if i don't get my swingline stapler back i will bur the building down...

On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 2:35 AM, Chuck Cole <cncole at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Let's give praise and due credit to the Penguins Unbound activities.  The
> TIES location is great for meetings and Installfests, and Penguins Unbound
> has been hosting Ubuntu-mostly Installfests quite often.   Their internet
> pipe is one of the biggest around, and they are well-equipped for both LAN
> and WiFi connections.  I think some of the early Installfests there were
> any-distro sessions.  The name probably was adopted to avoid name wars with
> the UMN zealots who seemed to be trying to claim all of TCLUG and TCWUG as
> UMN student groups a couple of years ago. Having meetings hither and yon is
> nice, but so is having a regular and well-equipped place.  Eagan is
> convenient for me.  I hope the UMN venue isn't suggested again.  Many simply
> will not go there... parking and other hassles.
>
>
> Chuck
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org
> > [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Erik Mitchell
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 8:39 PM
> > To: TCLUG Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Alright
> >
> >
> > 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 :-)
> > >
>
>
>
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