<div dir="ltr">Sorry Rick and Michael, I didn't mean to irritate anyone.<div>I do look forward to meeting up with people and thank both of you for your massive efforts both on the cause of linux, as well as this particular issue. I didn't try the IRC, I don't use it that often, especially through the web interface provided on dvlug's website. </div><div>Just hoping to meet up to have discussions about linux.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jun 4, 2024 at 6:38 PM Rick Moen <<a href="mailto:rick@linuxmafia.com">rick@linuxmafia.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Quoting Michael Paoli (<a href="mailto:michael.paoli@berkeley.edu" target="_blank">michael.paoli@berkeley.edu</a>):<br>
<br>
> As, for list(s) for DVLUG, there's "of course" this one<br>
> (longest continuously running), and, in theory, there may be<br>
> one other - web site <a href="https://www.dvlug.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.dvlug.org/</a> does also refer to<br>
> another list ... but to add to the confusion, there was never any official<br>
> communication on this list about having shifted over to that (or any other)<br>
> list, so ... this one continues to exist and function ... not sure how<br>
> functional the other is (I occasionally also send to it, but don't<br>
> know if it actually works or reaches anyone).<br>
<br>
I just checked the Mailman archive, and you're right! Which is<br>
surprising.<br>
<br>
It's been many years, but I infer that Grant's statements to me that I<br>
needed to remove this mailing list because "DVLUG had decided" so must<br>
have been in offlist personal e-mail.<br>
<br>
> Anyway, perhaps Ian (or Grant) or others might respond regarding DVLUG<br>
> meetings - I don't recall, but I think at some point they also added virtual,<br>
> e.g. switched to virtual during pandemic (perhaps, I forget)?, and then<br>
> maybe/probably went hybrid after that? But I really don't recall in detail,<br>
> I've been sort'a out-of-touch with DVLUG meetings for fair while now.<br>
> Ah ... web site makes reference to IRC ... yeah, that sounds vaguely<br>
> familiar now that I think of it.<br>
<br>
Yes, allegedly channel #dvlug on the libera.chat (formerly <a href="http://freenode.net" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">freenode.net</a>)<br>
IRC network. Worth poking into, folks. <br>
<br>
For those who don't have IRC clients, the DVLUG Web site kindly points<br>
out that there's a Web client, here: <a href="https://web.libera.chat/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://web.libera.chat/</a><br>
(It's easy to use. Try it.)<br>
<br>
I just popped into the channel. User "grantbow_" was the only existing<br>
channel user. I said "Hi" to Grant, and told him about renewed interest<br>
in DVLUG being discussed on the Mailman list. (There is no immediate<br>
reply, but that is common on IRC channels with scant activity.)<br>
<br>
> Anyway, I'd think there are probably at least some interested folk(s). I<br>
> recall going to meetings there on occasion, and sometimes someone<br>
> from pretty fair distance away would come - as it was the closest LUG<br>
> meeting to them ... even if for them, "close" was, e.g. North of<br>
> Contra Costa county.<br>
<br>
I remember at least once whne you attended as a featured speaker, in<br>
fact.<br>
<br>
> I think there is(/was?) also SACLUG if I recall correctly? - in Sacramento,<br>
> other than those, don't think there's anything further North in California,<br>
> but I may not be up to current on that.<br>
<br>
SacLUG is still active, yes.<br>
<br>
<br>
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