Yeah - these topics sound great! It's a little place called Intertech. It's mainly for after hours company meetings/gatherings there. On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 9:15 PM, Jeremy MountainJohnson <jeremy.mountainjohnson at gmail.com> wrote: > Erik- All of that sounds interesting to me, especially the ALIX board > stuff (don't have the time to learn on my own but want to- demo would be > of great interest). All of those topics you mentioned are Linux based > goodness. > > I'd also be interested in doing a presentation on Linux based data > recovery / computer forensics too if anyone is interested. I know those > topics came up recently in discussion. > > I'm in for meeting as well even if it's only 3 or 4 of us- the 35/494 > location is very convenient for me. I couldn't pick a bar though, every > time I do this for after work gatherings it always turns out to be way > over crowed :/ > > Jeff- Where on earth do you work that has beer in the fridge? > > *Jeremy MountainJohnson * > jeremy.mountainjohnson at gmail.com <mailto:jeremy.mountainjohnson at gmail.com> > > > On 01/19/2011 08:38 PM, Erik Mitchell wrote: >> Perhaps your co's location would be better for an Installfest? I was >> thinking that because installing Linux on a regular PC isn't that hard >> anymore, that it might be interesting to have an installfest that >> focused on embedded hardware? >> >> There was some talk about ALIX boards a few weeks back. I think that >> involved installing FreeBSD, namely pfsense. But still, I think a lot >> of people would find it interesting to see a demo of how an embedded >> system is put together. >> >> Another related topic would be Android devices. Is anyone using a >> phone with a custom Android build on it? One that your rolled >> yourself? I have a Nexus One but I'm still just using the default OS >> image for it. Given the knowhow, and a little bit of time, I'd love to >> put my own image on there with the latest version of the Android OS. I >> also know a few people who have played with Cyanogenmod >> (http://www.cyanogenmod.com/). That's interesting as well. >> >> I think these are all Linux related, and move in a different direction >> from just desktop and server applications. There are potentially a lot >> of jobs in this area in the future, so I think to have the group >> talking about it would be a good thing. >> >> Thoughts? >> >> -Erik >> >> On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 8:23 PM, Jeff Jensen<jjensen at apache.org> wrote: >>> Tough crowd!! ;-) I think I am going to leave the list lmao. >>> >>> Well, there is beer in the fridge for employees.... we could "borrow" >>> some of that, bring some of our own. >>> Or meet at a licensed establishment. Perhaps my company's office >>> works better for presentation/hack time... >>> Offer is always open. Would be great to meet you guys (well, all but >>> one of you... ;-) >>> >>> (and that's right Erik - "drinkin' gin& guice") >>> >>> (thanks Justin - that was really fun :-) >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 7:50 PM, Erik Mitchell<erik.mitchell at gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Before you get carried away Justin, Jeff made no mention of beer. >>>> >>>> Granted, "juice" can mean a lot of things. >>>> >>>> -Erik >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 7:42 PM, Justin Krejci<jus at krytosvirus.com> wrote: >>>>> Many mails ago the first sparks of fire ignited into a full fledged flame, fanned to life by the righteous. The encroaching heat set off yet more fires kicking off a chain reaction of bursting fires. Some perished in what is now called the great flame war of 2011-01. However, hope has now resurfaced for the struggling survivors and from the burning ashes a single beam of light shines thru with the cold audacity to squelch further conflict. All hail the great phoenix Jeff Jensen, Peace Bringer. >>>>> >>>>> Or more simply, what a great gesture Jeff! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Jeff Jensen<jjensen at apache.org> >>>>> Sender: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org >>>>> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:20:48 >>>>> To: TCLUG Mailing List<tclug-list at mn-linux.org> >>>>> Reply-To: TCLUG Mailing List<tclug-list at mn-linux.org> >>>>> Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Alright >>>>> >>>>> We can meet at my company's office at 35E/494 in Eagan anytime - nice >>>>> rooms that seat up to 60 people (or less if we also want tables for >>>>> computers) with projector/screen, whiteboard, free snacks, free >>>>> pop/juice, etc. Just let me know when. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 6:51 PM, Jeremy MountainJohnson >>>>> <jeremy.mountainjohnson at gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> I like Erik's idea about getting things going again for meetings and >>>>>> would be interested in a beer or other meeting during the work week. I >>>>>> think the last time I went to one was 3+ years ago, it's been way too >>>>>> long... >>>>> [snip] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On 01/19/2011 04:50 PM, Erik Mitchell wrote: >>>>> [snip] >>>>> >>>>>>> As far as TCLUG, what is this group for, if not to commune as Linux >>>>>>> users? Do we ever have meetings anymore? When was the last time we had >>>>>>> a beer meeting? The last meeting I went to was a long time ago, right >>>>>>> after VIM6 was released. The topic was VIM, and I remember someone >>>>>>> gave a great presentation in which I learned a lot. I'd love to see >>>>>>> this sort of thing again, where those of us who are passionate about >>>>>>> certain things, whether it be a text editor, low level c++ code, or >>>>>>> Taylor Swift, can make a positive contribution and share what we know >>>>>>> or what we're doing as a group. People behave much more adult-like in >>>>>>> person. >>>> -- >>>> Erik K. Mitchell -- Web Developer >>>> erik.mitchell at gmail.com >>>> erik at ekmitchell.com >>>> http://ekmitchell.com/