From hi at gtalug.org  Mon Jan 13 12:38:52 2020
From: hi at gtalug.org (hi at gtalug.org)
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 12:38:52 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [GTALUG-Announce] Meeting on Tuesday, January 14 at 07:30 PM
Message-ID: <20200113173852.08B43E36F@penguin.gtalug.org>

<https://gtalug.org/meeting/2020-01/>

# Lightning Talks with George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, Room 203

_Lighting Talks_ is GTALUG's version of an un-conference, a loosely structured short talks emphasizing the informal exchange of information and ideas between participants, rather than following a conventionally structured GTALUG meetings.  If you already have a topic in mind please send an email <a href="mailto:speakers at gtalug.org">speakers at gtalug.org</a> to be added to the list of scheduled talks.  If you would like to give a talk during the meeting, all you have to do is write your name on a post-it and stick it on the whiteboard in the front of the room. When your talk gets selected, you will have five to present your idea, then five minutes of audience questions.   ### Five Minute Talks  

## Location

George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre
245 Church Street, Room 203
Ryerson University

<https://goo.gl/maps/16oJ2>

<https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/23447525>

## Schedule

* 6:00 pm - Please discuss on the general mailing list (i.e. <talk at gtalug.org>) where you want to go for dinner.
* 7:30 pm - Meeting and presentation.
* 9:00 pm - After each meeting, a group of GTALUGers move to The Imperial Pub (54 Dundas St East) for refreshments and more socialising.

# Code of Conduct

We want a productive happy community that can welcome new ideas, improve every
process every year, and foster collaboration between individuals with differing
needs, interests and skills.

We gain strength from diversity, and actively seek participation from those who
enhance it. This code of conduct exists to ensure that diverse groups
collaborate to mutual advantage and enjoyment. We will challenge prejudice that
could jeopardise the participation of any person in the community.

The Code of Conduct governs how we behave in public or in private whenever the
Linux community will be judged by our actions. We expect it to be honoured by
everyone who represents the community officially or informally, claims
affiliation or participates directly. It applies to activities online or
offline.

We invite anybody to participate. Our community is open.

Please read more about the GTALUG Code of Conduct here:
<https://gtalug.org/about/code-of-conduct/>.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the GTALUG Code of
Conduct please contact the GTALUG Board @ <board at gtalug.org>.

From hi at gtalug.org  Fri Jan 31 17:07:42 2020
From: hi at gtalug.org (hi at gtalug.org)
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 17:07:42 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [GTALUG-Announce] Meeting on Friday, February 14 at 07:30 PM
Message-ID: <20200131220742.3C00BE469@penguin.gtalug.org>

<https://gtalug.org/meeting/2020-02/>

# Concurrency with Warren McPherson

 High-performance applications use graphics processors to do hundreds of calculations in parallel yet people often misunderstand some of the foundational problems. We review a couple of those problems tracing the career of Turing Award winner Leslie Lamport.  Then we look at the impact of these ideas on Machine Learning and Blockchain technologies.

## Location

George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre
245 Church Street, Room 203
Ryerson University

<https://goo.gl/maps/16oJ2>

<https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/23447525>

## Schedule

* 6:00 pm - Please discuss on the general mailing list (i.e. <talk at gtalug.org>) where you want to go for dinner.
* 7:30 pm - Meeting and presentation.
* 9:00 pm - After each meeting, a group of GTALUGers move to The Imperial Pub (54 Dundas St East) for refreshments and more socialising.

# Code of Conduct

We want a productive happy community that can welcome new ideas, improve every
process every year, and foster collaboration between individuals with differing
needs, interests and skills.

We gain strength from diversity, and actively seek participation from those who
enhance it. This code of conduct exists to ensure that diverse groups
collaborate to mutual advantage and enjoyment. We will challenge prejudice that
could jeopardise the participation of any person in the community.

The Code of Conduct governs how we behave in public or in private whenever the
Linux community will be judged by our actions. We expect it to be honoured by
everyone who represents the community officially or informally, claims
affiliation or participates directly. It applies to activities online or
offline.

We invite anybody to participate. Our community is open.

Please read more about the GTALUG Code of Conduct here:
<https://gtalug.org/about/code-of-conduct/>.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the GTALUG Code of
Conduct please contact the GTALUG Board @ <board at gtalug.org>.

From hi at gtalug.org  Fri Jan 31 17:07:51 2020
From: hi at gtalug.org (hi at gtalug.org)
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 17:07:51 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [GTALUG-Announce] Meeting on Friday, February 14 at 07:30 PM
Message-ID: <20200131220751.1541FE469@penguin.gtalug.org>

<https://gtalug.org/meeting/2020-02/>

# Concurrency with Warren McPherson

 High-performance applications use graphics processors to do hundreds of calculations in parallel yet people often misunderstand some of the foundational problems. We review a couple of those problems tracing the career of Turing Award winner Leslie Lamport.  Then we look at the impact of these ideas on Machine Learning and Blockchain technologies.

## Location

George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre
245 Church Street, Room 203
Ryerson University

<https://goo.gl/maps/16oJ2>

<https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/23447525>

## Schedule

* 6:00 pm - Please discuss on the general mailing list (i.e. <talk at gtalug.org>) where you want to go for dinner.
* 7:30 pm - Meeting and presentation.
* 9:00 pm - After each meeting, a group of GTALUGers move to The Imperial Pub (54 Dundas St East) for refreshments and more socialising.

# Code of Conduct

We want a productive happy community that can welcome new ideas, improve every
process every year, and foster collaboration between individuals with differing
needs, interests and skills.

We gain strength from diversity, and actively seek participation from those who
enhance it. This code of conduct exists to ensure that diverse groups
collaborate to mutual advantage and enjoyment. We will challenge prejudice that
could jeopardise the participation of any person in the community.

The Code of Conduct governs how we behave in public or in private whenever the
Linux community will be judged by our actions. We expect it to be honoured by
everyone who represents the community officially or informally, claims
affiliation or participates directly. It applies to activities online or
offline.

