BerkeleyLUG meetup this Sunday 2026-01-11

[Aaron]

Hey all,
Reminder here of the first Berkeley Linux User Group meetup of the month, and very first one of 2026.

Both the virtual and the in-person physical meetups start at 11:00am PST this Sunday, January 11th and go to 2:00pm or however late people want to participate. 

Please see the currently available meetup schedule at https://berkeleylug.com/meetings graciously provided by Michael P for further BerkeleyLUG meetup details.

Info of virtual meetup thru Jit.si Meet ...
https://meet.jit.si/BerkeleyLUG
Dial-in: +1.512.647.1431 PIN: 1036 1972 20#
To attend remotely, you'll need:
o  Computer w/ any reasonably-modern graphical Web browser.
   https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/user-guide/supported-browsers
o  mic w/ speakers/headphones.  
Headphones/earbuds are recommended because they avert audio feedback loops.
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o ... ---> or for a device using a specialised Jitsi Meet client program:
(Recommendation for headphones/earbuds still applies for all of the below)
   o Jitsi Meet Client (28MB APK) for Android 5.0+, via F-Droid:
     https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.jitsi.meet/
   o Jitsi Meet Client for Android, via Google Play Store
     https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.jitsi.meet
   o Jitsi Meet Client for iOS, via Apple iTunes Store
     https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jitsi-meet/id1165103905
   o Jitsi Meet Electron desktop client (86MB binary: Linux x86_64, MacOS,
     MS-Windows), https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet-electron/releases
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Was informed when we meetup participants last met at SoDoI Coffeehouse in December, that the coffeehouse will remain closed for a little while longer, but is set to fully re-open before this month's second meetup.  Therefore, will be again planning to meet at Philz Coffee in West Berkeley https://www.yelp.com/biz/philz-coffee-berkeley-12 for this Sunday's live meetup, unless anyone else has an alternate suggestion(??)

Let's all have a great 2026! :-)
-Aaron

[Michael Paoli]

FYI, I did pass by SoDoI yesterday.
They opened again (on the 7th) after being closed for Winter Break,
but they're not yet back to regular hours. Per sign in the window,
apparently through
this Su, their current hours are:
10a-4p M-F
11a-4p Sa-Su
So, don't get there (too) early.
And, hey, good news - get there at 11a this Su, and should have
absolutely no issue
with available space and quite wide open choice of space.
Cal classes/semester resumes on the 13th, so I'm thinking SoDoI will
be comparatively
light on Cal students this Su.

I presume, by other window signage, after this coming Su, they'll be
back to their regular
8a-5p M-F
9a-5p Sa-Su

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[Aaron]

On Friday, January 9, 2026 at 4:28:33 AM UTC-8 michae...@berkeley.edu wrote:

FYI, I did pass by SoDoI yesterday.
They opened again (on the 7th) after being closed for Winter Break, but they're not yet back to regular hours.

Per sign in the window, apparently through this Su, their current hours are:
10a-4p M-F
11a-4p Sa-Su
So, don't get there (too) early.
And, hey, good news - get there at 11a this Su, and should have absolutely no issue with available space and quite wide open choice of space.

 

Cal classes/semester resumes on the 13th, so I'm thinking SoDoI will
be comparatively light on Cal students this Su. 

Quite good news about SoDoI re-opening indeed :-) ...... SoDoI info via https://berkeleylug.com/meetings/ 

Will hopefully look forward to seeing Michael there in-person or/and via the virtual meetup (Jit.si Meet instructions below)

-A