[Wolves] CANCELLED - Meeting at the Royal Tiger, Wednesfield

John Alexander acontractornow at yahoo.co.uk
Wed Mar 18 21:41:15 UTC 2020


 Weve been checking out Jitsi and it works well even with browser clients on LinuxLow bandwidth clients are a PITA though !!
So far weve tried 5 clients with 3 as low bandwidth
JA
    On Wednesday, 18 March 2020, 10:38:46 GMT, Ron Wellsted via Wolves <wolves at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:  
 
 Looking further, Jitsi <https://jitsi.org> and Jami <https://jami.net> 
look like possibilities.  If needed, I can look at implementing any 
server requirements on wolveslug.org.uk


On 18/03/2020 10:20, Ron Wellsted via Wolves wrote:
> Although not open source, Zoom <https://zoom.us/> has Linux, Android, 
> Mac, iOS and Windows clients available.
> 
> 
> 
> On 18/03/2020 09:31, Andy Chamberlain via Wolves wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I am interested in a Virtual meeting, but I am an enthusiastic user of 
>> Linux and lack the knowledge to set up my laptop to enable a virtual 
>> meet up.
>>
>> If one of you computer experts could post further information on how 
>> to make this work or direct me to websites that could help me I would 
>> be very grateful.
>>
>> I am retired and a widow and feel very alone and isolated now and this 
>> would help me through this difficult time.
>>
>> Thank you for any information the group can offer.
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Andy
>>
>>
>> On 17/03/2020 23:04, baden powell via Wolves wrote:
>>> I'll come out of the shadows to say that, as someone who finds 
>>> night-time
>>> driving a challenge, virtual meetups would be of interest, especially 
>>> if we
>>> were to try out the various tech for those as a part of the meetups
>>> themselves.
>>>
>>> atb
>>>
>>> B
>>>
>>> On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 8:35 PM Chris Ellis via Wolves <
>>> wolves at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> We could do some kind of virtual meet up over Zoom or similar, if 
>>>> people
>>>> are interested in thst kind of thing?
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, 17 Mar 2020, 15:09 Adam Sweet via Wolves, <
>>>> wolves at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> As Iain pointed out to me on IRC, I gave out the wrong IRC channel. 
>>>>> It's
>>>>> #wolveslug, not #wolves. Sorry to anyone who might have been 
>>>>> sitting in
>>>>> the wrong channel for hours.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ad
>>>>>
>>>>> On 17/03/2020 11:01, Adam Sweet wrote:
>>>>>> As it happens since government advice is now to avoid unnecessary
>>>> social
>>>>>> contact, including pubs and restaurants, I think it's a good idea to
>>>>>> cancel this meeting and postpone future ones until further notice.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Personally, I was thinking this should be the last one for a 
>>>>>> while, but
>>>>>> with Mother's Day on Sunday and my own mum being over 70, I decided I
>>>>>> should probably not risk exposing myself then visiting my mum a few
>>>> days
>>>>>> later in the period when people are still asymptomatic. The guy who
>>>> used
>>>>>> the urinal and walked out without washing his hands at the last 
>>>>>> meeting
>>>>>> sticks out as a good example of why.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That said, the LUG exists with or without me so if people still 
>>>>>> want to
>>>>>> meet up then feel free, post a meeting list or ask me to.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Perhaps we can organise something online, there's a #wolves on the
>>>>>> Freenode IRC network (I'm the only person in there), run some kind of
>>>>>> weekly/fortnightly online game, or something else fun. Suggestions
>>>>> welcome.
>>>>>> Ad
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 17/03/2020 08:53, Andy Chamberlain via Wolves wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I won't be attending for the foreseeable future. I am classed as
>>>> elderly
>>>>>>> regarding the Virus and therefore must be careful.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Best of luck everyone and hopefully see you all when we are through
>>>> this
>>>>>>> crisis.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Andy
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 16/03/2020 13:59, Simon Burke via Wolves wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 2020-03-16 10:22, Iain Cuthbertson via Wolves wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On Sun, 2020-03-15 at 20:05 +0000, Ron Wellsted via Wolves wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On 15 March 2020 19:34:16 GMT, Andy Chamberlain via Wolves <
>>>>>>>>>> wolves at mailman.lug.org.uk
>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> On 15/03/2020 16:31, Adam Sweet via Wolves wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> Living with a concerned GP means that I'm constantly 
>>>>>>>>>>>> subjected to
>>>>>>>>>>>> all
>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>> the latest COVID-19 updates, statistics, projections and a
>>>>>>>>>>>> liberal
>>>>>>>>>>>> amount of social panic.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> For that reason I'm going to ask that if you've had a fever,
>>>>>>>>>>>> cough or
>>>>>>>>>>>> any cold or flu like symptoms in the last 2 weeks, or been in
>>>>>>>>>>>> contact
>>>>>>>>>>>> with anyone who has then please don't come.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Please don't be selfish. It probably won't be any of us that 
>>>>>>>>>>>> are
>>>>>>>>>>>> at
>>>>>>>>>>> risk
>>>>>>>>>>>> of the worst consequences, but it disproportionately affects
>>>>>>>>>>>> those
>>>>>>>>>>> over
>>>>>>>>>>>> 70 and those with underlying health conditions, so any of us 
>>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>>> contracts it could pass it on to one of our grandparents, or a
>>>>>>>>>>>> friend
>>>>>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>>>>>>> relative, or one of their children that has an existing 
>>>>>>>>>>>> illness.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Government advice is changing daily so we could well see the
>>>>>>>>>>>> banning
>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>> public gatherings in the coming weeks or months. Hopefully it
>>>>>>>>>>>> won't
>>>>>>>>>>> come
>>>>>>>>>>>> to that but until then we can let people vote with their feet.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> In the meantime, please cough or sneeze into a tissue and throw
>>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>>> away,
>>>>>>>>>>>> or into the sleeve on the inside of your elbow and wash your
>>>>>>>>>>>> hands a
>>>>>>>>>>>> lot. Also, stop touching your face and buying all the pasta.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Anyway...
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Date:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> 19:30 - 23:00, Wed 18th March 2020
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Place:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> The Royal Tiger
>>>>>>>>>>>> 41-43 The High Street
>>>>>>>>>>>> Wednesfield
>>>>>>>>>>>> Wolverhampton
>>>>>>>>>>>> WV11 1ST
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Map:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> http://osm.org/go/euzQda~6w--?m=&node=260118166
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Purpose:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Eat, drink and talk Linux, amongst other things.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Please put your names below.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Goes:
>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. Ad
>>>>>>>>> 2. Iain
>>>>>>>> 3. Simon
>>>>>>>>>>>> Late/Maybe:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> No Goes:
>>>>>>>>>>> 1.Andy
>>>>>>>>>> 2. Ron
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
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