[YLUG] York Digest, Vol 88, Issue 3

Mon May 16 12:04:53 UTC 2022

Thank you for keeping the list running for so long.
May you all have a happy, healthy and prosperous future ahead.

On Mon, May 16, 2022 at 1:00 PM <york-request at lists.lug.org.uk> wrote:

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>    1. Re: York / WYLUG mailing lists (Mike Cloaked)
>    2. Re: York / WYLUG mailing lists (Dan Dart)
>    3. Re: York / WYLUG mailing lists (Gary Briggs)
>    4. Re: York / WYLUG mailing lists (Craig Genner)
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Mike Cloaked <mike.cloaked at gmail.com>
> To: york at lists.lug.org.uk
> Cc:
> Bcc:
> Date: Sun, 15 May 2022 19:49:43 +0100
> Subject: Re: [YLUG] York / WYLUG mailing lists
> On Sun, May 15, 2022 at 11:47 AM Roger Leigh via York <
> york at lists.lug.org.uk> wrote:
>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> I hope the remaining list subscribers are all well, and still having fun
>> with Linux.  Lots of great memories of both YLUG and WYLUG, but agree it's
>> past time to shut down the lists, which haven't been used for many years (I
>> didn't even realise I was still a subscriber!).
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Roger
>>
>
> Sure - it's been a long time.  I have been running arch linux now on all
> my machines for quite some years, and will continue to do so as long as I
> am of sound mind!  Linux has moved on a lot since those old days - the
> kernel when I started was 2.X and now it is 5.17 and about to have 5.18
> released in the next week or so. Hardware support has moved on a lot in
> recent years and the new AMD Ryzen cpus are running well with linux now,
> and indeed graphics support is such that I have abandoned xorg completely
> in the last year and now run a Wayland only desktop on all machine, with
> all application under Wayland too, with none using xwayland. I also run a
> tiny archlinuxarm rock64 headless little media server, which is the size of
> a deck of cards, and yes it is right up to date also running the 5.17
> kernel. Security has grown hugely in recent years as well.  Anyway it has
> indeed been a long time with no posts to this group - so I hope all list
> members are still enjoying their linux systems and it is time to retire
> this group as has been recommended.
>
> Best wishes to all.
>
> Mike
> --
> mike c
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Dan Dart <lug at dandart.co.uk>
> To: york at lists.lug.org.uk
> Cc:
> Bcc:
> Date: Sun, 15 May 2022 23:36:33 +0100
> Subject: Re: [YLUG] York / WYLUG mailing lists
> There's been so little traffic here that I had no idea I was even on
> this list, and have no idea why I might have chosen to be, I've never
> even lived in or near York.
>
> I don't think I need lists specifically, but it would be quite nice to
> talk to people who share similar interests - I think we as a society
> has moved onto social media. Everything I want to talk about with
> Linux people, I use LinkedIn, Reddit, etc.
>
> # poweroff
>
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Gary Briggs <chunky at icculus.org>
> To: Mike Cloaked via York <york at lists.lug.org.uk>
> Cc:
> Bcc:
> Date: Sun, 15 May 2022 22:17:05 -0400
> Subject: Re: [YLUG] York / WYLUG mailing lists
> As one of the inaugural members of the York LUG...
>
>  - I'm sad it went dormant
>    - But overjoyed that that's because Linux became so mainstream that it
> became unneccessary
>  - Still using Linux as my primary platform, daily
>    - ... no longer using Slack, though
>  - Don't play games much on it
>    - But I can get everything I want to play on Linux, which is awesome
>    - Consoles are so much easier, though
>  - I'm sad to see YULG ML go, although empirically it was already gone
>    - But I'm super glad to hear from some folks again
>  - I was a Linux admin professionally for 10 years
>    - Then stopped for a few to do what I really wanted
>    - Now am doing some Linux admin as a side gig beside my main job
>
> All in all, good times
> Gary
>
> On Sun, May 15, 2022 at 07:49:43PM +0100, Mike Cloaked via York wrote:
> > On Sun, May 15, 2022 at 11:47 AM Roger Leigh via York <
> york at lists.lug.org.uk>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi folks,
> > >
> > > I hope the remaining list subscribers are all well, and still having
> fun
> > > with Linux.  Lots of great memories of both YLUG and WYLUG, but agree
> it's
> > > past time to shut down the lists, which haven't been used for many
> years (I
> > > didn't even realise I was still a subscriber!).
> > >
> > > Kind regards,
> > > Roger
> > >
> >
> > Sure - it's been a long time.  I have been running arch linux now on all
> my
> > machines for quite some years, and will continue to do so as long as I am
> > of sound mind!  Linux has moved on a lot since those old days - the
> kernel
> > when I started was 2.X and now it is 5.17 and about to have 5.18 released
> > in the next week or so. Hardware support has moved on a lot in recent
> years
> > and the new AMD Ryzen cpus are running well with linux now, and indeed
> > graphics support is such that I have abandoned xorg completely in the
> last
> > year and now run a Wayland only desktop on all machine, with all
> > application under Wayland too, with none using xwayland. I also run a
> tiny
> > archlinuxarm rock64 headless little media server, which is the size of a
> > deck of cards, and yes it is right up to date also running the 5.17
> kernel.
> > Security has grown hugely in recent years as well.  Anyway it has indeed
> > been a long time with no posts to this group - so I hope all list members
> > are still enjoying their linux systems and it is time to retire this
> group
> > as has been recommended.
> >
> > Best wishes to all.
> >
> > Mike
> > --
> > mike c
>
> > --
> > York mailing list
> > York at lists.lug.org.uk
> > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/york
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>
> --
>
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Craig Genner <craig at tuxx.org.uk>
> To: york at lists.lug.org.uk
> Cc:
> Bcc:
> Date: Mon, 16 May 2022 12:22:35 +0100
> Subject: Re: [YLUG] York / WYLUG mailing lists
> Agreed, time to call it a day.
>
> Best of luck to all.
>
> On Sun, 15 May 2022 at 11:47, Roger Leigh via York <york at lists.lug.org.uk>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> I hope the remaining list subscribers are all well, and still having fun
>> with Linux.  Lots of great memories of both YLUG and WYLUG, but agree it's
>> past time to shut down the lists, which haven't been used for many years (I
>> didn't even realise I was still a subscriber!).
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Roger
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: York <york-bounces at lists.lug.org.uk> On Behalf Of Daeghnao via York
>> Sent: 14 May 2022 06:26
>> To: york at lists.lug.org.uk
>> Cc: Daeghnao <zoe at daeghnao.com>
>> Subject: Re: [YLUG] York / WYLUG mailing lists
>>
>> Thanks for keeping an eye out all this time. I agree it’s past time to
>> call it a day.
>>
>> --
>>  -- zoe
>>
>> > On 13 May 2022, at 19:49, Nigel Metheringham via York <
>> york at lists.lug.org.uk> wrote:
>> >
>> > None of the York LUG or WYLUG mailing lists have had any valid
>> messages for a number of years.
>> >
>> > They do, however, attract a good amount of SPAM to both the list and
>> admin address, which currently ends up with me and any other surviving list
>> admins.
>> >
>> > As the lists appear to be serving no useful purpose, I would like to
>> close the whole set down.
>> >
>> > If anyone feels these lists should continue, then please propose a
>> future use for them, along with appropriate resource to manage the lists
>> since I am not interested in continuing to manage them.
>> >
>> >    Nigel.
>> >
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