[kwlug-disc] Linux & Linux admin for newbies

[Ron Singh]

@Paul, sorry for the delayed response, too many fires.

So, James K will be using the laptop(X220) that I am basically donating to
KWLUG as a floater for demos and the like.
It is going to James Kelsh on Feb 5th(or earlier) to prep for his March
talk.
After his March talk, someone at KWLUG(or James K.) takes it if needed for
April(or later talks) or a KWLUG custodian takes possession of it.

Tomorrow aft(Thursday), I am circulating flyers extolling the virtues of
Linux and KWLUG by way of the 3 branches of the Waterloo Public
Library(already got their permission). Hopefully, someone might find if of
interest enough to attend the meetings. The meat of the flyer is
essentially text culled from KWLUG's website with an encouraging invitation
to attend a meeting and think about joining KWLUG. I wanted to get to
Kitchener Public Library and am hopeful to do so on Thursday late
afternoon, but am at the mercy of the clock, fingers crossed.

Friday, I will be connecting(voice) with 3 of the UPWORK people to get a
feel for how they would present and if they are at all interested in doing
the talks for free or food or transportation or money. Keep you all
apprised.

As I seems to perpetually late to the game, and knowing that a crypto
session happened some months ago, would there be any interest in revisiting
crypto?
Can't recall who did the last one, but would that person be willing to do
another talk, assuming there is interest other than mine?
Has anyone done a mining rig with the OS being Linux and mining apps
running in a terminal session?




Thanks,

Ron Singh


On Sat, Jan 20, 2018 at 1:57 AM, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc <
kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:

> (I thought I sent this already, but I guess not. Apologies if it is a
> duplicate.)
>
> That is a generous offer.
>
> There may be a call for people to help KWLUG financially if we cannot
> get a free meeting space for our new home.
>
> There are also other items that I have been thinking about
> fundraising for. It would be nice to get a better projector, for
> example.
>
> But none of this directly relates to your offer. I think that if you
> as an individual was to arrange for some KWLUG speakers then that
> could work, but it would be you who makes the financial arrangements
> (because as Chamunks noted KWLUG does not officially exist).
> Once you have somebody arranged I (or another organizer) can slot that
> presenter in.
>
> Keep in mind that in addition to finding people who know how to do
> Linux administration, we would want to bring in people who also have
> skills at doing presentations for others. Robert Elder might qualify
> for this, but I think arbitrary people on UpWork would need more
> vetting.
>
> Having said that, I think there are MANY people on this list who have
> the knowledge and talent to offer some really good newbie training,
> either during meetings or as a separate event. I would love to see a
> few more offers from people willing to present Linux basics.
>
> I agree that getting newbies out to meetings is a challenge. Sometimes
> people come for a few sessions, and then leave because the talks
> people are willing to offer are at too high a technical level (or
> maybe we are unfriendly in other ways).
>
> John got us started on a list of topics, but it is not clear to me
> which ones are in demand, or are most useful in 2018.
>
> I am guessing these will be incorporated into regular KWLUG meetings,
> as opposed to being separate events?
>
> - Paul
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 11:14:00AM -0500, Ron Singh wrote:
> > Here's my 2 cents, not sure how it will be received.
> >
> > See, I value what I have gained thus from the KWLUG meets I have
> attended,
> > the topics discussed on the mailing list, and tangentially, the
> information
> > gleaned from a single(so far) KWVoip meetup.
> >
> > In the spirit of giving back, I am able to pony up to $50 per
> > session(month?) to someone from outside of KWLUG, or $400/yr to KWLUG
> > towards expenses(essentially a sponsorship). I can also support KWLUG via
> > donations of older(but not *old*) computer hardware as it becomes
> available
> > to me.
> >
> > If the $50/session thing does not contradict the spirit of KWLUG, I would
> > like to make contact with a few individuals here --
> > https://www.upwork.com/local/canada/ontario/waterloo/linux-
> system-administration/
> > and see if they would be amenable to doing a 60-minute segment for
> newbies
> > and live with a mere $50(or less) fee for the talk and travel time.
> >
> > I see a couple of UPWORK low-cost younglings here and here:
> > https://www.upwork.com/o/profiles/users/_~01be403b78b96c7860/
> > https://www.upwork.com/o/profiles/users/_~01ae67e5ea9c1e9763/
> >
> > and a more seasoned UPWORK dude here:
> > https://www.upwork.com/o/profiles/users/_~015d41ca163d109259/
> >
> > How about Robert Elder?
> > http://blog.robertelder.org/robert-elder-software-linux-
> operating-system/
> > He is quite the CLI guy.
> > I attended one of his meetings on SSH where I got about 30% of the ideas
> > and logic being discussed. Should I contact him on behald of KWLUG to see
> > if he is willing to do a talk on CLI commands. He is definitely not a GUI
> > guy.
> >
> > Alternatively, I donate a year's worth of sessions to KWLUG and everyone
> > chimes in with suggestions/contact they have to do talks for newbies.
> > I see one big challenge though and that is how to grab all the newbies by
> > the scruff and drag them into the KWLUG meetings to benefir from the
> newbie
> > sessions.
> >
> > I am just throwing this out there.
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ron Singh
> > "in transit, via mobile comm device"
>
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