We invite anybody to participate. Our community is open.

Please read more about the GTALUG Code of Conduct here:
<https://gtalug.org/about/code-of-conduct/>.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the GTALUG Code of
Conduct please contact the GTALUG Board @ <board at gtalug.org>.

From hi at gtalug.org  Sat Feb  1 21:10:18 2020
From: hi at gtalug.org (hi at gtalug.org)
Date: Sat,  1 Feb 2020 21:10:18 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [GTALUG-Announce] Meeting on Tuesday, February 11 at 07:30 PM
Message-ID: <20200202021018.BFB68E469@penguin.gtalug.org>

<https://gtalug.org/meeting/2020-02/>

# Correction: the meeting is on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 and not on Friday, February 14 2020 as it was previously stated.

# Concurrency with Warren McPherson

 High-performance applications use graphics processors to do hundreds of calculations in parallel yet people often misunderstand some of the foundational problems. We review a couple of those problems tracing the career of Turing Award winner Leslie Lamport.  Then we look at the impact of these ideas on Machine Learning and Blockchain technologies.

## Location

George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre
245 Church Street, Room 203
Ryerson University

<https://goo.gl/maps/16oJ2>

<https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/23447525>

## Schedule

* 6:00 pm - Please discuss on the general mailing list (i.e. <talk at gtalug.org>) where you want to go for dinner.
* 7:30 pm - Meeting and presentation.
* 9:00 pm - After each meeting, a group of GTALUGers move to The Imperial Pub (54 Dundas St East) for refreshments and more socialising.

# Code of Conduct

We want a productive happy community that can welcome new ideas, improve every
process every year, and foster collaboration between individuals with differing
needs, interests and skills.

We gain strength from diversity, and actively seek participation from those who
enhance it. This code of conduct exists to ensure that diverse groups
collaborate to mutual advantage and enjoyment. We will challenge prejudice that
could jeopardise the participation of any person in the community.

The Code of Conduct governs how we behave in public or in private whenever the
Linux community will be judged by our actions. We expect it to be honoured by
everyone who represents the community officially or informally, claims
affiliation or participates directly. It applies to activities online or
offline.

We invite anybody to participate. Our community is open.

Please read more about the GTALUG Code of Conduct here:
<https://gtalug.org/about/code-of-conduct/>.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the GTALUG Code of
Conduct please contact the GTALUG Board @ <board at gtalug.org>.

From hi at gtalug.org  Mon Feb 10 11:19:48 2020
From: hi at gtalug.org (hi at gtalug.org)
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:19:48 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [GTALUG-Announce] Meeting on Tuesday, February 11 at 07:30 PM
Message-ID: <20200210161948.4CA33E505@penguin.gtalug.org>

<https://gtalug.org/meeting/2020-02/>

# Correction: the meeting is on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 and not on Friday, February 14 2020 as it was previously stated.

# Concurrency with Warren McPherson

 High-performance applications use graphics processors to do hundreds of calculations in parallel yet people often misunderstand some of the foundational problems. We review a couple of those problems tracing the career of Turing Award winner Leslie Lamport.  Then we look at the impact of these ideas on Machine Learning and Blockchain technologies.

## Location

George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre
245 Church Street, Room 203
Ryerson University

<https://goo.gl/maps/16oJ2>

<https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/23447525>

## Schedule

* 6:00 pm - Please discuss on the general mailing list (i.e. <talk at gtalug.org>) where you want to go for dinner.
* 7:30 pm - Meeting and presentation.
* 9:00 pm - After each meeting, a group of GTALUGers move to The Imperial Pub (54 Dundas St East) for refreshments and more socialising.

# Code of Conduct

We want a productive happy community that can welcome new ideas, improve every
process every year, and foster collaboration between individuals with differing
needs, interests and skills.

We gain strength from diversity, and actively seek participation from those who
enhance it. This code of conduct exists to ensure that diverse groups
collaborate to mutual advantage and enjoyment. We will challenge prejudice that
could jeopardise the participation of any person in the community.

The Code of Conduct governs how we behave in public or in private whenever the
Linux community will be judged by our actions. We expect it to be honoured by
everyone who represents the community officially or informally, claims
affiliation or participates directly. It applies to activities online or
offline.

We invite anybody to participate. Our community is open.

Please read more about the GTALUG Code of Conduct here:
<https://gtalug.org/about/code-of-conduct/>.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the GTALUG Code of
Conduct please contact the GTALUG Board @ <board at gtalug.org>.

From hi at gtalug.org  Thu Feb 27 11:49:29 2020
From: hi at gtalug.org (hi at gtalug.org)
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 11:49:29 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [GTALUG-Announce] Meeting on Tuesday, March 10 at 07:30 PM
Message-ID: <20200227164929.65DD0E375@penguin.gtalug.org>

<https://gtalug.org/meeting/2020-03/>

# Ham Radio with a side of Linux with Alan Heighway

 Alan Heighway will be covering the basics of Ham radio and how the Linux community has embraced it from the start.  Alan will also be showing a selection of Linux applications pertaining to Ham Radio, hopefully with some demonstrations...

## Location

George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre
245 Church Street, Room 203
Ryerson University

<https://goo.gl/maps/16oJ2>

<https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/23447525>

## Schedule

* 6:00 pm - Please discuss on the general mailing list (i.e. <talk at gtalug.org>) where you want to go for dinner.
* 7:30 pm - Meeting and presentation.
* 9:00 pm - After each meeting, a group of GTALUGers move to The Imperial Pub (54 Dundas St East) for refreshments and more socialising.

# Code of Conduct

We want a productive happy community that can welcome new ideas, improve every
process every year, and foster collaboration between individuals with differing
needs, interests and skills.

We gain strength from diversity, and actively seek participation from those who
enhance it. This code of conduct exists to ensure that diverse groups
collaborate to mutual advantage and enjoyment. We will challenge prejudice that
could jeopardise the participation of any person in the community.

