From jabr at blu.org  Sat Jun  5 23:07:17 2021
From: jabr at blu.org (John Abreau)
Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2021 23:07:17 -0400
Subject: BLU Annual Summer BBQ
Message-ID: <CA+h9Qs5Vya5i9B_Tfyg230yeDWFPqbY7NYj-O3kBmJ_MLc07WQ@mail.gmail.com>

We've scheduled the BLU annual summer BBQ for Saturday, August 14, noon to
5:30 pm.

http://blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2021-bbq26

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From jabr at blu.org  Sun Jun  6 22:43:05 2021
From: jabr at blu.org (John Abreau)
Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2021 22:43:05 -0400
Subject: [Discuss] BLU Annual Summer BBQ
In-Reply-To: <CA+h9Qs5Vya5i9B_Tfyg230yeDWFPqbY7NYj-O3kBmJ_MLc07WQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CA+h9Qs5Vya5i9B_Tfyg230yeDWFPqbY7NYj-O3kBmJ_MLc07WQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAFv2jcby84==ijbKth7Jf02vkFHGEwQTX-Qkc+5jWUBPkkXJXg@mail.gmail.com>

Forgot to mention, if we're rained out on August 14, we'll reschedule for
August 21.



On Sat, Jun 5, 2021 at 11:12 PM John Abreau <jabr at blu.org> wrote:

> We've scheduled the BLU annual summer BBQ for Saturday, August 14, noon to
> 5:30 pm.
>
> http://blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2021-bbq26
>
> --
> John Abreau / Executive Director, Boston Linux & Unix
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From gaf.linux at gmail.com  Tue Jun 15 20:30:50 2021
From: gaf.linux at gmail.com (Jerry Feldman)
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2021 20:30:50 -0400
Subject: Boston Linux VIRTUAL Meeting Wednesday, June 23, 2021 - No One Ever
 Buys a Computer
Message-ID: <e3d10079-e561-acfb-8702-c444d185d98b@gmail.com>

When:June 23, 2021 7:00PM EDT (6:30PM for Q&A)

Note: This is not our regular third Wednesday because June 23 is Alan 
Turing's 109th birthday.

Topic: No One Ever Buys a Computer

Moderators: Jon "Maddog" Hall

Location: Online: https://meet.jit.si/blu.org

Live stream: https://youtu.be/43geWUXNjZE

Summary:

Jon ?maddog? Hall discusses what customers really look for

Abstract:

People never really buy software, nor do they buy hardware. They buy a 
solution to their problem, but it just happens that computers and 
software can solve many, many problems in a relatively inexpensive and 
flexible way compared to other solutions.

Today there are hundreds of thousands of software modules and incredibly 
inexpensive, but powerful single board microcomputers or microprocessors 
to build these solutions.

These in turn can help people sell and support these solutions, creating 
jobs.

This talk will illustrate several ideas for these products and hope to 
stimulate ideas of other solutions that people could use.

Bio
Jon ?maddog? Hall is the Board Chair of the Linux Professional 
Institute, Co-founder of Caninos Loucos, the President of Project Caua 
and the President of Linux International.

Since 1969 Mr. Hall has been a programmer, systems designer, systems 
administrator, product manager, technical marketing manager, educator, 
author, CEO and consultant.

Mr. Hall has worked for companies like Western Electric Corporation, 
Aetna Life and Casualty, Bell Laboratories, Digital Equipment 
Corporation, VA Linux Systems, IBM, SGI and Futura Networks (Campus 
Party) as well as being a private consultant.

Mr Hall worked on Unix systems since 1980 and Linux systems since 1994, 
when he first met Linus Torvalds and recognized the commercial 
importance of FOSS.

Mr. Hall has taught at Hartford State Technical College, Merrimack 
College and Daniel Webster College.

Mr. Hall is the author of many magazine and newspaper articles, many 
presentations and one book, ?Linux for Dummies?. He writes a monthly 
article for Linux Pro Magazine.

Mr. Hall has consulted with the governments of China, Malaysia, Canada 
and Brazil as well as the UN and many local and state governments.

Mr. Hall is on the advisory board of the University of Sao Paulo's 
Centro Interdisciplinar Em Tecnologias Interativas (CITI).

Mr. Hall traveled to over 100 countries speaking on the benefits of FOSS.

