just wing it when it comes to topics .. something i was wanting to discuss with the regulars next meeting Feb 17 14:22:01 I think the biggest meeting we've had so far was a VMware presentation. Feb 17 14:22:29 VMware is in right now Feb 17 14:22:40 One of their technical sales folks came (it wasn't too much of a sales pitch). Feb 17 14:22:57 JustBill, "is in right now?" you mean, popular? Feb 17 14:23:11 yes Feb 17 14:23:28 peopel love virtualizatoin anymore Feb 17 14:23:50 yeah, it's getting big Feb 17 14:23:50 afk a min guys ... all this coffee is getting to me =\ Feb 17 14:24:20 As I recall, we had one on User Mode Linux that was well-attended - several years ago, though. Feb 17 14:25:04 we tend to get big turnouts for anything really technical Feb 17 14:25:39 I don't remember what our big turnout was. Feb 17 14:25:54 phreek did the speaking if I recall Feb 17 14:28:57 Two years ago we did an intro-level event which got a good turnout. Feb 17 14:29:01 * curlynoodle (n=dkraus at 5.wsvw1.xdsl.nauticom.net) has joined #erielug Feb 17 14:29:07 Hello Feb 17 14:29:22 Hi Dave. Feb 17 14:29:29 heya, Dave! Feb 17 14:29:33 What have I missed. Feb 17 14:29:48 back Feb 17 14:29:51 the plans to the Death Star were passed around Feb 17 14:29:57 looks like the wife is headin to the VA medcenter Feb 17 14:30:03 umm... Feb 17 14:30:14 everyone in the house is sick, but shes really freakin sick ... Feb 17 14:30:22 so you taking off Mike Feb 17 14:30:27 Sorry to hear it. Feb 17 14:30:29 curlynoodle, we're in a sense just getting started Feb 17 14:31:01 no im here still Feb 17 14:31:10 just will be in and out, as i am watching th kids Feb 17 14:31:44 No problem, appreciate you sticking around. Feb 17 14:31:45 Well we were talking about some topic ideas Feb 17 14:32:12 FYI, i'm logging this chat. I can email copies afterwards. Feb 17 14:33:37 (great so everyone can read about me going afk for the bathroom!) Feb 17 14:33:38 lol Feb 17 14:33:44 we were just talking about meetings, advertising, attendance, topics Feb 17 14:34:07 We also talked about ErieLUG's recent activity. They're having regular monthly meetings now, which attract 3-6 people on average, and have a reliable meeting space. Feb 17 14:34:35 so ya topic ideas, if anyone wants to email me some plz do... would love to have each month already setup, and posted with topics, etc. Feb 17 14:35:01 well part of topic idea's are the speakers that go with them Feb 17 14:35:32 So would we... sadly we've been behind schedule lately. Feb 17 14:35:57 it is good to have some things planned a few months in advance. as far as topics go, you can do whatever strikes you as interesting... Feb 17 14:36:27 gimme a moment... Feb 17 14:37:17 just throwing these out there... Feb 17 14:37:30 the XO (from One Laptop Per Child)... Feb 17 14:37:34 MythTV... Feb 17 14:37:43 Gentoo... Feb 17 14:37:56 bill did the mythbox presentation .. i like the XO Feb 17 14:38:01 Bricolage CMS (i missed that one)... Feb 17 14:38:16 btw, mythtv presentation works a whole lot better with internet access Feb 17 14:38:25 where can i get a copy of the os ... wish i had the money for the actuall laptop .. but oh well Feb 17 14:38:27 lol Feb 17 14:38:48 I think if you go out the the OLPC site you can get a demo of the os Feb 17 14:39:12 phreekbird: Regarding your membership/attendees, what types of users do you have? Hobbists? Professionals? Feb 17 14:39:33 I'm a hobbist mostly Feb 17 14:39:59 I would day in ranges Feb 17 14:40:10 say Feb 17 14:40:20 Ranges how? Feb 17 14:40:43 well we do have small attendance Feb 17 14:41:00 i would say hobbiest too ... I use it at work for a few things, so dose James Feb 17 14:41:27 we get the hobbyist's, people who want to learn more, people who have been using it their whole life