BerkeleyLUG meetup this Sunday 2025-12-28

[Aaron]

Hey all,
Similar to just about the same time last year, timely reminder here of the second Berkeley Linux User Group meetup of the month, first one of the Winter Season, and very last meetup of the year.
Both the virtual and the in-person physical meetups start at 11:00am PST this Sunday, December 28th 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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SoDoI Coffeehouse is already closed for the Holidays and Winter Semester break, and is set to re-open sometime mid-January 2026.
Philz Coffee in West Berkeley https://www.yelp.com/biz/philz-coffee-berkeley-12 might be relatively uncrowded this upcoming Sunday, given the Xmas Holiday weekend itself as well as the possibility of many people/students being away.
Already called Philz Coffee and the person answering the phone said they'll be open regular weekend hours; they are closed all day Xmas day and close early tomorrow evening / Xmas Eve.
Therefore, will be planning to attend Sunday's live meetup at Philz.

Seasonal Holidays' cheers to everyone! :-)
-Aaron