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

Thu Mar 19 17:21:09 UTC 2020

Thank you for input John -- so what do we think? Shall we trial Jitsi with
a view to using it for the first  virtual Wolvesludg meet up, and if so,
how do we trial? Who will do it and what outcome do we desire?

atb,

B

On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 9:41 PM John Alexander via Wolves <
wolves at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:

>  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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> >
>
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