Hey Kathy, thanks so much for organizing it & the speakers too! Some random thoughts for next meeting... Suggestions for talks/activities... -- is anyone interested to do some tutorials? (Maybe introduction level - 30min or so), doesn't have to be too technical. Some of the meetups I've been to have computer access so people can follow along rather then just watching. -- I've been to the Melbourne free-software group before and they have topics for discussion each meet-up, maybe doesn't have to be so organized --- since we discuss stuff anyway, but could be worth doing. -- When? (is the plan to make this regular at all, monthly, bi-monthly or so?), maybe this was mentioned and I missed it. ... also realize this takes some effort so would be good to know if help is needed. - Regards, Campbell On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 10:50 PM, Kathy Reid <kathy@kathyreid.id.au> wrote:
Hi everyone,
Just a note of many thanks to our speakers Russell and Daniel for their efforts tonight, and for travelling so far to be with us. I'm sure you'll all agree it was a valuable and worthwhile session, and the general sentiment of the night was that we're keen to run more in the future.
Just as a recap if you couldn't join us (poor George got vlined and metro'd :( ), Russell provided a very interesting overview of ZFS and BTRFS as alternative file systems, and Daniel went through a number of barriers to open source adoption in education, which sparked a group discussion on Microsoft licensing practices and how they are designed to limit FOSS adoption.
Andrew Van Slageren rounded off the night with a show and tell of his Melbourne Wireless hardware, including a Nano bridge and Mikrotik router.
Thanks all for your assistance in packing/cleaning up - very much appreciated.
Again, it was fantastic to meet everyone face to face, and very much looking forward to future catchups.
Kind regards, Kathy
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