[Discuss] Group in Rhode Island interested in Linux etc

[rrose at pobox.com (Randall Rose)]

Thanks! Sorry the RI group is still a little uncertain in its interests.  Doing a Linux installfest might possibly fall within the RI group's interests, it's just too early to say.  I know I'd attend if we had one in RI, don't know if you would be interested in joining.

I already set up a listserv for the RI group that's being formed.  Do you have contact info for the Natick FOSS discussion list?  

If we do try to organize or jointly organize a Linux installfest in RI, we could talk about parameters for that.


On Fri, Jan 17, 2025, at 3:49 PM, Jerry Feldman wrote:
> Hi Randall, sorry it has taken me so long to respond. I was initially thinking of Linux installfests, but since it looks like some of the interests are outside the scope of Linux, per se. After we moved our server, possibly we could set you up a listserv. Or they could join the blu discuss or Natick FOSS discussion lists. 
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> Jerry Feldman <gaf.linux at gmail.com>
> Boston Linux and Unix http://www.blu.org
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> On Wed, Jan 15, 2025, 3:20?PM Randall Rose <rrose at pobox.com> wrote:
>> A group that's started to form in Rhode Island is interested in learning, teaching and advocating for non-corporate software.  Although I'm not sure whether we will call ourselves a Linux User Group, at the first meeting last night everyone was interested in learning more about Linux and most were Linux users.  We also want to be useful to people who don't see themselves as technically skilled and aren't interested in Linux per se, but just want to have their phone less dominated by insidious corporate products and are just looking to take a small, not-too-techy step in that direction.  And we may be doing some advocacy too.  Some are interested in learning how to disconnect their car's wireless.  So far we don't have a name,  but most of us are in Providence.
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>> Would BLU possibly be interested in helping this new group get started -- mentoring, being a resource, helping some initial event(s) like maybe an event to install FOSS stuff on people's devices?
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