Subject : Re: LUG: Monday's Tech Talk 9/25
From : Dave Henzler <dhenzler@sonic.[redacted]>
Date : Mon, 02 Oct 2017 12:17:08 -0400
Well I hate to say it, but even in Sacramento CA where there is a huge number of computers... the LUG group there was perhaps 15 people. Many programmers looking for new information from presenters, or potential clients looking for help with projects. Same bunch pretty much populated the Java users group.
With a County College occupying a strip along the coast, it seems that many students (not having funds for Universities) would want to have an opportunity for FREE software, and tools that could help them build a business.
Seven years ago when I landed here there were only two people doing website design. Now there are a dozen. Wordpress has opened up the door for NO COST for software Website development. So anyone with half a brain that wants to make some money can build websites. Of course not all of them will be succesful with SEO. But none the less the complexion of this area has changed dramatically.
Thanks for your reply...
Dave
Hi David, thanks for the email and I apologize for taking so long to reply to this.
I'm not aware of anyone at NCSULUG who lives around Morehead City. If you're interested in bringing tech inclined people together though, I would suggest founding a hackerspace if you don't have one in the area (and joining one if you do!) because you will likely get more attendees. Linux as the topic of interest for a club was more relevant 20 years ago, before there were graphical installers and a wealth of online wikis that interested & computer literate people could use to educate themselves. Frankly even here at NCSU, a university known for having a good computer science program, LUG membership is low and retention is difficult. Too few people care about the free software movement / linux as a daily operating system to regularly attend a club about it. However if you broaden your scope to include people interested in e.g. radio, 3d printing, programming, telecom, embedded devices, etc etc you will probably do better in terms of membership. And yes I would imagine any higher ed institutions in the area would be a great place to recruit.
Wish I could be of more assistance, good luck getting people together. I hear meetup.com is a great way to get area organizations started.
Best,
Quentin
On 09/24/2017 04:08 PM, Dave Henzler wrote:
I would like to start a LUG down here in Morehead City... Do you have any members or requests by people down here? I believe the community college would likely provide some interested people.
I do webhosting using Linux and had been using Solaris up till last month. Linux has developed into a pretty unbeatable platform. I was ready to switch.
Although Debian may have an edge, I think Mint 18.2 Cinamon is pretty hard to beat.
Regards
Dave Henzler
Retired Telecommunications Engineer
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On 09/24/2017 03:30 PM, Adam Kimbrough wrote:
Hello Linux users and enthusiasts,
Tomorrow, Quentin will deliver a technical, in-depth talk on Linux security . The focus will be primarily on servers, but the content can be generally applied to personal machines as well.
Quentin will cover standard security practices, permissions, capabilities, and give a brief overview of modules such as SELinux and AppArmor.
Also, the tech talk schedule for the remainder of the semester should be uploaded to the website by Monday evening. You can find that here: https://lug.ncsu.edu/events/--
Adam KimbroughSecretary, LUG @ NC State