[YLUG] Linux User Group - York

Thu Apr 26 10:31:34 UTC 2012

Hi Philip,

YLUG hasn't met for a couple of months now, but you could try "York Geek
Club" (https://twitter.com/#!Yorkgeekclub) - we meet upstairs in The Habit
on Goodramgate on the first Thursday of the month at 8pm. There's quite a
mix of interests but you'll definitely be able to find someone to talk to
about Linux/Raspberry PI I'd have thought. There's been about 15 of us
whenever I've been before.

Tom

On 25 April 2012 11:28, P Purkis at Gmail <philip.purkis at gmail.com> wrote:

> **
> Hello Philip
>
> I'm interested in knowing more about Linux, Raspberry Pi, automation etc
> but have drawn a blank on suitable evening classes or a local U3A group -
> Microsoft seems to have a monopoly!
>
> Yours might be just the kind of group I need - when is your next meeting?
>
> Kind regards
>
> Philip Purkis
>
> Knaresborough
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>  From: "whiteley david" <d.l.whiteley at blueyonder.co.uk>
> To: <philip.purkis at gmail.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 10:40 PM
> Subject: U3A - New Computer Group
>
> > Hello Philip,
> >
> > I am the person who is giving the computer course here in Ilkley.  I
> > am very pleased to know that other folk are interested in what I am
> > doing.  I am afraid that I do not know of any other people doing
> > similar things in your area.  However I am a newcomer to the U3A, and
> > know little about what else is happening.
> >
> > Might I suggest that you try and discover a *Linux User Group* in your
> > area.  I used to attend one in Leeds a few years ago, and it was very
> > informative.
> >
> > We have had just two sessions of the five scheduled in the current
> > course.  I may be doing a session in a summer school later, and I may
> > plan for more sessions starting later in the year.  It all depends on
> > having interested people who want what I can offer.
> >
> > Hope this helps you,
> >
> > Dave Whiteley
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: P Purkis at Gmail <philip.purkis at gmail.com>
> To: ilkleyu3a at nebstone.co.uk
> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 5:35 PM
> Subject: U3A - New Computer Group
>
> Hello David
>
> Your message was forwarded by U3A members in Burley. I'm interested
> knowing more about Linux, Raspberry Pi, automation etc but have drawn a
> blank on suitable evening classes.
>
> I was a U3A member in Leeds but have moved to Knaresborough.  Yours is
> just the kind of group I would like to join but I'd like something local.
>  Do you know of any groups/classes near Knaresborough/Harrogate, or anyone
> I could contact?
>
> Kind regards
>
> Philip Purkis
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: <ilkleyu3a at nebstone.co.uk>
> Date: Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 3:13 PM
> Subject: U3A - New Computer Group
> To:
>
>
>  David Whiteley is a new member who used to work in IT at a University.
> He will be pleased to lead a group of members that would like to understand
> how their computer really works - see his synopsis below.  If you would
> like to express an interest in joining such a group please reply to this
> email.
>
>
> Real Computing
> I am thinking about leading a group of people who want to learn more about
> computers.
> Computers are tools. Most computing courses teach the use of computers as
> tools, how to use email, how to write documents, how to browse the web and
> so on.  If this is all you want then you can probably ignore the rest of
> this message. However, if are you interested in what goes on inside the box
> then read on.
>
> There's been some publicity recently about the need for children to be
> taught programming.  I wonder if others might be interested in topics like:
> "       Understanding the microprocessor.  What really goes on when it
> messes with your bits and bytes?
> "       Understanding networking.  How does your computer talk to Google?
> "       What is the operating system?  What does it do for you?
>
> Automating things.
> How can you make your computer do what you want? Do you want to programme
> it, or to write scripts that use existing tools to do clever things for
> you? What are shell scripts?
> Economical computing.
> Do you want to get and use professional quality software for free, without
> committing computer piracy.
>
> I would be happy to construct a course to cover topics like these.  I am
> now retired from a job where I worked inside computers. I spent my time
> designing systems, programming them and administering them.  I also taught
> programming to engineering undergraduates.
>
> I would hope that participants would bring their own computers. I will use
> Linux on mine, but the same software I use is freely available to run on
> Windows and, I believe, on the more recent Mac machines.
> Are you interested?  If so, please make contact by replying to this email
> telling me which of the above topics appeal to you. You are free to suggest
> other topics which I might cover if I am able. Help me to create a course
> that interests you and stretches me.
>
> David Whiteley
>
>
>
>
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