[sf-lug] draft web page changes (various & transition off Jim ...)

[Michael Paoli]

Okay, implemented the below as suggested, except as noted,
currently on
https://www.sf-lug.org/index_alpha.html
(which gets promoted to index_beta.html at 1pm today
local time)
and comments/notes, etc. in-line below:
On Tue, Jan 6, 2026 at 2:49 PM <aaronco36 at sdf.org> wrote:
> https://www.sf-lug.org/index_alpha.html
> Putting up a small suggestion, instead of the top section as...
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> virtual:
> https://meet.jit.si/sf-lug.org (most any non-ancient browser that well
> supports WebRTC<link>, officially supported<link>)
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> .... could save a few characters and even remove ambiquity by doing
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> virtual:
> https://meet.jit.si/sf-lug.org (non-ancient browsers supporting
> WebRTC<link>, officially supported here<link>)
Not sure if on that last link I linked it from precisely the text
you prefer / had in mind - let us know if that should be adjusted.
> and since IIRC those meeting-called "occasions" haven't really
> materialized in ages, could tighten-up the following
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> SF-LUG meetings are the first Sunday of the month, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
> Occasionally we may call a meeting at some other place or time.
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> with
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> SF-LUG meetings are generally held on the first Sunday of each month, from
> 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
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> Referring to Michael's query "Also, thinking of simplification, is there
> even any need/reason to have job posting policy on the main web page?"
> from
> http://linuxmafia.com/pipermail/sf-lug/2026q1/016200.html
> .... could maybe also eventually remove the entire below section(?)
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> , except:
> Job Postings: current policy is job posters use email to submit job
> postings to jim at well dot com and jim will post your listing to the
> sf-lug mailing list. Postings should include the job title, salary range,
> and city in which the job is located in the first sentence. Five
> paragraphs, no hyperbole, just a to-the-point job description and skills
> requirements list with company policies and benefits followed by contact
> information. ASCII only, no Word doc files.
I removed that, and I additionally removed the Policies bit, as that
includes "anything goes", so thought it best to remove both, since
it's not (quite) "anything goes", and the list page itself
http://linuxmafia.com/mailman/listinfo/sf-lug
I think sufficiently covers that ... except of course the stuff there about
job posting is non-functionally out-of-date.
That also completes removing Jim from the (draft) main page,
particularly useful since he's not responsive to that email
anymore - and I believe that email address is also defunct.