<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">On Fri, May 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM Polarian via GLLUG <<a href="mailto:gllug@mailman.lug.org.uk">gllug@mailman.lug.org.uk</a>> wrote:</div><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hello,<br>
<br>
I apologise for the late response to this thread, I have been having<br>
personal issues so never found the time to sit down and write a<br>
response.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>No worries, it has only been a handful of days, possibly less than I took </div><div>also replying!</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
> I'll be in London for a month or so. Does the group ever meet up?<br>
<br>
I am happy to as long as there are other people, 1 on 1 is a little<br>
awkward.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>So far I count ~6 which is perfect and probably the capacity I can </div><div>organise for</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
> I'm happy to go for a curry with drinks in Kings Cross, as it's the<br>
> most connected station and my local curry house treats people well.<br>
> <br>
> I'm typically free Thursday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday after ~18:45<br>
> <br>
> If people send me an email reply to this with a +1 for the next<br>
> fortnight I'll tot up names and send out a doodle poll.<br>
<br>
Also happy to meet up, however I am unsure because I am young and shy<br>
so not sure if it would be a good idea (by young I mean 18 < age < 25),<br>
aka old enough to drink beer, a requirement for hacking :P<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Well technically 16 is the legal limit most people go by </div><div><a href="https://www.gov.uk/alcohol-young-people-law">https://www.gov.uk/alcohol-young-people-law</a></div><div><br></div><div>This should be fine, I think we'll have a spread of ages and it'll be </div><div>interesting to see how this works out! It's been a heck of a long time </div><div>AFAICT but it;s about time this happens.</div><div><br></div><div>I'll halt submissions, the list quietened anyway and send a doddle </div><div>later.</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
I would like to put a disclaimer out there I am primarily a BSD user,<br>
but still use Linux, more than happy to discuss my reasoning for it :D<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>This will not be an issue, it's a small group and many likely also used </div><div>various BSD systems. I used SunOS (same genealogy) before Solaris </div><div>and used FreeBSD for at least a year even playing with hacking KLDs</div><div>(kernel modules).</div><div><br></div><div>I;m mainly just a fan of ^windows and X11 which includes some quite </div><div>odd environments.</div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
> I have not had curry in a few years. Kings X will work for me. Any<br>
> nice pubs there? <br>
<br>
I pass through Kings cross a lot, but usually drink at Highbury and<br>
Islington because its slightly cheaper, if I remember correctly there<br>
is a spoons next to Euston (5 min walk, or 1 min on victoria line),<br>
never actually been in there though so I am not sure about the pricing<br>
there.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>There is a spoons which is kinda busy as it's attached to St Pancras </div><div>but this is a good location. The Parcel Yard would be far quieter but </div><div>perhaps more costly. I don't think this is an issue though, for this session </div><div>I suggest a curry and chat and drink, and my local Kingscross Tandoori </div><div>is not expensive and they know me so I'm sure I can sort something too.</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
Oh I have drank around Euston before, cant remember the pub name, all I<br>
know is during rush hour it gets rammed there. If you want a nice quiet<br>
pint, I don't think Kings cross will be a good idea, oh and expensive<br>
£££ but its London so no shocker there.<br>
<br>
> Kings Cross has changed a lot in the last few years, so if you<br>
> haven't been in a while, that should be excuse enough to see what<br>
> they have done with the place.<br>
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Changed? Still seems same old same old to me, maybe I pass it so often<br>
the change doesn't sink in, then again I only pass through, not hang<br>
out around there, and when I catch eurostar from St Pancras to attend<br>
European conferences I usually get the first or second train out of St<br>
Pancras, and get the last one back in, so everything is closed usually<br>
when I hang around.<br>
<br>
Would be curious to know what has changed though :)<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>KX has changed massively north of Euston road, completely revamping </div><div>it in ways which I'm both okay with and against. If we're bored of linux </div><div>chatter I'll happily oblige as work in the Google offices.</div><div><br></div><div> - Damion</div><div><br></div><div>PS sorry if the formatting breaks, it's a bit of added friction to attach my </div><div>pine session up and I was in a hurry to get to bed (as you can tell from </div><div>when I'm sending this!).</div><div> </div></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature">Damion Yates - <a href="mailto:damion.yates@gmail.com" target="_blank">damion.yates@gmail.com</a><br>London, England</div></div>