The Code of Conduct governs how we behave in public or in private whenever the
Linux community will be judged by our actions. We expect it to be honoured by
everyone who represents the community officially or informally, claims
affiliation or participates directly. It applies to activities online or
offline.

We invite anybody to participate. Our community is open.

Please read more about the GTALUG Code of Conduct here:
<https://gtalug.org/about/code-of-conduct/>.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the GTALUG Code of
Conduct please contact the GTALUG Board @ <board at gtalug.org>.

From hi at gtalug.org  Tue Mar 10 10:24:20 2020
From: hi at gtalug.org (hi at gtalug.org)
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 10:24:20 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [GTALUG-Announce] Meeting on Tuesday, March 10 at 07:30 PM
Message-ID: <20200310142420.A00AAE5FE@penguin.gtalug.org>

<https://gtalug.org/meeting/2020-03/>

# Ham Radio with a side of Linux with Alan Heighway

 Alan Heighway will be covering the basics of Ham radio and how the Linux community has embraced it from the start.  Alan will also be showing a selection of Linux applications pertaining to Ham Radio, hopefully with some demonstrations...

## Location

George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre
245 Church Street, Room 203
Ryerson University

<https://goo.gl/maps/16oJ2>

<https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/23447525>

## Schedule

* 6:00 pm - Please discuss on the general mailing list (i.e. <talk at gtalug.org>) where you want to go for dinner.
* 7:30 pm - Meeting and presentation.
* 9:00 pm - After each meeting, a group of GTALUGers move to The Imperial Pub (54 Dundas St East) for refreshments and more socialising.

# Code of Conduct

We want a productive happy community that can welcome new ideas, improve every
process every year, and foster collaboration between individuals with differing
needs, interests and skills.

We gain strength from diversity, and actively seek participation from those who
enhance it. This code of conduct exists to ensure that diverse groups
collaborate to mutual advantage and enjoyment. We will challenge prejudice that
could jeopardise the participation of any person in the community.

The Code of Conduct governs how we behave in public or in private whenever the
Linux community will be judged by our actions. We expect it to be honoured by
everyone who represents the community officially or informally, claims
affiliation or participates directly. It applies to activities online or
offline.

We invite anybody to participate. Our community is open.

Please read more about the GTALUG Code of Conduct here:
<https://gtalug.org/about/code-of-conduct/>.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the GTALUG Code of
Conduct please contact the GTALUG Board @ <board at gtalug.org>.

From cbbrowne at gmail.com  Thu Mar 26 14:23:01 2020
From: cbbrowne at gmail.com (Christopher Browne)
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 14:23:01 -0400
Subject: [GTALUG-Announce] GTALUG: COVID-19 Impact
Message-ID: <CAFNqd5UNpgaUi0Q-bawQ1D+zTMNM0KEJjT=3jyFqCmamXGSkQw@mail.gmail.com>

The ongoing COVID-19 problem has made it impossible to hold
our monthly meetings at Ryerson.

Our meetings are held at Ryerson University; the University has
declared [1] that, to help diminish the spread of the virus, they are
eliminating all discretionary activities on (and off) campus until May
1, 2020.  GTALUG certainly falls in the "discretionary activity"
category, therefore we do not have availability of that space.  It is,
of course, entirely likely that the May 1 date will shift as the situation
evolves.

Further, the Ontario Government has banned getting together in
groups of 50 or more [2] (it would be no surprise for that to go down
further), and in view of the risks of the virus, it would not be at all
responsible for GTALUG to attempt to shift to other locations;
that would not fit well with the "social and physical distancing"
concept in use to try to diminish spread of the virus.

We are trying to see what we can do about alternative mechanisms, so
that discussions may take place online.  The mailing list remains
active, of course; we hope to see more ideas emerge over the next
couple of weeks.

[1]
https://www.ryerson.ca/news-events/news/2020/03/president-mohamed-lachemi-announces-universitys-plans-to-deal-with-covid-19/
[2] https://www.ontario.ca/page/2019-novel-coronavirus
-- 
Chris Browne
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From hi at gtalug.org  Mon Apr  6 10:33:41 2020
From: hi at gtalug.org (hi at gtalug.org)
Date: Mon,  6 Apr 2020 10:33:41 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [GTALUG-Announce] Meeting on Tuesday, April 14 at 07:30 PM
Message-ID: <20200406143341.5842FE5F2@penguin.gtalug.org>

<https://gtalug.org/meeting/2020-04/>

# Round Table Q&A

A Round Table Q&A Session is where we take questions from the audience, and the audience discusses and attempts to answer those questions from their own knowledge. It's a great way to meet fellow members of our community and discover the skill sets we each bring to the table.

There will be no video recording during the session.


Due to global pandemic we are going to hold this session virtually in zoom.

Zoom meeting URL: https://zoom.us/j/555304054?pwd=eWdoNlBWUGtXMXZrN1RmZ2tCTEE2UT09
Meeting ID: 555 304 054
Password: 077170

One tap mobile:
  +16473744685,,555304054
  +15873281099,,555304054

Dial by your location(Canada):
  * +1-647-374-4685
  * +1-647-558-0588
  * +1-587-328-1099
  * +1-778-907-2071
  * +1-438-809-7799

Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/acqLA3Cd7V

## Location

Zoom meeting

## Schedule

* 7:30 pm - Meeting and presentation.

# Code of Conduct

We want a productive happy community that can welcome new ideas, improve every
process every year, and foster collaboration between individuals with differing
needs, interests and skills.

We gain strength from diversity, and actively seek participation from those who
enhance it. This code of conduct exists to ensure that diverse groups
collaborate to mutual advantage and enjoyment. We will challenge prejudice that
could jeopardise the participation of any person in the community.

The Code of Conduct governs how we behave in public or in private whenever the
Linux community will be judged by our actions. We expect it to be honoured by
everyone who represents the community officially or informally, claims
affiliation or participates directly. It applies to activities online or
offline.

