[kwlug-disc] Linux & Linux admin for newbies

[doug moen]

Maybe target the tech community.
Kwartzlab, Communitech, 44 Gaukel, Velocity, Accelerator Centre. I don't
know if any of these places have community bulletin boards (other than
Kwartzlab).

On 28 January 2018 at 18:50, Ron Singh <ronsingh149 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks Khalid,
>
> If anyone has a good idea of a place to try putting up a flyer, let me
> know.
> I am thinking that any place that had decent traffic and a captive/bored
> audience(like a doctor's office), would be a good place to place flyers.
> I might just check with the local hospital waiting rooms and some
> overpriced coffee joints to see if they have something like a bulletin
> board.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ron Singh
>
>
> On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 3:11 PM, Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:
>
>> Ron,
>>
>> This is awesome! We really do need this canvassing to get the word out.
>>
>> Let us see if it changes the attendance (in type of audience, as well
>> as numbers).
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 1:13 PM, Ron Singh <ronsingh149 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Haha, too funny, KPL and WPL are willing to let me put up the flyers,
>> and
>> > the Kitchener Police HQ was willing to put the flyers up on 3 bulletin
>> > boards on-premise.
>> >
>> > The Waterloo North cop shop on Weber/Columbia declined even though I
>> pressed
>> > the customer service representative there. Sigh.
>> >
>> > Next stop, some grocery store bulletin boards and mebbe some
>> > churches(assuming they have bulletin boards) if they will let a heathen
>> like
>> > me though their doors.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Ron Singh
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 1:07 PM, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc
>> > <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Thanks for spreading the word.
>> >>
>> >> There is always interest in cryptography and security-related
>> >> presentations. There is also a KWCrypto mailing list that Bob Jonkman
>> >> does, and a few research groups at the University of Waterloo (CrySP)
>> >> that runs talks too.
>> >>
>> >> - Paul
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 12:51:45PM -0500, Ron Singh wrote:
>> >> > @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?
>> >> >
>> >>
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