[sf-lug] SF-LUG May 2026 Mtg, pair of Linux links

[aaronco36 at sdf.org]

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SF-LUG May 2026 Meeting notice - for 2026-05-03 mtg
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San Francisco Linux Users' Group's next meeting is this upcoming Sunday,
May 3rd, from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM PDT.

Selectively quoting from the SF-LUG's current webpage www.sf-lug.org[01] :
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virtual:
https://meet.jit.si/sf-lug.org [02] (most any non-ancient browser that well
supports WebRTC[03], officially supported[04] )
Dial-in: +1.512.647.1431 PIN: 524 338 639#
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To attend remotely, you'll need:
o  Computer w/ any reasonably-modern graphical Web browser, as above[04]
o  mic w/ speakers/headphones.
   Headphones/earbuds are recommended because they avert audio feedback
loops.
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o ... ---> or for a device using a specialised Jitsi Meet client program:
(Recommendation for headphones/earbuds still applies for all of the below)
   o Jitsi Meet Client (28MB APK) for Android 5.0+, via F-Droid[05]:
   o Jitsi Meet Client for Android, via Google Play Store[06]
   o Jitsi Meet Client for iOS, via Apple iTunes Store[07]
   o Jitsi Meet Electron desktop client (86MB binary: Linux x86_64, MacOS,
     MS-Windows),...[08]
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If any of you reading this possibly 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 next Sunday's meeting :-]


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Pair of Linux links, fwd'd from Bobbie S......

1) Linux Magazine's 'Goodbye Bootloader?'[09]
Brief excerpt from the article concerning the classic, ubiquitous
Linux bootloader GRUB:
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If systemd developer Lennart Poettering's vision for the future of Linux
distributions prevails, the classic bootloader could soon become obsolete.
Poettering's idea is for the Linux kernel itself to handle boot tasks.
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2) April 2026 issue 231 of The PCLinuxOS Magazine[10]


-A


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References:
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[01]http://www.sf-lug.org
[02]https://meet.jit.si/sf-lug.org
[03]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebRTC#Support
[04]https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/user-guide/supported-browsers
[05]https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.jitsi.meet/
[06]https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.jitsi.meet
[07]https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jitsi-meet/id1165103905
[08]https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet-electron/releases
[09]https://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2026/302/Booting-Without-GRUB
[10]https://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1301
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