[HLUG] March Virtual HLUG meetup

[George Miles ~ dicegeorge]

replace hlug with the name of your choice and it will work

https://meet.jit.si/hlug

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On 14/05/2020 10:00, pl via Herefordshire wrote:
> Hi Jools
> 
> I Have been invited to a Zoom meeting Friday morning and have challenged 
> the use of Zoom. As usual this means I have been tasked with setting up 
> and briefing the others on use of Jitsi.
> 
> Problem is, I don't have basics needed to set up our own server (poor 
> bandwidth here) and the easy in entry level page on the Jitsi site is 
> just a blank page with no content (https://meet.jit.si) so I'm stuck.
> 
> Is there a way this can be done using the set up you used for the hlug 
> meets ? Or do you have a local version of the noddy guide I can refer to 
> in the hope the actual service is still running ?
> 
> Mind the Gap
> 
> Pete H@
> 
> 
> On 24/03/20 20:00, Julian Robbins via Herefordshire wrote:
>> Hi all
>>
>> Hope you're keeping safe and well.
>>
>> We will be trying a virtual meetup tomorrow night or Weds at 7.30pm 
>> here:-
>>
>> https://meet.jit.si/hlug
>>
>> It's all open source, works really well and nice and easy to use. If you
>> have a laptop with mic and webcam all the better but there is also 
>> another
>> means to call in too if required.
>>
>>
>> So we can chat about Linux and open source as usual and forgot about all
>> the rest of the stuff going on in the world for a while..
>>
>> Hope we can have a really good turnout tomorrow.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Julian
>>
>> Original post below contains notes on how you join our meeting.
>>
>> A number of other LUGs across the country are trying virtual LUG meetups.
>>
>> I think this will be a great idea for those that may have to self isolate
>> or just want to still be involved and wish to chat about Linux and Open
>> Source and would like to carry on with our meetings semi normally.
>>
>> It also means that for some of our members who can't normally get to
>> Hereford in the week on a Wednesday can join us all from their laptop,
>> desktop or phone.
>>
>> I've decided that we will use *Jitsi * <http://jitsi.org/>which is an
>> excellent, fully featured Open Source application, that is easy to use,
>> works really well and is available for lots of different platforms.
>>
>> To join us next week, please visit:-
>>
>> https://meet.jit.si/hlug
>>
>> You do NOT need to create an account, you just link the link. Best to
>> install the app beforehand or just visit the URL using your browser if
>> you're lazy.
>>
>> The chatroom is already created and open if you'd like to give it a try.
>> I'll be there later on tonight if you want to say hello
>>
>> Incidentally, as this is a free service, we can just meet whenever we 
>> want,
>> it doesn't have to be at a designated time or day. It's just better 
>> that we
>> set a meeting time as usual to get as many members involved. If a 
>> couple of
>> members are around at same time in the day tomorrow, next week or next
>> month and want a chat, then please just pop in say hello and see who's
>> about.
>>
>> Julian
> 
> 

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