BerkeleyLUG meetup this Sunday 2026-07-12

[Aaron]

Hi all,
Reminder here of the first Berkeley Linux User Group meetup of the month.  
Both the virtual and the in-person physical meetups start at 11:00am PDT this Sunday, July 12th and go to 2:00pm PDT 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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Am instead planning to be at the Berkeley Public Library's THP South branch [1] for this in-person meetup, as opposed to SoDoI coffeehouse.  
While SoDoI coffeehouse may or may not remain closed on Sundays -- Michael P and others are welcome to confirm or refute this -- it seems that THP South branch's Community room _is_ open on Sundays and there are ample table space, accessible WiFi, and electric outlets for laptops and other smaller computing devices.  While the BPL library Rules of Use Policy specifically frowns on "meals" consumed inside the library (see
'A Shared Space' section of [2]), apparently "covered drinks and small snacks are okay" to bring inside.  This way, those of us who wish can avail ourselves of purchasing beverages such as Thai tea and/or small, non-messy snacks (am thinking of delicious Spring rolls) at the Berkeley Wat Mongkolratanaram Thai Temple’s Sunday brunch (see [3][4]) and then bring these inside for the meetup :-)

The weather is forecasted to be decent for this Sunday [5], and there is usually ample space at the Wat Mongkolratanaram Thai Temple outdoor seating areas for those who wish to have their brunch meals just outside of the THP South library branch.

See you at Sunday's meetup!
Cheers!
-Aaron


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References
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[1]https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/locations/tarea-hall-pittman-south-branch
[2]https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/about/berkeley-public-library-policies#rules-of-use-policy
[3]https://www.berkeleyside.org/2025/06/24/berkeley-thai-temple-sunday-brunch-volunteers
[4]https://www.yelp.com/biz/wat-mongkolratanaram-berkeley
[5]https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Berkeley&state=CA&site=MTR&lat=37.8658&lon=-122.275
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[ace36]

~1:40pm now, and am planning to hang out here in the THP South branch Community room for maybe another hr or so. Brunch/lunchtime crowd from the Berkeley Thai Temple thinning out a bit, but library still patron-packed. Relatively and perhaps surprisingly quiet here and easy to get much work and study done today! :-)

-A

Both the virtual and the in-person physical meetups start at 11:00am PDT this Sunday, July 12th and go to 2:00pm PDT or however late people want to participate.

..

Am instead planning to be at the Berkeley Public Library's THP South branch [1] for this in-person meetup, as opposed to SoDoI coffeehouse.  
While SoDoI coffeehouse may or may not remain closed on Sundays -- Michael P and others are welcome to confirm or refute this -- it seems that THP South branch's Community room _is_ open on Sundays and there are ample table space, accessible WiFi, and electric outlets for laptops and other smaller computing devices.  While the BPL library Rules of Use Policy specifically frowns on "meals" consumed inside the library (see
'A Shared Space' section of [2]), apparently "covered drinks and small snacks are okay" to bring inside.  This way, those of us who wish can avail ourselves of purchasing beverages such as Thai tea and/or small, non-messy snacks (am thinking of delicious Spring rolls) at the Berkeley Wat Mongkolratanaram Thai Temple’s Sunday brunch (see [3][4]) and then bring these inside for the meetup :-)

[Michael Paoli]

Hope meeting was good 'n all, and there were some folks at Sodoi,
and that any virtual also got reasonably connected with folk(s) at
physical (Sodoi). Let me know if I need/ought make any relevant
changes on the web pages (and there are at least a few others
or so that also have access to be able to do so).

Alas, I mostly haven't been there physically for fair while (with
at least one fairly recent exception), but do semi-regularly
join virtually (was at least semi-tempted today, but
been mostly attending to other things - though many
Linux or related).