[sf-lug] sf-lug Digest, Vol 1489, Issue 1

Sun Mar 1 01:27:28 PST 2026

Larger font size is good for me. I have some trouble reading screens. So
thank you!

Elise Scher

On Sun, Mar 1, 2026 at 1:00 AM <sf-lug-request at linuxmafia.com> wrote:

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>    1. SF-LUG draft web page changes (Michael Paoli)
>    2. Re: SF-LUG draft web page changes (Ron)
>    3. Re: SF-LUG draft web page changes (Ken Shaffer)
>    4. Re: SF-LUG draft web page changes (Michael Paoli)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2026 19:43:16 -0800
> From: Michael Paoli <michael.paoli at berkeley.edu>
> To: SF-LUG <sf-lug at linuxmafia.com>
> Subject: [sf-lug] SF-LUG draft web page changes
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> Uhm, haven't seen/heard peep since 2026-01-10,
> and there's been "next" draft, hanging out there since 2026-01-07 quite
> unchanged:
> https://www.sf-lug.org/index_beta.html
> only change since then is I just updated the date on it for
> next meeting, which per the earlier automatically updates on
> https://www.sf-lug.org/
> So, ... want to promote that index_beta.html version to the current
> production
> https://www.sf-lug.org/
> or ???
> Shouldn't really have a long term unchanging beta just hangin' out
> there, so what say ye?
> Or if folks can't be bothered to speak up (crickets), should I
> programmatically create something that will break the 0/0 ties by
> arbitrarily deciding and implementing, or not and scrapping the
> proposed/staged changes?
> And I just dropped
> https://www.sf-lug.org/index_alpha.html
> As it's likewise been doing nothing for well over a month (was just a
> copy of index_beta.html to draft/stage/promote next set of changes).
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:08:10 -0800
> From: Ron <ron at bclug.ca>
> To: sf-lug at linuxmafia.com
> Subject: Re: [sf-lug] SF-LUG draft web page changes
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> Michael Paoli wrote on 2026-02-28 19:43:
>
> > Uhm, haven't seen/heard peep since 2026-01-10,
> > and there's been "next" draft, hanging out there since 2026-01-07 quite
> > unchanged:
> > https://www.sf-lug.org/index_beta.html
>
> I find the beta version much easier to read, with the larger font size.
>
>
> The IPv6 and IPv4 specific links - they could (IMHO) go away: there are
> tools to reach the site using either protocol specifically, and usually
> it does not matter which one a browser users.
>
>
> On the other hand, they are kinda neat to test one's connectivity if one
> happens to have IPv6 at home and wants to test it.
>
>
> So, keep 'em, I say. (Flip. Flop.)
>
>
> Looks good to me.
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2026 21:44:36 -0800
> From: Ken Shaffer <kenshaffer80 at gmail.com>
> Cc: SF-LUG <sf-lug at linuxmafia.com>
> Subject: Re: [sf-lug] SF-LUG draft web page changes
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> The beta font size is fine on an external monitor at 100% -- no need to use
> 120% zoom.
> On a phone in landscape, OK, no zoom needed. Phone in portrait, still way
> too small.
> Result on the devices I use, the beta is preferable to the old site. YMMV
> Ken
>
> On Sat, Feb 28, 2026 at 7:44?PM Michael Paoli <michael.paoli at berkeley.edu>
> wrote:
>
> > Uhm, haven't seen/heard peep since 2026-01-10,
> > and there's been "next" draft, hanging out there since 2026-01-07 quite
> > unchanged:
> > https://www.sf-lug.org/index_beta.html
> > only change since then is I just updated the date on it for
> > next meeting, which per the earlier automatically updates on
> > https://www.sf-lug.org/
> > So, ... want to promote that index_beta.html version to the current
> > production
> > https://www.sf-lug.org/
> > or ???
> > Shouldn't really have a long term unchanging beta just hangin' out
> > there, so what say ye?
> > Or if folks can't be bothered to speak up (crickets), should I
> > programmatically create something that will break the 0/0 ties by
> > arbitrarily deciding and implementing, or not and scrapping the
> > proposed/staged changes?
> > And I just dropped
> > https://www.sf-lug.org/index_alpha.html
> > As it's likewise been doing nothing for well over a month (was just a
> > copy of index_beta.html to draft/stage/promote next set of changes).
> >
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> Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2026 21:51:36 -0800
> From: Michael Paoli <michael.paoli at berkeley.edu>
> To: SF-LUG <sf-lug at linuxmafia.com>
> Subject: Re: [sf-lug] SF-LUG draft web page changes
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> On Sat, Feb 28, 2026 at 8:08?PM Ron <ron at bclug.ca> wrote:
> >
> > Michael Paoli wrote on 2026-02-28 19:43:
> >
> > > Uhm, haven't seen/heard peep since 2026-01-10,
> > > and there's been "next" draft, hanging out there since 2026-01-07 quite
> > > unchanged:
> > > https://www.sf-lug.org/index_beta.html
> >
> > I find the beta version much easier to read, with the larger font size.
>
> Well, with all the votes tallied up for well over 30 days,
> 100% in favor, so implemented.
>
> Version control under RCS, in both meanings of the word,
> so yeah, that includes under
> https://www.sf-lug.org/RCS/
> and
> file:///var/www/www.sf-lug.org/RCS/
> if anyone needs/wants to review history of
> (at least some of) earlier versions (and now also
> including current for index.html).
> see also: rcs(1), ci(1), co(1)
>
> > The IPv6 and IPv4 specific links - they could (IMHO) go away: there are
> > tools to reach the site using either protocol specifically, and usually
> > it does not matter which one a browser users.
> >
> > On the other hand, they are kinda neat to test one's connectivity if one
> > happens to have IPv6 at home and wants to test it.
> >
> >
> > So, keep 'em, I say. (Flip. Flop.)
> > Looks good to me.
> I'm kind'a inclined to keep 'em .. at least somewhere
> on the page, but now, and especially with the larger text,
> kind'a inclined to possibly further shrink - or more notably tighten
> up the liks, reduce the text/empahsis, maybe/probably not have as
> a separate section separated out by horizontal rules, etc.  Minor, but
> yeah, I'm inclined to keep ... but further tighten up and deemphasize 'em.
> Also is sometimes quite handy to have / know of separate links for such,
> e.g. when one wants to check from a client where one may not to pick
> specifically v4 or v6 - e.g. browser on "smart" phone.  And yeah,
> there are tools 'n such, but most require JavaScript or the like, so may
> not be so reliable and/or have dependencies.
>
> Though with the larger text ... that's just that one page,
> nothing else so defaults on that same web server domain.
> Of course not much else there, so maybe not much of an issue.
>
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