OpenWRT

Contribution Date

It's somewhat startling to realize OpenWRT wasn't nominated long ago ...

From http://openwrt.org/:

- OpenWrt is described as a Linux distribution for embedded devices.

Contributions - cash or equipment, but apparently to SPI, with instructions to forward to OpenWRT, instead of OpenWRT directly:

- https://dev.openwrt.org/wiki/SupportDonate - includes credit card payment means. No obvious PayPal mechanism sticks out.

2026-07: Elixir, Homelab Tours

Chris Nicoll introduces the programming language Elixir. Marc Peppin, Anne DeCusatis, Mikalai Birukou, Thayen Burtenshaw, and Spencer Hughes discuss their homelabs. See https://kwlug.org/node/1483 for additional information, slides and other auxiliary materials. Note that this audio has had silences clipped.

KWLUG Meeting: Monday, Nov 2, 2026, 7pm

LearnBot, Authentik

Meeting Date

2026-11-02T19:00:00

Sumedh Mahajan will demonstrate LearnBot, a system he set up to use AI chatbots in learning management systems (LMSes). The AI helps clarify questions from student users.

Spencer Hughes will tell us about Authentik, a self-hostable, open-source Identity Provider (IdP) for modern single-sign on (SSO) applications.

In-Person Social: Monday, August 24, 2026, 7pm

Dinner at Huether Hotel, Uptown Waterloo

Meeting Date

2026-08-24T19:00:00

We are continuing the dinner meetup tradition at the Huether Hotel in Uptown Waterloo, starting at 7pm. Note that this restaurant meeting is on a Monday

This is a supplementary informal meeting; we will still hold hybrid meetings for technical topics.

The restaurant is located at 59 King St N in Waterloo, near the intersection of King and Princess St E. Here is a map

In-Person Social: Wednesday, July 22, 2026, 7pm

Dinner at Crabby Joe's, Downtown Kitchener

Meeting Date

2026-07-22T19:00:00

We are continuing the dinner meetup tradition at Crabby Joe's in downtown Kitchener, starting at 7pm. Note that this restaurant meeting is on a Wednesday

This is a supplementary informal meeting; we will still hold hybrid meetings for technical topics.

The restaurant is located at 70 King St E in Kitchener, at the corner of King and Frederick St. Here is a map

2026-06: BigBlueButton Setup, High-Powered Rocketry

Jason Paul describes how he set up a backup BigBlueButton webconferencing server on AWS. Matteo Golin discusses the use of free software in high-powered rocketry. See https://kwlug.org/node/1470 for additional information, slides and other auxiliary materials. Note that this audio has had silences clipped.

In-Person Social: Monday, June 15, 2026, 7pm

Dinner at Prohibition Warehouse, Uptown Waterloo

Meeting Date

2026-06-15T19:00:00

We are continuing the dinner meetup tradition at Prohibition Warehouse in Uptown Waterloo, starting at 7pm. Note that this restaurant meeting is on a Monday

This is a supplementary informal meeting; we will still hold hybrid meetings for technical topics.

The restaurant is located at 56 King St N in Waterloo, near the intersection of King and Princess St E. Here is a map