[kwlug-disc] Meeting Monday: GNU Social (Dec 2015)

[Bob Jonkman]

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OK, the Virtual Machines are prepped, sample instances have been
configured, and my presentation notes have been written.  You can get
a sneak peek at the notes in the attachment at http://kwlug.org/node/1012

If you have any questions, confusions, clarifications or requests for
additional stuff let me know by about 3:00pm on Monday.

See you all Monday night! Bring your laptops, phones, and other
web-enabled devices so you can join in the demonstration.

- --Bob.

Seen on KWLUG Announce:
> Bob Jonkman is a sociable fellow. Unlike certain announcement
> writers we could mention, you won't find Bob parked at his
> computer, spending endless hours playing spider solitaire in a
> desperate attempt to stave off his lonely existence.  Instead you
> will find Bob parked at his computer socializing, building
> connections, solving problems and sharing comics about
> conspiracy-minded cats.
> 
> Doing social media is one thing. Handing over control of your
> networks and data to corporations whose names might rhyme with
> Bitter and Macehook are quite another. Being ever-vigilant, Bob
> maintains his freedom by running his own GNU Social (nee Statusnet)
> instance, and is a proud member of the Fediverse: a set of servers
> and users that communicate with each other over the Internet.
> 
> In this month's meeting, Bob will share his GNU Social secrets,
> and he invites us all to participate. If you bring a computer or
> mobile device capable of surfing the Internet (and if the KWLUG
> wireless router can handle the load...) you will be able to
> participate in Bob's live demonstration, and perhaps become a
> member of the Fediverse yourself. This presentation will begin at
> around 7pm, once we have finished meeting announcements.
> 
> In breaking news, Colin Mills has resurrected the Conestoga Linux 
> Fest. It is now scheduled for Saturday, January 30 2016 at the
> Doon campus of Conestoga College. Colin is looking for a few more
> speakers for the event, so if you are interested you can contact
> him (if you are on kwlug-disc) or contact me and I will relay your
> message.
> 
> A few of us are getting into the spirit of the season by -- once 
> again! -- meeting on a Saturday and rescuing some donated laptops
> by preparing them with Xubuntu. This month we are rescuing laptops
> from 4-8pm or so at Computer Recycling (66 Queen Street South), on
> December 12. If you would like to participate, contact me. More
> information is available from: http://kwlug.org/node/1011
> 
> Computer Recycling is not the only organization refurbishing
> laptops in the near future. The Waterloo Region Year of Code is
> also trying to source (relatively recent) hardware to be used for
> computer education. See http://www.yocwr.ca/e-cember-tech-drive/
> for more information.
> 
> This month's meeting will be held at the usual place:
> 
> St John's Kitchen 97 Victoria Street North (Weber and Victoria) 
> Kitchener
> 
> There are maps and pictures at http://kwlug.org/sjk . Setup starts 
> around 6:30pm, and setup helpers are always welcome.
> 
> - Paul -- http://pnijjar.freeshell.org


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