Mr. Hall received his BS in Commerce and Engineering from Drexel 
University (1973), and his MSCS from RPI in Troy, New York (1977).

For further information and directions please consult the BLU Web site:
http://www.blu.org

--
Jerry Feldman <gaf.linux at gmail.com <mailto:gaf.linux at gmail.com>>
Boston Linux and Unix http://www.blu.org
PGP key id: 6F6BB6E7
PGP Key fingerprint: 0EDC 2FF5 53A6 8EED 84D1? 3050 5715 B88D 6F6
B B6E7










From gaf.linux at gmail.com  Tue Jun 22 12:08:27 2021
From: gaf.linux at gmail.com (Jerry Feldman)
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2021 12:08:27 -0400
Subject: Boston Linux VIRTUAL Meeting reminder, tomorrow, Wednesday, June 23, 
 2021 - No One Ever Buys a Computer
Message-ID: <0abad3dd-64ab-bad6-9c52-618fc3e30be2@gmail.com>

When: June 23, 2021 7:00PM EDT (6:30PM for Q&A)

Note: This is not our regular third Wednesday because June 23 is Alan
Turing's 109th birthday.

Topic: No One Ever Buys a Computer
Moderator: Jon "Maddog" Hall

Location: Online: https://meet.jit.si/blu.org

Live stream:? https://youtu.be/43geWUXNjZE

Summary:

Jon ?maddog? Hall discusses what customers really look for

Abstract:

People never really buy software, nor do they buy hardware. They buy a
solution to their problem, but it just happens that computers and
software can solve many, many problems in a relatively inexpensive and
flexible way compared to other solutions.

Today there are hundreds of thousands of software modules and incredibly
inexpensive, but powerful single board microcomputers or microprocessors
to build these solutions.

These in turn can help people sell and support these solutions, creating
jobs.

This talk will illustrate several ideas for these products and hope to
stimulate ideas of other solutions that people could use.

Bio
Jon ?maddog? Hall is the Board Chair of the Linux Professional
Institute, Co-founder of Caninos Loucos, the President of Project Caua
and the President of Linux International.

Since 1969 Mr. Hall has been a programmer, systems designer, systems
administrator, product manager, technical marketing manager, educator,
author, CEO and consultant.

Mr. Hall has worked for companies like Western Electric Corporation,
Aetna Life and Casualty, Bell Laboratories, Digital Equipment
Corporation, VA Linux Systems, IBM, SGI and Futura Networks (Campus
Party) as well as being a private consultant.

Mr Hall worked on Unix systems since 1980 and Linux systems since 1994,
when he first met Linus Torvalds and recognized the commercial
importance of FOSS.

Mr. Hall has taught at Hartford State Technical College, Merrimack
College and Daniel Webster College.

Mr. Hall is the author of many magazine and newspaper articles, many
presentations and one book, ?Linux for Dummies?. He writes a monthly
article for Linux Pro Magazine.

Mr. Hall has consulted with the governments of China, Malaysia, Canada
and Brazil as well as the UN and many local and state governments.

Mr. Hall is on the advisory board of the University of Sao Paulo's
Centro Interdisciplinar Em Tecnologias Interativas (CITI).

Mr. Hall traveled to over 100 countries speaking on the benefits of FOSS.

Mr. Hall received his BS in Commerce and Engineering from Drexel
University (1973), and his MSCS from RPI in Troy, New York (1977).

For further information and directions please consult the BLU Web site:
http://www.blu.org

--
Jerry Feldman <gaf.linux at gmail.com <mailto:gaf.linux at gmail.com>>
Boston Linux and Unix http://www.blu.org
PGP key id: 6F6BB6E7
PGP Key fingerprint: 0EDC 2FF5 53A6 8EED 84D1? 3050 5715 B88D 6F6
B B6E7










From abreauj at gmail.com  Fri Jun 25 15:29:12 2021
From: abreauj at gmail.com (John Abreau)
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2021 15:29:12 -0400
Subject: Video and slides for Wednesday's BLU meeting have been posted
Message-ID: <CAFv2jcYDKpyvM_zM-403DwkE4f-BLfPCchhQYZO=5WjkiY+DSA@mail.gmail.com>

The video of maddog's presentation at the July 23 BLU meeting has been
posted to the BLU website, along with maddog's slides.

http://blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2021-jun

http://blu.org/meetings/2021/06/


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