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at least //for the time being / until further notice// | at least //for the time being / until further notice// |
(including [[https://www.balug.org/|BALUG]]) - see also the immediately below. \\ | (including [[https://www.balug.org/|BALUG]]) - see also the immediately below. \\ |
2021-04-10 //Some// in-person meetings starting to resume ... initial ones may just be private or by private invitation, | **2021-04-10 //Some// in-person meetings starting to resume** ... initial ones may just be private or by private invitation, |
continuing to (more) public - at one's own risk/discretion and may be with various restrictions, etc. | continuing to (more) public - at one's own risk/discretion and may be with various restrictions, etc. |
Presumably at/after some time, these will resume (more-or-less) "normal" in-person meetings, | Presumably at/after some time, these will resume (more-or-less) "normal" in-person meetings, |
though virtual may also continue. Note also that some venues remain closed (e.g. some businesses didn't survive COVID-19), so always advised but especially so, to check relevant current website/list information for the group regarding meeting location(s) and status and such. | though **virtual may also continue**. Note also that some venues remain closed (e.g. some businesses didn't survive COVID-19), so always advised but especially so, to check relevant current website/list information for the group regarding meeting location(s) and status and such. |
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===== Virtual Meetings ===== | ===== Virtual Meetings ===== |
**San Francisco Bay Area [L]UGs** known to be having / having started conducting virtual meetings. In general **see the LUG[s] Web site and/or list(s) for the most current information**: \\ | **San Francisco Bay Area [L]UGs** known to be having / having started conducting virtual meetings. In general **see the LUG[s] Web site and/or list(s) for the most current information**: \\ |
^San Francisco Bay Area [L]UG/SIG (list(s)) ^first >=2020-03-17 virtual meeting ^last verified (still) having virtual meetings ^ | ^San Francisco Bay Area [L]UG/SIG (list(s)) ^first >=2020-03-17 virtual meeting ^last verified (still) having virtual meetings ^ |
|[[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!aboutgroup/felton-lug|Felton LUG]] ([[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/felton-lug|Felton LUG]]) \\ 1st/3rd Saturday, 11am TZ="America/Los_Angeles", https://meet.jit.si/FeltonLUG|[[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/felton-lug/d8v0IIWjGes/3wx_c1ibBQAJ|2020-05-02]] |[[https://groups.google.com/g/felton-lug/c/cMgmeNk0LOA/m/U_5I4dRtAQAJ|2022-07-02]] | | |[[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!aboutgroup/felton-lug|Felton LUG]] ([[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/felton-lug|Felton LUG]]) \\ 1st/3rd Saturday, 11am TZ="America/Los_Angeles", https://meet.jit.si/FeltonLUG|[[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/felton-lug/d8v0IIWjGes/3wx_c1ibBQAJ|2020-05-02]] |[[https://groups.google.com/g/felton-lug/c/q3af01G2T3w/m/g8rxVOphAAAJ|2023-09-16]] | |
|[[https://www.sf-lug.org/|SF-LUG]] ([[http://linuxmafia.com/mailman/listinfo/sf-lug|SF-LUG]]) \\ 1st Sunday, 11am-1pm TZ="America/Los_Angeles", https://meet.jit.si/sf-lug.org |[[http://linuxmafia.com/pipermail/sf-lug/2020q2/014744.html|2020-05-03]] |[[https://www.sf-lug.org/|2022-07-03]] | | |[[https://www.sf-lug.org/|SF-LUG]] ([[http://linuxmafia.com/mailman/listinfo/sf-lug|SF-LUG]]) \\ 1st Sunday, 11am-1pm TZ="America/Los_Angeles", https://meet.jit.si/sf-lug.org |[[http://linuxmafia.com/pipermail/sf-lug/2020q2/014744.html|2020-05-03]] |[[https://www.sf-lug.org/|2023-10-01]] | |