Feb 17 14:41:54 has help on installing the XO interface on other systems. Feb 17 14:42:06 and in a small group you might only ahve 1 person from each category Feb 17 14:42:09 Understood. My thought is that you should choose meeting topics based on the primary users. Then build up to attract "Professional" users. Feb 17 14:43:06 that might work out well Feb 17 14:44:00 MythTV, Home Automation, setting up home server(s) might be good topics to start with, then build upon them based on response. Feb 17 14:44:18 What have you guys done lately? Feb 17 14:44:32 I'm currently doing a project on the side for a security box using Zoneminder Feb 17 14:45:07 Zoneminder, excellent. I have been experimenting with that one on and off for awhile. Feb 17 14:45:15 when I get it up an running correctly, I'd be more than happy to show that off Feb 17 14:45:50 Have you scheduled, or plan to have, an Installfest anytime soon? Feb 17 14:46:00 I'm always more than willing to show off mythtv Feb 17 14:46:18 grrr afk Feb 17 14:46:20 we just had one, I believe 2 meetings ago. Feb 17 14:47:04 but that was back in October Feb 17 14:47:13 We came up to help with that once before - anything we could do again? Feb 17 14:47:27 we have a basic intro to nix theme coming up Feb 17 14:47:29 Another good Home User topic may be how to setup a Linux firewall/router. I know that the $45 COTS router do the job, but rolling your own is a great learning experience and excellent presentation. Feb 17 14:47:41 I don't know, with a lot of linux distro's being so easy to install anymore Feb 17 14:47:49 we did the firewall idea a couple meetings ago. Feb 17 14:48:09 Yeah, honestly we don't get a lot of installing happening at installfests. Feb 17 14:48:09 I like the firewall thing, always wanted to see it done Feb 17 14:48:37 It mainly turns into troubleshooting. Feb 17 14:48:39 back Feb 17 14:48:40 What topic/presentation is planned for the 3/1/08 meeting? Feb 17 14:48:52 the basic intro to nix Feb 17 14:49:25 That would be a good one to promote to outsiders. Feb 17 14:50:09 Do any of us regulars need a basic intro to nix, or are we expecting a high turnout Feb 17 14:50:23 blitzo9: I would recommend making flyers to distibution at the local colleges and maybe even high schools to attract attendance to the "Intro to 'nix" presentation. Feb 17 14:50:53 yeah Feb 17 14:50:59 Maybe there's an umbrella IT group (like ) you could get listed with? Feb 17 14:51:13 I know that the Engineering and CompSci departments at Behrend once had some Linux users. Feb 17 14:52:14 * jason^ (n=weechat at unaffiliated/jason/x-0000002) has joined #erielug Feb 17 14:52:16 Well guys, I got to go a teach a highschooler to drive. I gave myself an hour for this. Look forward to the email for this meeting. Feb 17 14:52:33 See you JustBill Feb 17 14:52:38 you got it, Bill. take care Feb 17 14:52:39 David O if you can make sure I get a copy justbill at gmail.com that would be awesome Feb 17 14:52:39 , ttyl bill ... or not Feb 17 14:52:40 well see Feb 17 14:52:41 lol Feb 17 14:52:42 bye bill Feb 17 14:52:45 Have fun. Feb 17 14:52:51 JustBill, absolutely! Feb 17 14:53:53 I also planned to hand out flyers and small mom and pop computer shops, to attract the people who heard of linux but want to learn more Feb 17 14:54:45 Does Erie have any PC shops anymore? Feb 17 14:54:46 yea im going to have to buckle down this week and see what i can do about adv. Feb 17 14:54:56 yea eriecomputer Feb 17 14:55:01 are there any free alt newsweeklies in Erie that you could put ads in? Feb 17 14:55:05 only one i know of Feb 17 14:55:10 yeah we have a couple but they are really small Feb 17 14:55:34 free alt newseeklies? dunno Feb 17 14:55:43 yeah im not sure about those Feb 17 14:55:47 small can't hurt. i heard