Where can we communicate matters relating to the installfest?

Tue Jun 17 18:08:02 UTC 2025

I know I said I lost my Matrix account, but I'd be willing to do Matrix as well, I'd just have to create a different account. Does anyone have ideas for how we should communicate?

Kind regards,
Alfredo Cisneros Romero.

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On Monday, June 16th, 2025 at 6:23 PM, victoremumford at protonmail.com <victoremumford at protonmail.com> wrote:

> I'm open to any. Email is nice because we're already here. IRC is mostly that same benefit, it's the hub for the club, but I won't be able to access it at work or on the go. I'm most curious about Matrix, I have an account and want to try the Element X client for it. Discord is a fine backup.
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> If I was to choose one, it'd be Matrix, but again I'm open to any. What are others' thoughts?
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> -------- Original Message --------
> On 6/16/25 1:10 PM, alfredocisnerosromero wrote:
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>> Hey everyone,
>>
>> So, I will suppose that this is everyone that wants to participate with the NCLUG/End of 10 Linux Installfest, since I have not received an email confirming that this is everyone (but, I should mention that everyone here has expressed interest and being willing to participate, so that is why I added the people here). Don't want to put Robert on the spotlight, but he is also one of my close friends that manages a lot of Linux installs, and he said he would be quite willing to participate the day of the event, so I am including him here on the email! I am hoping he joins the NCLUG mailing list, so he can introduce himself soon. The bigger question for now would be this: Where can we communicate with each other and make arrangements for the event? I am ready to get started with that, I just want to see if we can communicate without using email, especially if it's for quick stuff. I was thinking Discord or maybe making a channel in the NCLUG IRC server, but I'll admit that I don't know how to use IRC very well, and I don't know what the barrier of entry for that is (but I'm willing to learn). I was also thinking Matrix, but unfortunately, I lost my Matrix account, and I cannot recover it because I signed up with an anonymous email alias that was randomly generated that I cannot remember.
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>> Ideally, we should come to a consensus for how we should communicate online very soon, so we can start setting up the deadlines for the event, especially since I have a lot of work to do with planning the installfest, but also, with getting things done and talking to more people about the installfest (nonprofits, people who manage the venues, businesses, etc.). Ideally, I'd like to see if we can get started with things by this Friday, but this is just a soft deadline, and I'm only speaking for myself. Nevertheless, the sooner, the better. If you have any questions, please let me know!
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Alfredo Cisneros Romero
>>
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>> On Friday, June 13th, 2025 at 3:53 PM, alfredocisnerosromero <alfredocisnerosromero at proton.me> wrote:
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>>> Good afternoon everyone,
>>>
>>> Hopefully we are all doing well! I just want to confirm that the recipients of this email are the people who want to get involved with the NCLUG/End of 10 Linux Installfest event. If you'd like to participate, please let me know very soon, because I'll start to make arrangements for how we'll communicate with each other. There is someone else that I know that would like to join NCLUG and participate, but he wants to help the day of the event (not with planning and that kind of thing), so once I get his email, I'll add him. I'll also do the same for anyone who would like to help participate in the event, but not plan it.
>>>
>>> Once we have everyone who wants to participate in this event in touch with each other, we can explore the options for venues, do some of the busy work, and set a "soft roadmap" for the event, so we have an idea of what we will be doing. I unfortunately will not be able to go to the informal NCLUG meetings at Dutch Bros to discuss this idea due to scheduling conflicts with my swim team, so I think the best idea for us to keep in touch would be using an online platform, so we don't have to bother with meeting up in person (I think that's in our best interest, because I also don't know how busy everyone is).
>>>
>>> Link to the ODT with the event ideas: https://drive.proton.me/urls/FY8V9BE92W#wI6gXzc9uuQW(I put everything in a Proton Drive doc, so it's easier for people to look at. Please keep in mind that this is a public view link, so please don't share it to random people, especially people who are not involved with planning the event. I'd be willing to add editor access to anyone who is involved with the event).
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Alfredo Cisneros Romero.
>>>
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>>> On Friday, June 13th, 2025 at 9:52 AM, victoremumford at protonmail.com <victoremumford at protonmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ventoy is very good, but I have had installations fail with it and succeed with just the ISO on the flash drive (namely Fedora on a 2015 office PC). It might be good to have a few options ready.
>>>>
>>>> I don't have any control over a venue, but if the date and life events are compatible I'd like to volunteer my time to help out at the event 🖐️.
>>>>
>>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>>> On 6/12/25 8:46 PM, alfredocisnerosromero via NCLUG wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello NCLUG members,
>>>>>
>>>>> How is everyone? Hopefully you are doing well! This is Alfredo's email (the young student from NCLUG), and I'm writing to the group because I want to see if we could discuss the Linux installfest idea through email. Also, I want to email Mory about this as well (since I know he said that he would be interested), but I don't know his email, so I'm just CCing the entire thing to the general NCLUG mailing list. First and foremost, I'd like to thank everyone who participated in the meeting yesterday, since that is when we discussed many of the logistics of how the event will run. Long story short: I made a big planning document that I attached to this email for the NCLUG End of 10 Linux Installfest, and we could maybe work on the document on a Cryptpad so everyone can look at it. I think it is pretty comprehensive, and there isn't anything else I can think of adding at the moment. If everyone agrees with the things that I put on there, I think we can start working on the installfest and getting things done (if anyone wants a TLDR of what I believe should be done after everyone agrees, it is at the bottom of the document)! If anyone has questions, please let me know. Thank you!
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> Alfredo Cisneros Romero
>>>>>
>>>>> P.S. Please let me know if there is anything that I need to catch up on ever since I emailed this mailing list; I did not realize that a confirmation email from NCLUG was sent to my spam, so I was not able to read any messages that were mailed to me. Also, please let me know how I can set up IRC.
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