[kwlug-disc] Linux Association Canada membership

[Mikalai Birukou]

Point them to how we use BBB for events, if they ain't doing it, yet. We can present remotely. And our notes/presentation at https://kwlug.org/node/1436

On 2026-06-25 12:02, Ron Singh wrote:

> Well, shucks, I decided to take a peek at their meetup info and noticed that their last one was June 13th at a venue some 12 mins away from my house here in Sask. I've been here since the 12th, but coming back to Wloo at the end of the month.
> Dang, I could have gone to the meetup to check it out, it was on a Saturday.
>
> I will see my schedule for Aug to see if I can get back to Sask in time to catch that one.
>
> In the meantime, I will see if I can do a tele call or a vid call with Andre to get a feel for where he is at.
> There is a tele # listed, though I feel a bit weird doing a cold call like this, but the # is listed, so there is that.
>
> I really do feel that he has the best of intentions re: connecting Linux communities and growing adoption of GNU/Linux, so doing a vid call or at least a tele call should help alleviate most concerns.
>
> Ron S.
>
> On Thu, Jun 25, 2026 at 8:32 AM CrankyOldBugger <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I saw a post in my Mastodon feed this morning, announcing that the Linux Association of Canada will be opening a Linux Job Board this Friday. So, curious, I found the LAC's website at https://linuxassociation.ca/
>>
>> It seems to be a reasonably professional website, with a number of things to do, like a distros page, an OSS library, community groups, etc.
>>
>> It's certainly better put together than I expected when we were first discussion this topic.
>>
>> Maybe this discussion is worth revisiting?
>>
>> On Tue, 26 May 2026 at 02:15, Jason <jasonpa at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I agree that syndicating our events on the site isn't really an issue. I'm fine with that. As long as, if we ask them not to (for example, if there's a governance issue or other concern later on), they will stop.
>>>
>>> For joining, contributing, and being part of the organization itself, that's where I'd have more questions/concerns about the organization structure.
>>> Who owns the non-profit, how to ensure any funds aren't misappropriated, who makes decisions, ensuring transparency, etc.
>>> For now it doesn't sound like we need to get into this, so no need to push too hard.
>>>
>>> I did notice the job postings are gone, but there's a donate button now that goes right to Andre.
>>> Going to hope that things get set up properly with the non-profit so everything is above board.
>>>
>>> Jason
>>>
>>> On Mon, May 25, 2026 at 8:24 PM Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Likewise, I don't see any harm in someone promoting our group.
>>>> Unless something bad comes up in the future.
>>>>
>>>> So my vote is also yes.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Khalid Baheyeldin
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