We invite anybody to participate. Our community is open.

Please read more about the GTALUG Code of Conduct here:
<https://gtalug.org/about/code-of-conduct/>.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the GTALUG Code of
Conduct please contact the GTALUG Board @ <board at gtalug.org>.

From hi at gtalug.org  Tue Apr 14 10:13:08 2020
From: hi at gtalug.org (hi at gtalug.org)
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 10:13:08 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [GTALUG-Announce] Meeting Today
Message-ID: <20200414141308.8D110E2DF@penguin.gtalug.org>

<https://gtalug.org/meeting/2020-04/>

# Round Table Q&A

A Round Table Q&A Session is where we take questions from the audience, and the audience discusses and attempts to answer those questions from their own knowledge. It's a great way to meet fellow members of our community and discover the skill sets we each bring to the table.

There will be no video recording during the session.


Due to global pandemic we are going to hold this session virtually in zoom.

Zoom meeting URL: https://zoom.us/j/555304054?pwd=eWdoNlBWUGtXMXZrN1RmZ2tCTEE2UT09
Meeting ID: 555 304 054
Password: 077170

One tap mobile:
  +16473744685,,555304054
  +15873281099,,555304054

Dial by your location(Canada):
  * +1-647-374-4685
  * +1-647-558-0588
  * +1-587-328-1099
  * +1-778-907-2071
  * +1-438-809-7799

Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/acqLA3Cd7V

## Location

Zoom meeting

## Schedule

* 7:30 pm - Meeting and presentation.

# Code of Conduct

We want a productive happy community that can welcome new ideas, improve every
process every year, and foster collaboration between individuals with differing
needs, interests and skills.

We gain strength from diversity, and actively seek participation from those who
enhance it. This code of conduct exists to ensure that diverse groups
collaborate to mutual advantage and enjoyment. We will challenge prejudice that
could jeopardise the participation of any person in the community.

The Code of Conduct governs how we behave in public or in private whenever the
Linux community will be judged by our actions. We expect it to be honoured by
everyone who represents the community officially or informally, claims
affiliation or participates directly. It applies to activities online or
offline.

We invite anybody to participate. Our community is open.

Please read more about the GTALUG Code of Conduct here:
<https://gtalug.org/about/code-of-conduct/>.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the GTALUG Code of
Conduct please contact the GTALUG Board @ <board at gtalug.org>.

From hi at gtalug.org  Mon May 11 13:38:09 2020
From: hi at gtalug.org (hi at gtalug.org)
Date: Mon, 11 May 2020 13:38:09 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [GTALUG-Announce] Meeting Tomorrow
Message-ID: <20200511173809.C421DE2E1@penguin.gtalug.org>

<https://gtalug.org/meeting/2020-05/>

# Lightning talks and Round Table

This is GTALUG's version of an un-conference, a loosely structured short talks emphasizing the informal exchange of information and ideas between participants, rather than following a conventionally structured GTALUG meetings.

If you already have a topic in mind please send an email speakers at gtalug.org to be added to the list of scheduled talks.

A Round Table Q&A Session is where we take questions from the audience, and the audience discusses and attempts to answer those questions from their own knowledge. It's a great way to meet fellow members of our community and discover the skill sets we each bring to the table.

Zoom meeting URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82232483670?pwd=SEp6eU1FWUNCTDJncllqWFYzN292dz09
Meeting ID: 822 3248 3670
Password: 093063

One tap mobile:

* tel:+14388097799,,82232483670
* tel:+15873281099,,82232483670

Dial by your location(Canada):

* tel:+1-438-809-7799
* tel:+1-587-328-1099
* tel:+1-647-374-4685
* tel:+1-647-558-0588
* tel:+1-778-907-2071


Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/acqLA3Cd7V


## Schedule

* 7:30 pm - Meeting and presentation.

# Code of Conduct

We want a productive happy community that can welcome new ideas, improve every
process every year, and foster collaboration between individuals with differing
needs, interests and skills.

We gain strength from diversity, and actively seek participation from those who
enhance it. This code of conduct exists to ensure that diverse groups
collaborate to mutual advantage and enjoyment. We will challenge prejudice that
could jeopardise the participation of any person in the community.

The Code of Conduct governs how we behave in public or in private whenever the
Linux community will be judged by our actions. We expect it to be honoured by
everyone who represents the community officially or informally, claims
affiliation or participates directly. It applies to activities online or
offline.

We invite anybody to participate. Our community is open.

Please read more about the GTALUG Code of Conduct here:
<https://gtalug.org/about/code-of-conduct/>.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the GTALUG Code of
Conduct please contact the GTALUG Board @ <board at gtalug.org>.

From hi at gtalug.org  Mon Jun  8 16:55:12 2020
From: hi at gtalug.org (hi at gtalug.org)
Date: Mon,  8 Jun 2020 16:55:12 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [GTALUG-Announce] Meeting Tomorrow
Message-ID: <20200608205512.89CCEE590@penguin.gtalug.org>

<https://gtalug.org/meeting/2020-06/>

# Lightning talks and Round Table with Jitsi meeting

This is GTALUG's version of an un-conference, a loosely structured short talks emphasizing the informal exchange of information and ideas between participants, rather than following a conventionally structured GTALUG meetings.  If you already have a topic in mind please send an email <a href="mailto:speakers at gtalug.org">speakers at gtalug.org</a> to be added to the list of scheduled talks.  A Round Table Q&A Session is where we take questions from the audience, and the audience discusses and attempts to answer those questions from their own knowledge. It's a great way to meet fellow members of our community and discover the skill sets we each bring to the table.  Due to global pandemic we are going to hold this session via video conferencing.  We're going to use jitsi for this meeting:

Meeting room url: https://jitsi.flamy.ca/GTALUG
Meeting room password: aez0eireiM

## Location

Jitsi meeting

## Schedule

* 7:00 pm - Pre-meeting connectivity and microphone testing
* 7:30 pm - Meeting and presentation.
* 9:00 pm - After each meeting, a group of GTALUGers move to The Imperial Pub (54 Dundas St East) for refreshments and more socialising.

