[clug] Open Source Developers in CBR & region and LCA 2021

[George at Clug]

On Sunday, 30-08-2020 at 15:47 Brenton Ross via linux wrote:
> It would seem that the main aim is for some social interaction. I know
> I miss the monthly CLUG meetings, so I understand.

+1, though my reasons are more due to family reasons (dad's taxi), than COVID-19. 

> 
> However, I am not sure about group meetings in the current situation.
> Many of us are in the age group most at risk from the virus and might
> be unwilling to attend.

Sadly it would seem to be that way. Adding up the number of Sweden's COVID-19 deaths below 50 years of age, I counted 72, compared to the total of 5,821 deaths.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107913/number-of-coronavirus-deaths-in-sweden-by-age-groups/

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/sweden/
Deaths: 5,821

> 
> While we are all hoping for a vaccine to be available soon, I think we
> may have long wait until personal social interactions that we have
> become accustomed to return. Even when there is a vaccine there are
> still a lot cases where "in person" interactions are difficult.
> 
> Maybe a group with a lot of IT skills could come up with a solution ;)
> 
> Perhaps we can start by turning this email group into a "watercooler"
> by encouraging people to just start threads on whatever FOSS projects
> they are working on. Don't just wait until you have a problem to start
> a thread.  What does the group think of this idea ?

+1 (not that I have ever had any success trying to get people to converse via this email group, maybe we would need another email group so we don't clog up people's in-boxes)

> 
> Other things floating around in my mind include video [preferably peer
> to peer], chat, and maybe telepresence.

+1  I have been reading up on BigBlueButton. While it is not without its issues, I have used it and find does a great job. It has nice break out rooms. There are other opensource video conferencing solutions, too. Openmeetings comes to mind.

We would have to get our own pizza (or choice of food), and eat together, as one suggestion.

Does the ANU have video conferencing systems that people can use?

How do people feel about security in today's world?
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/08/unredacted-suit-shows-googles-own-engineers-confused-by-privacy-settings/

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/08/zoom-privacy-video-chat-alternatives

https://www.consumerreports.org/video-conferencing-services/videoconferencing-privacy-issues-google-microsoft-webex/
It's Not Just Zoom. Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Webex Have Privacy Issues, Too.
CR evaluated videoconferencing privacy policies and found these services may collect more data than consumers realize
By Allen St. John, April 30, 2020

https://www.lifesize.com/en/video-conferencing-blog/video-conferencing-privacy

We could all use voice changers and wear Anonymous masks ?  (please note I am joking, this is satire) 
https://www.amazon.com/PomeMall-Anonymous-Guy-Mask-White/dp/B07S6CYM5T

> 
> Brenton
> 
> 
> 
> On Sun, 2020-08-30 at 11:05 +1000, steve jenkin wrote:
> > > On 30 Aug 2020, at 00:05, Brenton Ross <rossb at fwi.net.au> wrote:
> > > 
> > > I suspect my problem is that you have not nominated an objective
> > > for this event.
> > > What would its purpose be ?
> > 
> > Brenton,
> > 
> > Thanks for the reply, good question. Hadn’t thought that through.
> > 
> > 1. Replace LCA with a local physical meeting, scaled down to a day
> > and 6-8 speakers.
> > 	Why? Something for people to look forward, provide a forum to
> > interact with peers.
> > 
> > 2. Potentially provide a group venue to watch LCA streamed events
> > live, then socialise.
> > 	I think just one or two days, not across the full LCA
> > programme. 
> > 	It won’t be as interesting or rewarding as attending the big
> > conference for a full week.
> > 
> > 3. Provide a local Open Source event that includes sessions for the
> > general public.
> > 	- could run a small tutorial on building and using a Raspberry
> > Pi
> > 	- ditto for Arduino
> > 	- not sure if it’s necessary these days to show people how to
> > install Ubuntu / Fedora on an old PC
> > 
> > Alastair D’Silva did a workshop for Arduino in 2019
> > <https://lca2019.linux.org.au/schedule/presentation/132/>
> > 
> > cheers
> > steve
> > 
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> > 
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