about wplug through a free paper in pgh. that paper's gone, but wplug and me, we're still here. Feb 17 14:57:45 We might be able to persuade some of our members to re-run talks they've given at WPLUG. Feb 17 14:58:22 You might have to promise them beer to get them to Erie... Feb 17 14:58:38 hey, i can help on that front! ;) Feb 17 14:58:58 we could do that, Feb 17 14:59:30 could create an official LUG beer while we are at it Feb 17 14:59:43 heh. i wouldn't go that far. Feb 17 14:59:50 lol Feb 17 15:00:00 what about flyers at universities? i was temporarily involved with a linux group at behrend when i still lived in erie Feb 17 15:00:14 tho we do have after-lug hangouts, down pitchers of yuengling and chat :) Feb 17 15:00:21 lol ill call sam adems! see if he has any kits available Feb 17 15:00:33 lol Feb 17 15:00:48 jason^, that may work out pretty well, and you could cross-promote... Feb 17 15:01:11 wplug may be larger than the average lug because all our local college lugs disappeared Feb 17 15:01:12 jason^: when did you attend Behrend? Feb 17 15:01:39 well i figured i would get with a loval network consultant group and another local telcom group, and adv with them ... then see what my wife and friends can do for me at mercyhurst ... dunno about the other colleges in the area though , I could also posibly get with iriquies schools Feb 17 15:02:30 oh yes, erielug had an installfest a Mercyhurst a few years back. wplug came up that day. Feb 17 15:03:46 phreekbird, any details on the telcom group? Feb 17 15:04:46 * curlynoodle (n=dkraus at 5.wsvw1.xdsl.nauticom.net) has left #erielug Feb 17 15:04:57 i ask because we've had talks on Asterisk in the past that were popular Feb 17 15:05:52 eksortso king comm i work with them alot Feb 17 15:06:07 we actually had asterisk coem up last meeting Feb 17 15:06:46 brb again, checking on kids ... would love to sit in on one of those but im clueless bout it ... gues i could play with it abit ... ok bbn5 Feb 17 15:06:49 ah, how'd those meetings go? Feb 17 15:07:15 * eksortso ought to take attendance Feb 17 15:07:29 well someone mentioned asterisks, they needed a cheap temporary PBX Feb 17 15:07:47 so i explained it, but that was it, it was a dedicated meeting on it Feb 17 15:08:05 I would like to demo off asterisk Feb 17 15:08:38 Like MythTV, it seems to have a "cool factor" that attracts people. Feb 17 15:08:43 i was at behrend in 2001 Feb 17 15:09:27 jason^, tell us about behrend Feb 17 15:10:22 what was your experience with the linux group there? Feb 17 15:12:16 a bunch of us got together and didn't do much at all Feb 17 15:12:37 oookay... Feb 17 15:12:39 it was kinda like a premeeting, and i never went back Feb 17 15:12:57 they wanted to meet at times i couldn't really be there Feb 17 15:13:14 the first meeting was just to figure out who was going to talk about what when Feb 17 15:13:54 hmm, i could comment on a couple things, there. Feb 17 15:14:18 at wplug, we often have situations where we can't all meet at the same time. Feb 17 15:14:36 some people just prefer to hang out in IRC or on the mailing list Feb 17 15:15:10 we've started having occasional mid-week meetings to get different folks out to meet together. Feb 17 15:15:58 saturdays might not work for everyone. Feb 17 15:16:36 so, it may be worth having small get-togethers on an agreed-upon weeknight. maybe 2-3 people, who knows? Feb 17 15:17:28 as for events... Feb 17 15:17:36 seems like a good idea, im really only avaibile on saturdays, and with the small attendance I don't know how many would show Feb 17 15:17:46 we could give it a shot just to try. Feb 17 15:18:48 back Feb 17 15:19:35 they don't necessarily need to be formal gatherings. a lug's a great place to make friends. Feb 17 15:20:28 okay, as for events... Feb 