# Code of Conduct

We want a productive happy community that can welcome new ideas, improve every
process every year, and foster collaboration between individuals with differing
needs, interests and skills.

We gain strength from diversity, and actively seek participation from those who
enhance it. This code of conduct exists to ensure that diverse groups
collaborate to mutual advantage and enjoyment. We will challenge prejudice that
could jeopardise the participation of any person in the community.

The Code of Conduct governs how we behave in public or in private whenever the
Linux community will be judged by our actions. We expect it to be honoured by
everyone who represents the community officially or informally, claims
affiliation or participates directly. It applies to activities online or
offline.

We invite anybody to participate. Our community is open.

Please read more about the GTALUG Code of Conduct here:
<https://gtalug.org/about/code-of-conduct/>.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the GTALUG Code of
Conduct please contact the GTALUG Board @ <board at gtalug.org>.

From hi at gtalug.org  Mon Jun  8 16:56:59 2020
From: hi at gtalug.org (hi at gtalug.org)
Date: Mon,  8 Jun 2020 16:56:59 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [GTALUG-Announce] Meeting Tomorrow
Message-ID: <20200608205659.4C670E590@penguin.gtalug.org>

<https://gtalug.org/meeting/2020-06/>

# Lightning talks and Round Table with Jitsi meeting

This is GTALUG's version of an un-conference, a loosely structured short talks emphasizing the informal exchange of information and ideas between participants, rather than following a conventionally structured GTALUG meetings.

If you already have a topic in mind please send an email speakers at gtalug.org to be added to the list of scheduled talks.

A Round Table Q&A Session is where we take questions from the audience, and the audience discusses and attempts to answer those questions from their own knowledge. It's a great way to meet fellow members of our community and discover the skill sets we each bring to the table.

Due to global pandemic we are going to hold this session via video conferencing.  We're going to use jitsi for this meeting:

Meeting room url: https://jitsi.flamy.ca/GTALUG
Meeting room password: aez0eireiM

## Location

Jitsi meeting

## Schedule

* 7:00 pm - Pre-meeting connectivity and microphone testing
* 7:30 pm - Meeting and presentation.

# Code of Conduct

We want a productive happy community that can welcome new ideas, improve every
process every year, and foster collaboration between individuals with differing
needs, interests and skills.

We gain strength from diversity, and actively seek participation from those who
enhance it. This code of conduct exists to ensure that diverse groups
collaborate to mutual advantage and enjoyment. We will challenge prejudice that
could jeopardise the participation of any person in the community.

The Code of Conduct governs how we behave in public or in private whenever the
Linux community will be judged by our actions. We expect it to be honoured by
everyone who represents the community officially or informally, claims
affiliation or participates directly. It applies to activities online or
offline.

We invite anybody to participate. Our community is open.

Please read more about the GTALUG Code of Conduct here: https://gtalug.org/about/code-of-conduct/

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the GTALUG Code of
Conduct please contact the GTALUG Board @ board at gtalug.org.

From hi at gtalug.org  Wed Jun 24 19:48:12 2020
From: hi at gtalug.org (hi at gtalug.org)
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2020 19:48:12 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [GTALUG-Announce] Meeting on Tuesday, July 14 at 07:30 PM
Message-ID: <20200624234812.1358DE360@penguin.gtalug.org>

# Lightning talks and Round Table

This is GTALUG's version of an un-conference, a loosely structured short talks emphasizing the informal exchange of information and ideas between participants, rather than following a conventionally structured GTALUG meetings.

If you already have a topic in mind please send an email <a href="mailto:speakers at gtalug.org">speakers at gtalug.org</a> to be added to the list of scheduled talks.

A Round Table Q&A Session is where we take questions from the audience, and the audience discusses and attempts to answer those questions from their own knowledge. It's a great way to meet fellow members of our community and discover the skill sets we each bring to the table.  Due to global pandemic we are going to hold this session via video conferencing.

We're going to use jitsi for this meeting:

Meeting room url: https://jitsi.flamy.ca/GTALUG

## Location

Jitsi meeting

## Schedule

* 7:30 pm - Meeting and presentation.


# Code of Conduct

We want a productive happy community that can welcome new ideas, improve every
process every year, and foster collaboration between individuals with differing
needs, interests and skills.

We gain strength from diversity, and actively seek participation from those who
enhance it. This code of conduct exists to ensure that diverse groups
collaborate to mutual advantage and enjoyment. We will challenge prejudice that
could jeopardise the participation of any person in the community.

The Code of Conduct governs how we behave in public or in private whenever the
Linux community will be judged by our actions. We expect it to be honoured by
everyone who represents the community officially or informally, claims
affiliation or participates directly. It applies to activities online or
offline.

We invite anybody to participate. Our community is open.

Please read more about the GTALUG Code of Conduct here: https://gtalug.org/about/code-of-conduct/

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the GTALUG Code of
Conduct please contact the GTALUG Board at board at gtalug.org.

From hi at gtalug.org  Tue Jul 14 18:08:54 2020
From: hi at gtalug.org (hi at gtalug.org)
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2020 18:08:54 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [GTALUG-Announce] Meeting Today
Message-ID: <20200714220854.CB9BCE37C@penguin.gtalug.org>

# Lightning talks and Round Table

This is GTALUG's version of an un-conference, a loosely structured short talks emphasizing the informal exchange of information and ideas between participants, rather than following a conventionally structured GTALUG meetings.

If you already have a topic in mind please send an email <a href="mailto:speakers at gtalug.org">speakers at gtalug.org</a> to be added to the list of scheduled talks.

A Round Table Q&A Session is where we take questions from the audience, and the audience discusses and attempts to answer those questions from their own knowledge. It's a great way to meet fellow members of our community and discover the skill sets we each bring to the table.  Due to global pandemic we are going to hold this session via video conferencing.