|[[https://berkeleylug.com/Pi.BerkeleyLUG/|Pi.BerkeleyLUG]] ([[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/berkeleylug|BerkeleyLUG]]) \\ 3rd Sunday 11am-2pm TZ="America/Los_Angeles", https://meet.jit.si/Pi.BerkeleyLUG |[[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/berkeleylug/ZwJZn1BkImA/Z8K8CarVAgAJ|2020-05-03]] |[[https://berkeleylug.com/Pi.BerkeleyLUG/|2022-07-17]] | | |[[https://berkeleylug.com/Pi.BerkeleyLUG/|Pi.BerkeleyLUG]] ([[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/berkeleylug|BerkeleyLUG]]) \\ 3rd Sunday 11am-2pm TZ="America/Los_Angeles", https://meet.jit.si/Pi.BerkeleyLUG |[[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/berkeleylug/ZwJZn1BkImA/Z8K8CarVAgAJ|2020-05-03]] |[[https://berkeleylug.com/Pi.BerkeleyLUG/|2023-09-17]] | |
|[[https://berkeleylug.com/|BerkeleyLUG]] ([[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/berkeleylug|BerkeleyLUG]]) \\ 2nd/4th Sunday 11am-2pm TZ="America/Los_Angeles", https://meet.jit.si/BerkeleyLUG |[[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/berkeleylug/1zBU7LfyUJE/ZUp-qxg9AQAJ|2020-05-10]] |[[https://berkeleylug.com/meetings/|2022-07-24]] | | |[[https://berkeleylug.com/|BerkeleyLUG]] ([[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/berkeleylug|BerkeleyLUG]]) \\ 2nd/4th Sunday 11am-2pm TZ="America/Los_Angeles", https://meet.jit.si/BerkeleyLUG |[[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/berkeleylug/1zBU7LfyUJE/ZUp-qxg9AQAJ|2020-05-10]] |[[https://berkeleylug.com/meetings/|2023-09-24]] | |
|[[https://red.ht/rhugs|Red Hat User Groups]] - San Francisco Bay Area |[[https://events.redhat.com/profile/form/index.cfm?PKformID=0x182439abcd|2020-07-01]] |[[https://www.meetup.com/San-Francisco-Bay-Area-Red-Hat-User-Group/events/281855986/|2021-11-16]]| | |[[https://red.ht/rhugs|Red Hat User Groups]] - San Francisco Bay Area |[[https://events.redhat.com/profile/form/index.cfm?PKformID=0x182439abcd|2020-07-01]] |[[https://www.meetup.com/San-Francisco-Bay-Area-Red-Hat-User-Group/events/281855986/|2021-11-16]] (requires meetup.com login + group membership for details, so no longer verifying)| |
|[[http://linuxmafia.com/cabal|CABAL]] ([[http://linuxmafia.com/mailman/listinfo/conspire|CABAL]]) \\ 2nd Saturday, 4pm-8pm TZ="America/Los_Angeles", https://meet.jit.si/CABAL \\ Hybrid meeting: Can attend in-person (W. Menlo Park) with proof of vaccination.|[[http://linuxmafia.com/pipermail/conspire/2020-September/011111.html|2020-09-12]]|[[http://linuxmafia.com/pipermail/conspire/2022-July/012114.html|2022-07-09]]| | |[[http://linuxmafia.com/cabal|CABAL]] ([[http://linuxmafia.com/mailman/listinfo/conspire|CABAL]]) \\ 2nd Saturday, 4pm-8pm TZ="America/Los_Angeles", https://meet.jit.si/CABAL |[[http://linuxmafia.com/pipermail/conspire/2020-September/011111.html|2020-09-12]]|[[http://linuxmafia.com/pipermail/conspire/2023-September/012464.html|2024-07-13]]| |
|[[https://www.balug.org/|BALUG]] ([[https://lists.balug.org/|BALUG]]) \\ 3rd Tuesday 6:30pm TZ="America/Los_Angeles", https://meet.jit.si/BALUG.org |[[https://lists.balug.org/pipermail/balug-announce/2021-February/000316.html|2021-03-16]]|[[https://lists.balug.org/pipermail/balug-announce/2022-July/000321.html|2022-07-19]]| | |[[https://www.balug.org/|BALUG]] ([[https://lists.balug.org/|BALUG]]) \\ 3rd Tuesday 6:30pm TZ="America/Los_Angeles", https://meet.jit.si/BALUG.org |[[https://lists.balug.org/pipermail/balug-announce/2021-February/000316.html|2021-03-16]]|[[https://lists.balug.org/pipermail/balug-announce/2023-September/000336.html|2023-09-19]] | |
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==== Lists and other Activities/Updates ==== | ==== Lists and other Activities/Updates ==== |
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=== beyond US === | === beyond US === |
