[GRLUG] greetings from new member

[Kyle]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: scott.tanner at comcast.net
> Sent: Jul 3, 2011 12:24 AM
> To: grlug at grlug.org
> Subject: [GRLUG] greetings from new member
> 
> 
> Hello grlug!
> 
> I've been lurking on the mailing list for a couple 
> of days and figured I'd ntroduce myself.   I'm a linux sys admin in GR, 
> mostly familiar with Redhat / CentOS.  I had no idea there was a linux 
> presence in GR and was happily surprised to hear about this group.  Now 
> maybe I can talk-geek with fellow ( linuxians | linuxers ) instead of 
> annoying my wife!
> 
> I did notice a sign on 44th st between US131 
> and Division for "Linux Solutions Provider" or something to that 
> effect.  Does anyone know who / what this is?
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Scott


Hi there, and welcome to the group!

If you've only been lurking for a couple days, there are a couple things you may have missed:

1. We have an IRC channel on FreeNode (#grlug).  There are usually between 20-30 people in the room at any given time, so feel free to stop by and say "Hi!".  Keep in mind that there are a lot of lurkers, so if you don't get a reply immediately, give it a couple hours.  It's usually most active and least lurker-y during the times everyone's supposed to be working.

2. The Wednesday Socials.  We meet on Wednesday nights from 8:00pm-10:00pm, currently at Starbucks at the Byron Center exit of M-6.  Attendance to that has been really really good as of late - so much so that we switched to Starbucks last week for the extra space.  So, if you want some interesting conversation and to meet other Linux geeks in-person, stop by and look for the big group of strange looking people with laptops, netbooks, various cables, power strips and extension cords.

- Kyle


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