We're going to use jitsi for this meeting:

Meeting room url: https://jitsi.flamy.ca/GTALUG

## Location

Jitsi meeting

## Schedule

* 7:30 pm - Meeting and presentation.


# Code of Conduct

We want a productive happy community that can welcome new ideas, improve every
process every year, and foster collaboration between individuals with differing
needs, interests and skills.

We gain strength from diversity, and actively seek participation from those who
enhance it. This code of conduct exists to ensure that diverse groups
collaborate to mutual advantage and enjoyment. We will challenge prejudice that
could jeopardise the participation of any person in the community.

The Code of Conduct governs how we behave in public or in private whenever the
Linux community will be judged by our actions. We expect it to be honoured by
everyone who represents the community officially or informally, claims
affiliation or participates directly. It applies to activities online or
offline.

We invite anybody to participate. Our community is open.

Please read more about the GTALUG Code of Conduct here: https://gtalug.org/about/code-of-conduct/

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the GTALUG Code of
Conduct please contact the GTALUG Board at board at gtalug.org.

From hi at gtalug.org  Wed Jul 22 15:58:50 2020
From: hi at gtalug.org (hi at gtalug.org)
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2020 15:58:50 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [GTALUG-Announce] Meeting on Tuesday, August 11 at 07:30 PM
Message-ID: <20200722195850.E2BB4E370@penguin.gtalug.org>

# Lightning talks and Round Table

This is GTALUG's version of an un-conference, a loosely structured short talks emphasizing the informal exchange of information and ideas between participants, rather than following a conventionally structured GTALUG meetings.

If you already have a topic in mind please send an email speakers at gtalug.org to be added to the list of scheduled talks.

A Round Table Q&A Session is where we take questions from the audience, and the audience discusses and attempts to answer those questions from their own knowledge. It's a great way to meet fellow members of our community and discover the skill sets we each bring to the table.

## Location

https://jitsi.flamy.ca/GTALUG

## Schedule

* 7:30 pm - Meeting and presentation.

# Code of Conduct

We want a productive happy community that can welcome new ideas, improve every
process every year, and foster collaboration between individuals with differing
needs, interests and skills.

We gain strength from diversity, and actively seek participation from those who
enhance it. This code of conduct exists to ensure that diverse groups
collaborate to mutual advantage and enjoyment. We will challenge prejudice that
could jeopardise the participation of any person in the community.

The Code of Conduct governs how we behave in public or in private whenever the
Linux community will be judged by our actions. We expect it to be honoured by
everyone who represents the community officially or informally, claims
affiliation or participates directly. It applies to activities online or
offline.

We invite anybody to participate. Our community is open.

Please read more about the GTALUG Code of Conduct here: https://gtalug.org/about/code-of-conduct/

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the GTALUG Code of
Conduct please contact the GTALUG Board at board at gtalug.org.

From hi at gtalug.org  Tue Aug 11 11:02:16 2020
From: hi at gtalug.org (hi at gtalug.org)
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2020 11:02:16 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [GTALUG-Announce] Meeting Today
Message-ID: <20200811150216.8CEFCE437@penguin.gtalug.org>

# Lightning talks and Round Table

This is GTALUG's version of an un-conference, a loosely structured short talks emphasizing the informal exchange of information and ideas between participants, rather than following a conventionally structured GTALUG meetings.

If you already have a topic in mind please send an email speakers at gtalug.org to be added to the list of scheduled talks.

A Round Table Q&A Session is where we take questions from the audience, and the audience discusses and attempts to answer those questions from their own knowledge. It's a great way to meet fellow members of our community and discover the skill sets we each bring to the table.

## Location

https://jitsi.flamy.ca/GTALUG

## Schedule

* 7:30 pm - Meeting and presentation.

# Code of Conduct

We want a productive happy community that can welcome new ideas, improve every
process every year, and foster collaboration between individuals with differing
needs, interests and skills.

We gain strength from diversity, and actively seek participation from those who
enhance it. This code of conduct exists to ensure that diverse groups
collaborate to mutual advantage and enjoyment. We will challenge prejudice that
could jeopardise the participation of any person in the community.

The Code of Conduct governs how we behave in public or in private whenever the
Linux community will be judged by our actions. We expect it to be honoured by
everyone who represents the community officially or informally, claims
affiliation or participates directly. It applies to activities online or
offline.

We invite anybody to participate. Our community is open.

Please read more about the GTALUG Code of Conduct here: https://gtalug.org/about/code-of-conduct/

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the GTALUG Code of
Conduct please contact the GTALUG Board at board at gtalug.org.

From cbbrowne at gmail.com  Fri Aug 28 10:21:13 2020
From: cbbrowne at gmail.com (Christopher Browne)
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2020 10:21:13 -0400
Subject: [GTALUG-Announce] AGM and Call for Candidates
Message-ID: <CAFNqd5VkHxt5oU0pRS9PihWe1pZt1vYkZX9DqKv+E4BmCLXOgg@mail.gmail.com>

Hear ye!  Hear ye!  This is a Call for Candidates for the GTALUG
Board.

October 13th is GTALUG's Annual General Meeting, our tiny piece of
"political pageantry."

There are two seats opening, for 2 year terms (2020-2022).

Please consider running for the board, and keep in mind the following.

There are two formal qualifications that candidates need to satisfy:
 - Must be a GTALUG member in good standing
 - Must not have any undischarged bankruptcy

It is also important to be able to be available most months for
Board/Operations meetings where we plan GTALUG meetings and
activities.  These meetings normally take place on the Monday evening
following the regular Tuesday meeting.  These days, this takes place
on-line, using Jitsi.

This is not an extraordinarily huge burden, but it does mean that
there are 48 meetings (counting both "second Tuesday" and "the
following Monday") where we hope to see you, and we hope to see you
most of the time.

