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Re: I don't have a mobile device.

Rick,
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Nov. 6, 2022 7:03:24 a.m. Rick Leir <rleir [ at ] leirtech [ dot ] com>:

> RGB, team:
> 
> While on the topic of uncommon equipment choices, ...
> 
> I do have a mobile device. But I don't have a working machine with Microsoft's OS on it.
> 
> What do you run your tax preparation app on? Ufile and such only work on Microsoft's OS. Run it in a VM?
> 
> Run Ufile / TurboTax in Wine?
> 
> Do it on a paper form?
> 
> Or the worst choice: at a web site?
> 
> cheers -- Rick
> 
> On 2022-11-02 08:31, Richard Guy Briggs wrote:
>> On 2022-11-02 06:35, Tug Williams wrote:
>>> On 01/11/2022 22:06, Richard Guy Briggs wrote:
>>>> On 2022-11-01 16:29, Tug Williams wrote:
>>>>> No-one has arranged a physical meeting, so the meeting will be on jitsi
>>>>> only.
>>>> Ok, I'll propose to meet at the Royal Oak.  I'll suggest the
>>>> Wellington/Hinton location because there seem to be more people in the
>>>> west end.  (I can see a Royal Oak from my home office here, but I'm east
>>>> of parliament...)
>>>> 
>>>>> That said, if anyone wishes to arrange a physical get together with others,
>>>>> then they can do that, and join the rest of us on the jitsi meeting.
>>>> I won't have any mobile device with me.
>>> RGB: Just to be unambiguous here. Are you saying
>>> a) you're leaving your phone at home? or
>> I don't have a mobile device.
>> 
>>> b) that when you booked the venue, you were unable to ascertain whether
>>> there was a usable internet connection for connecting to a jitsi meeting? or
>> No idea.
>> 
>>> c) you won't be joining the jitsi meeting? or
>> *I* can't join any online meeting because I don't have a mobile device.
>> 
>>> d) something else I have not been able to imagine?
>> I am hoping others are also craving some in-person interaction and will
>> join me at this venue.  I'll aim for 18:30.  If they happen to have a
>> mobile device and can join the jitsi meeting, then we will join the rest
>> online.
>> 
>>> Bottom line, should our assumption be that we cannot rely on your
>>> contributing to a jitsi discussion about CentOS?
>> I will if someone else with a mobile device shows up and chooses to join
>> the jitsi discussion.
>> 
>> This follows the previous discussion ideas about alternating online and
>> in-person meetings.  I can't imagine that I'm the only one in this
>> position.  The dynamics are different in person, and I am seeking that
>> type of interaction because we haven't had that for 2.5 years.
>> 
>>> Katie: Will you be joining the jitsi meeting to contribute your piece? This
>>> is so I know how much needs doing to prepare back up topics, JIC.
>>> 
>>> Thanks
>>> 
>>> Tug
>>> 
>>>>> The link will follow, before Thursday's meeting.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Tug
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 01/11/2022 16:26, Dmitriy Korovkin wrote:
>>>>>> …
>>>>    slainte mhath, RGB
>>    slainte mhath, RGB
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