is there any interest in a small group focused on linux kernel programming that would want to meet on a regular or occasional basis in downtown ottawa and hash out selected areas of interest in kernel programming? while i make part of my living teaching kernel programming and basic device drivers, there are many times when i'm looking at a new feature (or an old feature i'd never seen before) and thought, "how the &#$%@*^$% does *that* work?" and i can tediously puzzle through it, or i can get together with like-minded individuals somewhere within walking distance of where i live and rely on the fact that *someone* will know how it works and can explain it. not to sound elitist, but it wouldn't be a beginners' group. there are times when i'm struggling with some kernel programming topic, and i'd really like to just get together with a few other kernel hackers and have *someone* know how it works and explain it to everyone else. i suggest downtown since i don't want to make it a formal get-together that would require planning and travel. as i understand it, there is an android developers group that gets together regularly, so this would be sort of along those lines. i've been to the code factory, http://thecodefactory.ca/, and this seems like a reasonable location. and short meetings over lunch might be ideal since, as i said, the aim would be more informal discussion and explanation rather than a regular monthly meeting (at least for now). are there others interested in something like this? that is, people with a decent background in kernel programming who'd sacrifice a lunch hour downtown on a regular basis to clarify the details of some pre-selected kernel programming topic? and just to be clear, i'm not trying to compete with OCLUG. this group would be far more informal and have a much stricter focus. so ... who's in? if enough people are interested, i'll check out what it would take to meet at the code factory. rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA http://crashcourse.ca Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday ========================================================================