Board members are involved in and support the following activities.
 - Finding speakers for our monthly presentations
 - Operating our internet infrastructure (website and mailing lists)
 - Organizing and running our annual Linux in the Park picnic (in less
   pandemic-stricken times)
 - Our involvement as a member organization of ICANN

If you are interested, we'd appreciate it very much if you can submit
your intention to run to the email address: board at gtalug.org

The incumbents whose previous terms are expiring are:
- Chris Browne
- Alex Volkov

Potential Candidates are welcome to announce their intention all the
way up to the day of the AGM itself.
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From cbbrowne at gmail.com  Fri Aug 28 10:24:50 2020
From: cbbrowne at gmail.com (Christopher Browne)
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2020 10:24:50 -0400
Subject: [GTALUG-Announce] GTALUG Membership In These COVID-19 Times
Message-ID: <CAFNqd5VAwvTEYsEmRYP-xKt3+Qzjg4pwQNr3A196Z-pxr3JchA@mail.gmail.com>

In most years, membership has been handled via comparatively informal
in-person processes, and those that wish to support GTALUG via
membership would (broadly) follow the following steps:

- Grab a membership form (that Chris passed out)
- Try to pass Chris a $20 bill, whereupon Chris would say "take it
  back, and give it to me once you fill in the form"
- Fill in the form, and hand it to Chris along with payment
- Chris returns a few minutes later with a membership card

As GTALUG is meeting virtually, these days, this process cannot occur
as described.

For those wishing to support GTALUG via membership, two routes are
suggested:

 - The Cheque is In The Mail :: Send a payment via Canada Post.
 - Interac eTransfer :: Send funds from your bank to ours

To ensure that membership has been addressed for voting at the 2020
AGM on October 13th, it is imperative to handle this earlier than
that, as mail can take several days for delivery.  Alas, either way,
this imposes more bureaucracy and some more cost than we have been
accustomed to.

 - Payment via check using Canada Post :: In this case, please send a
      cheque, made out to "GTALUG", in the amount of $20, along with
      the identification information indicated below, and please send
      to the following address:

   GTALUG
   914-10 Carabob Court
   Toronto, ON M1T 3N5

 - Interac eTransfer :: In this case, three pieces of information are
      critical, and must be shared both with your bank as well as with
      GTALUG.
   - Recipient :: The recipient email address is membership at gtalug.org
   - Security Question :: The content of this is not too important;
        "Random Value" or "Sooper Sekrut Data" are fine values.
   - Security Answer :: It is suggested that a random value be used.
        For instance, 215db45eb7f54e1e5907de3b50ac50ee is a value I
        got from passing 1K of data from /dev/random through md5sum,
        and that is a decent mechanism to get a relatively unguessable
        password.  (Of course, since many people have seen that
        specific value, 215db45eb7f54e1e5907de3b50ac50ee, it would not
        be a good choice.)  This security answer also needs to be
        emailed to the membership at gtalug.org address in order for us
        to receive the payment.
 - Common information :: Whichever of the above mechanisms is used for
      payment, please email the following membership information to
      membership at gtalug.org.  Note that by longstanding policy, we do
      not pass your information on to outside organizations.
      - Name :: Your preferred name
      - Email :: Your preferred email address (if using Interac
                 eTransfer, it's best to use the same address, so we
                 know which email address to associate each security
                 answer with)
      - Address :: If you are comfortable providing such
      - Security Answer :: If eTransfer is used, we need the Security
           Answer in order to actually receive funds

*** Generating a random value, the Linux way
    Here is a script that repeatedly takes 1K of random data from
    /dev/random, and turns it into an md5 checksum to ensure that the
    value is human readable and not too long.
#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE
for i in 1 2 3 4 5; do dd if=/dev/random bs=1k count=2 status=none |
md5sum; done
215db45eb7f54e1e5907de3b50ac50ee  -
4f8f0e3a2944c857ebc3a7a776659134  -
1a52010a29ef3b2446d532ba389f65cb  -
84e6b072e2661fc88b3a7b1ed1ce5873  -
ef3f10a8b634760691e2ae53a0952707  -
#+END_EXAMPLE
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From hi at gtalug.org  Tue Oct 13 12:09:06 2020
From: hi at gtalug.org (hi at gtalug.org)
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2020 12:09:06 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [GTALUG-Announce] Meeting Today
Message-ID: <20201013160906.58055E2C9@penguin.gtalug.org>

<https://gtalug.org/meeting/2020-10/>

# AGM, Lightning talks, Round Table

This is GTALUG's version of an un-conference, a loosely structured short talks emphasizing the informal exchange of information and ideas between participants, rather than following a conventionally structured GTALUG meetings.  If you already have a topic in mind please send an email to speakers at gtalug.org to be added to the list of scheduled talks.  A Round Table Q&A Session is where we take questions from the audience, and the audience discusses and attempts to answer those questions from their own knowledge. It's a great way to meet fellow members of our community and discover the skill sets we each bring to the table.  There will be a bit of organizational business, as October is when we normally hold the Annual General Meeting of GTALUG, which will involve:   - A brief financial report for the year  - Introduction to the 2020 Board Elections  As usual, we'll be meeting on Jitsi:

* Meeting room url: https://jitsi.flamy.ca/GTALUG
* Meeting Notes: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/gtalug-october

## Location


https://jitsi.flamy.ca/GTALUG

## Schedule

* 7:30 pm - Meeting and presentation.

# Code of Conduct

We want a productive happy community that can welcome new ideas, improve every
process every year, and foster collaboration between individuals with differing
needs, interests and skills.

We gain strength from diversity, and actively seek participation from those who
enhance it. This code of conduct exists to ensure that diverse groups
collaborate to mutual advantage and enjoyment. We will challenge prejudice that
could jeopardise the participation of any person in the community.

The Code of Conduct governs how we behave in public or in private whenever the
Linux community will be judged by our actions. We expect it to be honoured by
everyone who represents the community officially or informally, claims
affiliation or participates directly. It applies to activities online or
offline.

