[sf-lug] SF-LUG January 2025 Mtg

[aaronco36 at sdf.org]

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SF-LUG January 2025 Meeting notice
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San Francisco Linux Users' Group's next meeting is this upcoming Sunday,
January 5th 2025 from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM PST

Quoting the still current SF-LUG webpage www.sf-lug.org
(current as of this writing) :
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* virtual remains:
https://meet.jit.si/sf-lug.org
Browser: one will need sufficiently recent version of, e.g.
Chromium, Chrome, or possibly Firefox - in any case one that well
supports WebRTC.
Dial-in (audio alternative or audio only): +1.512.647.1431
PIN: 524 338 639#
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OTOH, directly quoting Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com> from
his June 2024 posting
http://linuxmafia.com/pipermail/sf-lug/2024q2/016014.html
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That's a bit ludicrous.  It's 2024.  You'd have to search really _hard_
to find a sufficiently ancient graphical Web browser that doesn't work
with Jitsi Meet.  Probably MSIE.

Just say "Web browser", for heaven's sake.  Alternatively, there are
bespoke Jitsi Meet clients for desktop and smartphone OSes.

And yes, Jitsi Project does have a painfully exact "supported browsers"
list.
https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/user-guide/supported-browsers/
Even there, context matters:  These are versions _guaranteed_ to have
not a trace of problems, i.e., specifically tested and vetted.  That
doesn't mean, say, Firefox 67, a 2019 piece of software, wouldn't work.
It would.  Practically anything from the last 20 years would.
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If any of you reading this wish to start meeting in-person again
(and are physically able to do so) at SF's Cafe Enchante, please feel
free to respond on this mailing-list and inform others similarly
interested before the Sunday meeting :-)

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Here are a pair of recent and relevant YouTube videos by Linux
content-creator Derek Taylor, a.k.a., DistroTube, and acronym "DT":
1. '5 Predictions for Linux and FOSS in 2025'
https://youtu.be/ybOVGpBp2RI
* Linux desktop marketshare will double again...10%?
* Immutable distros become more prevalent (major distros adopting the model).
* A.I. integration into major desktop environments.
* More corporate influence and less community-oriented.
* Free software and open source will both continue to gain supporters.

2. Last week's 'Hey, DT! What's Your Thoughts On The NixOS Drama?'
https://youtu.be/m3qJlAUMuJ0
IMHO, interesting anti-political distro rant and reflections
starting ~11min:15sec into the video :-)

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In any case, Happy New Year 2025!

-Aaron