<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">NMGLUGers, Thank you, life goes on and change happens. I am not quitting computing, not yet. I am just letting you know I am not necessarily going to be at meetings or trying new things too often. The Chromebook adventure has been interesting and fun. I now have a really portable, and rugged, little machine. I am all for FOSS myself, but see that seniors are taking other routes to the Internet - phones and tablets, eg. The personal computer is interesting, but no longer the cultural item it was 20 years ago. And I am no longer up to dis-assembly of a tower for fun and education. I will still provide free replacement of software on laptops seniors may have problems with. The stream of this is now a trickle.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">You active members will have to take over the posting of comments, the "Latest" tab on the website. And any other edits. I was never fully competent with some parts of notices. In general my activity is less, which is fine and natural. I'm just letting you know. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">I may make one more post about the Chromebook conversion. That seems to be a success. I cannot take a lot of credit, I made a good enough choice of hardware and found the technique on the web. I am always glad to prevent the waste of hardware and glad for the extended support of strangers from the web. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Be well, thank you, Ted</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Oct 10, 2023 at 12:17 PM Jonathan Haack <<a href="mailto:jonathan@jonathanhaack.com">jonathan@jonathanhaack.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<p>No - that's heresy! I demand a recount ... I mean, I object! Will
you reconsider sir?</p>
<p>If not, I understand and thank you for your service, but come on
mane ... more GNU/Linux to be had!</p>
<p>JMH<br>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">NMGLUGers, I
think it is time for me to resign my active membership in the
GLUG. Although I keep computing, I am no longer breaking new
ground and not interested in being the hobbyist I once was. <br>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Oddly though,
I am still doing some things. I am writing this on Xubuntu,
Gnu/Linux installed on a former student 11 inch
Chromebook(tm). The conversion removed all of the former OS
after borrowing a script to rewrite the boot system with
SeaBios or one of the other Coreboot varieties. Instructions
are found at MrChromebox dot tech or other pages on the 'net.
No major glitches, no major issues. I am limited by the emmc
chip on the board - 16 Gb, but it works. <br>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Nice to have
a really functional terminal and man pages and such. As well
as the freedom to choose my applications and modifications.
Used student C-books are cheap because the support for each
hardware is only 4 years. A real waste of resources and trash
producer for the landfill.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">I may try to
be present at this weeks meeting, I will have nothing to turn
in and the recent discussions have gone beyond my level of
activity, but it is fun to listen.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Be well,
Thank you, Ted P.<br>
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