AU [[https://www.lug.org.au/wiki/Central_Coast_GNU/Linux_Users_Group|Central Coast GNU/Linux Users Group]] (2020-09-02, ...) TZ="Australia/Sydney"\\ | AU [[https://www.lug.org.au/wiki/Central_Coast_GNU/Linux_Users_Group|Central Coast GNU/Linux Users Group]] (2020-09-02, ...) TZ="Australia/Sydney"\\ |
CA [[https://kwlug.org/|Kitchener-Waterloo Linux User Group]] (usually on the first (non-[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Canada|holiday]]) Monday) TZ="America/Toronto"\\ | CA [[https://kwlug.org/|Kitchener-Waterloo Linux User Group]] (usually on the first (non-[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Canada|holiday]]) Monday) TZ="America/Toronto"\\ |
| CA [[https://wiki.linux-ottawa.org/doku.php|Linux Ottawa]] (first Thursdays) TZ="America/Toronto"\\ |
| CA [[https://gtalug.org/|Greater Toronto Area Linux Users Group]] (second Tuesdays) TZ="America/Toronto"\\ |
IN [[https://ilugc.in/|Indian Linux User's Group]] - (South India) Chennai (Madras) (second Saturdays) TZ="Asia/Kolkata"\\ | IN [[https://ilugc.in/|Indian Linux User's Group]] - (South India) Chennai (Madras) (second Saturdays) TZ="Asia/Kolkata"\\ |
IN [[http://www.ilug-bom.org.in/|GNU/Linux Users Group of Mumbai]] (schedule varies) TZ="Asia/Kolkata"\\ | IN [[http://www.ilug-bom.org.in/|GNU/Linux Users Group of Mumbai]] (schedule varies) TZ="Asia/Kolkata"\\ |
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Quoting //must be as shown//, and timezone //names// must be correct, or you will get errors or (worse) silent ignoring of the provided timezone qualifier. Use [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones#List|canonical TZ database names]]. Do //not// use familiar 3- or 4-letter shortcut names like PST and PDT, which are neither unique nor standardised -- nor UTC offsets like UTC-8, which have DST vs. Standard Time problems: The short names' ambiguities become more troubling the more international one's focus is. For example, "CST" can mean either China Standard Time (UTC+8), Cuba Standard Time (UTC−5), or (North American) Central Standard Time (UTC−6), and it is also a variant name for ACST (Australian Central Standard Time, UTC+9:30). Likewise, a time zone's short name will differ depending on language, as with WET (Western European Time, UTC+0), //also// known as WEZ (Westeuropäische Zeit) in German, HEO (Heure d'Europe occidentale) in French, ZEČ (Západoevropský čas) in Czech, and ΏΔΕ (Ώρα Δυτικής Ευρώπης) in Greek. Thus the short names' deprecated status. | Quoting //must be as shown//, and timezone //names// must be correct, or you will get errors or (worse) silent ignoring of the provided timezone qualifier. Use [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones#List|canonical TZ database names]]. Do //not// use familiar 3- or 4-letter shortcut names like PST and PDT, as they are neither unique nor standardised -- nor UTC offsets like UTC-8, which for many locations have DST vs. Standard Time problems: The short names' ambiguities become more troubling the more international one's focus is. For example, "CST" can mean either China Standard Time (UTC+8), Cuba Standard Time (UTC−5), or (North American) Central Standard Time (UTC−6), and it is also a variant name for ACST (Australian Central Standard Time, UTC+9:30). Likewise, a time zone's short name will differ depending on language, as with WET (Western European Time, UTC+0), //also// known as WEZ (Westeuropäische Zeit) in German, HEO (Heure d'Europe occidentale) in French, ZEČ (Západoevropský čas) in Czech, and ΏΔΕ (Ώρα Δυτικής Ευρώπης) in Greek. Thus the short names' deprecated status. |
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(As people have asked: No, BSD date(1), as available on MacOS, cannot do this work, for lack of the -d option.) | (As people have asked: No, BSD date(1), as available on MacOS, cannot do this work, for lack of the -d option.) |