We invite anybody to participate. Our community is open.

Please read more about the GTALUG Code of Conduct here: https://gtalug.org/about/code-of-conduct/

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the GTALUG Code of
Conduct please contact the GTALUG Board at board at gtalug.org.


From cbbrowne at gmail.com  Tue Oct 13 18:27:05 2020
From: cbbrowne at gmail.com (Christopher Browne)
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2020 18:27:05 -0400
Subject: [GTALUG-Announce] AGM Board Vote Notes
Message-ID: <CAFNqd5XXZgeujKq7e_7_QM8zFesYJduVYR3ze020rF8V=e0DNA@mail.gmail.com>

** AGM Board Vote Notes
   In view of our "remote operation," the usual voting processes that
   take place in person cannot function, hence the following
   procedures.

*** Voting via email
   The voting process will be done via email, starting on October 13th
   at 9:30pm EDT, and completing October 29th, 9:30pm EDT.

   In view of there having been a near absent attendance record, one
   of the board members has been released, therefore opening a seat
   for a one year term.  Hence, there will be 3 board seats open, two
   for two year terms, and one for a one year term.

   Candidates will be asked to express their preference between the 1
   and 2 year terms, so we will have two slates of candidates for the
   respective terms.

   Ballots will be sent to vote at gtlug.org, and should consist of the
   following:
   - 2 Year Board Term :: Candidate 1
   - 2 Year Board Term :: Candidate 2
   - 1 Year Board Term :: Candidate 3

   As mentioned, votes should be submitted by GTALUG members via email
   to vote at gtalug.org.

*** Count Procedure
   Votes sent to the GTALUG vote at gtalug.org address will be forwarded
   to the Returning Officer, and the official count will take place
   October 29th after 9:30pm EDT.

-- 
When confronted by a difficult problem, solve it by reducing it to the
question, "How would the Lone Ranger handle this?"
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From hi at gtalug.org  Mon Nov  9 20:51:48 2020
From: hi at gtalug.org (hi at gtalug.org)
Date: Mon,  9 Nov 2020 20:51:48 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [GTALUG-Announce] Meeting Tomorrow
Message-ID: <20201110015148.184C5E2C9@penguin.gtalug.org>

<https://gtalug.org/meeting/2020-11/>

# Lightning talks and Round Table

We would like to take some time to remember Christopher Browne who was an
integral part of GTALUG and his loss is felt by all of us.

Presentations:

  * High availability on two Raspberry Pis with Scott Sullivan
  * LPI partnership with Evan Leibovitch

This is GTALUG's version of an un-conference, a loosely structured short talks
emphasizing the informal exchange of information and ideas between participants,
rather than following a conventionally structured GTALUG meetings.  If you
already have a topic in mind please send an email to speakers at gtalug.org to be
added to the list of scheduled talks.  A Round Table Q&A Session is where we
take questions from the audience, and the audience discusses and attempts to
answer those questions from their own knowledge. It's a great way to meet fellow
members of our community and discover the skill sets we each bring to the table.

* Meeting room url:  https://jitsi.flamy.ca/GTALUG
* Meeting Notes: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/gtalug-november


## Location

* Meeting room url:  https://jitsi.flamy.ca/GTALUG

## Schedule

* 7:30 pm - Meeting and presentation.

# Code of Conduct

We want a productive happy community that can welcome new ideas, improve every
process every year, and foster collaboration between individuals with differing
needs, interests and skills.

We gain strength from diversity, and actively seek participation from those who
enhance it. This code of conduct exists to ensure that diverse groups
collaborate to mutual advantage and enjoyment. We will challenge prejudice that
could jeopardise the participation of any person in the community.

The Code of Conduct governs how we behave in public or in private whenever the
Linux community will be judged by our actions. We expect it to be honoured by
everyone who represents the community officially or informally, claims
affiliation or participates directly. It applies to activities online or
offline.

We invite anybody to participate. Our community is open.

Please read more about the GTALUG Code of Conduct here:
<https://gtalug.org/about/code-of-conduct/>.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the GTALUG Code of
Conduct please contact the GTALUG Board @ <board at gtalug.org>.

From hi at gtalug.org  Mon Dec  7 13:21:44 2020
From: hi at gtalug.org (hi at gtalug.org)
Date: Mon,  7 Dec 2020 13:21:44 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [GTALUG-Announce] Meeting Tomorrow
Message-ID: <20201207182144.CD851E615@penguin.gtalug.org>

<https://gtalug.org/meeting/2020-12/>

# The state of Mozilla with Mike Hoye

We will be meeting on Zoom:
* Join Zoom Meeting -- https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89306740154?pwd=V0xGekxFWGFpMExXUDdFQnVPbGNPZz09
* Meeting ID: 893 0674 0154P
* Passcode: 456858
* Find your local dial-in number -- https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kijld0Qm1

## Location

Zoom meeting room url --  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89306740154?pwd=V0xGekxFWGFpMExXUDdFQnVPbGNPZz09

## Schedule

* 7:30 pm - Meeting and presentation.

# Code of Conduct

We want a productive happy community that can welcome new ideas, improve every
process every year, and foster collaboration between individuals with differing
needs, interests and skills.

We gain strength from diversity, and actively seek participation from those who
enhance it. This code of conduct exists to ensure that diverse groups
collaborate to mutual advantage and enjoyment. We will challenge prejudice that
could jeopardise the participation of any person in the community.

The Code of Conduct governs how we behave in public or in private whenever the
Linux community will be judged by our actions. We expect it to be honoured by
everyone who represents the community officially or informally, claims
affiliation or participates directly. It applies to activities online or
offline.

We invite anybody to participate. Our community is open.

Please read more about the GTALUG Code of Conduct here:
<https://gtalug.org/about/code-of-conduct/>.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the GTALUG Code of
Conduct please contact the GTALUG Board @ <board at gtalug.org>.