17 15:20:45 yea u know how my life is .. im barely here in irc .. so sat is about the only time i got too ... if we were a bit bigger i would worry more about meeting different times... as it is right now it works so far, dont want to break it Feb 17 15:21:22 nah, i don't want you messing up your saturday meetings... Feb 17 15:21:40 you could have an extra get-together, outside of regular times Feb 17 15:21:48 lets say we had an evening get together, is this something we should have at the regular meeting spot? Feb 17 15:21:58 not necessarily Feb 17 15:22:29 we've met at restaurants and bars, libraries, other places... Feb 17 15:22:42 we have an annual picnic in August... Feb 17 15:23:01 May this year. Feb 17 15:23:04 i'm just talking friendly gatherings. they could be Linux-related, tech related Feb 17 15:23:16 happylemur, oh yeah, thank for the reminder :) Feb 17 15:23:31 how many people show up to these gatherings? percentage wise from normal meetings Feb 17 15:24:12 smaller. they picnics have been bigger, because everybody brings their families and S.O.'s Feb 17 15:25:01 but i remember a talk on security that we had a few years back, and that was very well-attended. Feb 17 15:25:24 yeah, I am worried about setting something up and only haveing 2 people show up, i am willing to give it a try Feb 17 15:25:48 phreekbird: what do you think? Feb 17 15:25:54 at this point, it can't hurt if only two people show up. like i said, a lug's a good place to make friends, too. Feb 17 15:26:54 gotta ask this: how do you all typically communicate? via email, irc, meet in person? Feb 17 15:28:34 sound sok to me, email or irc mostly i think Feb 17 15:28:40 depends, we just revived irc, so we have been using it, we jsut started a forum. Feb 17 15:28:47 yeah it is mostly email Feb 17 15:30:08 then if you want to plan topics, then you should always discuss them on the mailing list... Feb 17 15:30:15 a wiki can help, too. Feb 17 15:30:53 i'm flailing a bit, here, but i hope you get my drift. Feb 17 15:36:26 Before we lose anyone else, the $64,000 question is, is there help you need that WPLUG can give? Feb 17 15:37:19 we could use $64,000 for various projects... Feb 17 15:39:22 oh, i've got to get email addresses from some people. jason^ and blitzo9 , can you guys /msg me your email addresses? Feb 17 15:39:28 We're about $63,500 short of that... Feb 17 15:40:31 ok I will take a check for the $500 for now Feb 17 15:41:41 lol Feb 17 15:41:46 64k souns good Feb 17 15:42:10 john.m.rice at gmail.com Feb 17 15:42:30 sorry im on and off ... cookin, cleaning, wathing the kids and all Feb 17 15:43:09 phreekbird, thank. hope you and the wife and kids are all feeling better Feb 17 15:43:18 as for your question happylemer, i would say we pretty much got it .. that is if i can get off my lazy rump and actually do some adverts we would Feb 17 15:43:49 thansk eksortso ... me too, now im starting to feel like i cant breath ... wich is how it started with the wife Feb 17 15:44:19 ooh. take care! Feb 17 15:44:32 It's good to see things humming along - you guys should also get a listing put up at . Feb 17 15:45:05 Having a regular schedule really seems to help. Feb 17 15:46:17 i googled "erie linux", and got Meetup.com and ErieLUG on the first page. That's a good sign. Feb 17 15:48:25 well, is there more to discuss, or is this meeting over? Feb 17 15:49:35 I have nothing else to add. Feb 17 15:49:51 It seems to be winding down. We can follow up on the mailing list if need be. Feb 17 15:50:08 sounds good, then. Feb 17 15:50:29 yea sorry not so active Feb 17 15:50:59 Thanks to everyone for dropping in. Feb 17 15:51:49 >jason^< Can you give me your email address? I'll send you a copy of the chat. 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