On 2022-11-06 07:03, Rick Leir wrote: > 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? ufile.ca web site, but it hasn't been working lately for recent years, dunno if it is a browser issue. It was working until about a year ago, but then it stopped working on the last 5 or so. > 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: > >>>>>I would prefer virtual meeting. Much more convenient. > >>>>>/Dmitriy > >>>>> > >>>>>On Tue, 1 Nov, 2022 at 4:03 PM, Ian E. Gorman <iegorman [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com> wrote: > >>>>>>Will the Thursday??meeting be entirely on Jitsi? > >>>>>> > >>>>>>On Tue, Nov 1, 2022 at 12:39 PM Katherine Mcmillan <kmcmi046 [ at ] uottawa [ dot ] ca> > >>>>>>wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Hi Richard, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I would love to hear about your thoughts/experiences on this! > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Sincerely, > >>>>>> Katie > >>>>>> > >>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>>>>> *From:* Richard Guy Briggs <rgb [ at ] tricolour [ dot ] ca> > >>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 1, 2022 12:35:26 PM > >>>>>> *To:* Tug Williams <tug [ dot ] williams [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com> > >>>>>> *Cc:* Katherine Mcmillan <kmcmi046 [ at ] uottawa [ dot ] ca>; > >>>>>> linux [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org <linux [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org>; Jean-Francois > >>>>>> Messier <jf [ at ] messier [ dot ] ca> > >>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [linux] Meeting tonight > >>>>>> Attention : courriel externe | external email > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On 2022-11-01 12:12, Tug Williams wrote: > >>>>>> > Katie, > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > I'd be interested to know what you're referring to, as I'm not > >>>>>> a CentOS > >>>>>> > person... I could google, but I'd also be happy to hear on > >>>>>> Thursday :) > >>>>>> > >>>>>> As an employee of the organization responsible for that disto, I may > >>>>>> have some opinions about the subject...?? ;-) It was a bit messy... > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > I also have a few discussion topics related to Dr Chen's talk. > >>>>>> I have > >>>>>> > written a few notes, but nothing as concrete as "a talk". > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > My 3 sub-topics (follow up questions from his the talk) relate to > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > - open data formats (I have opinions) > >>>>>> > - data security (I have questions) > >>>>>> > - who pays the ferryman? (I have opinions and questions) > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > Unrelatedley - I also did some initial investigation into > >>>>>> Mastodon as an > >>>>>> > open source replacement for Twitter, which could lead to an > >>>>>> interesting > >>>>>> > discussion. Maybe others have more experience. Alas I didn't > >>>>>> get as far as > >>>>>> > successfully installing a server. > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > So if there is interest, I think we have enough material for a > >>>>>> few jitsi > >>>>>> > based discussions on Thursday. > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > Tug > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > On 01/11/2022 11:50, Katherine Mcmillan wrote: > >>>>>> > >Hi Jean-Francois, > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> > >I am happy to attend a meeting on Thursday.?? I regret missing > >>>>>> last > >>>>>> > >month's meeting as Home Assistant and home automation are really > >>>>>> > >interesting to me, however, I was unexpectedly detained. > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> > >I would love to know about everyone's experiences around the > >>>>>> changes to > >>>>>> > >CentOS 7/8.?? Personally, those affected my thesis work - I'd > >>>>>> like to know > >>>>>> > >how/if they affected others and what others did.?? I'd be > >>>>>> happy to explain > >>>>>> > >the changes I'm talking about, if needed. > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> > >Sincerely, > >>>>>> > >Katie > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>>>>> > >*From:* Jean-Francois Messier <jf [ at ] messier [ dot ] ca> > >>>>>> > >*Sent:* 01 November 2022 11:45 > >>>>>> > >*To:* linux [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org <linux [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org> > >>>>>> > >*Subject:* Re: [linux] Meeting tonight > >>>>>> > >*Attention : courriel externe | external email* > >>>>>> > >Yeah, actually, this is not tonight, but Thursday night. I stand > >>>>>> > >corrected......................... > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> > >On 2022-11-01T11:36:26.000-04:00, Jean-Francois Messier > >>>>>> <jf [ at ] messier [ dot ] ca> > >>>>>> > >wrote: > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> > >?????? Do we have any topic, location, hours for tonight meeting ? > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> > >?????? Thanks :-) > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> > >?????? JF Messier (jf [ at ] messier [ dot ] ca <mailto:jf [ at ] messier [ dot ] ca > >>>>>> <mailto:jf [ at ] messier [ dot ] ca>>) > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> > >>>>>> ?? slainte mhath, RGB > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Ian Earl Gorman | //www.gorman.ca/ <http://www.gorman.ca/> | > >>> slainte mhath, RGB > > slainte mhath, RGB > >-- > >Richard Guy Briggs -- ~\ -- ~\ <hpv.tricolour.ca> > ><www.TriColour.ca> -- \___ o \@ @ Ride yer bike! > >Ottawa, ON, CANADA -- Lo_>__M__\\/\%__\\/\% > >Vote! -- <greenparty.ca>_____GTVS6#790__(*)__(*)________(*)(*)_________________ > > > >To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org > >To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org > >To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org > > > > To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org > To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org > To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org slainte mhath, RGB -- Richard Guy Briggs -- ~\ -- ~\ <hpv.tricolour.ca> <www.TriColour.ca> -- \___ o \@ @ Ride yer bike! 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