[H-GEN] Discussions on this email list?

[Tony Blackwell]

Hi Jevan,
I've been to a couple of Humbug meetings, core membership seems sound 
but don't know how active they are.

I'm involved with the Mageia linux distribution in a lowly way (QA group 
contributions) which is a dynamic interesting community.

I make the observation though that most of these groups are volunteer 
groups with members looking for what they can contribute to that 
community.  They may well not meet your needs if you are looking for 
people to do work on projects for you, funded from your NDIS budget or not.

Good luck,
Tony

On 10/2/23 20:36, Jevan Pipitone wrote:
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> Re: Discussions on this email list?
> 
> I use linux debian gnome on my home laptop.
> 
> I am interested in contributing to discussions on this email list, however, I
> have not seen any messages, since joined the email list.
> 
> I have paid to join the Humbug linux user group, which is a Brisbane QLD
> group, I live in Canberra ACT, but my participation can be done using the (or
> an) email list. I wanted to support your organization financially this year,
> with membership, and I can decide whether to continue next year.
> 
> However, I wanted to join a different group to the canberra linux user group,
> run by ANU, since I have already had a lot of activities with ANU in the past,
> I did a degree in computer science at ANU, and I am wanting to move on to
> other organizations, since ANU already has utilized my skillset in the past,
> and it is time for moving forward to other organizations (online via the
> internet).
> 
> I don't know whether anyone can recommend other linux user groups around the
> world, that I could participate in, via the internet from home?
> 
> I am searching for more things to do with my time, to keep busy.
> 
> I am also interested in computing linux debian gnome, activities for ndis
> participants, since i am on the NDIS, so they would need to be an ndis
> provider, for my ndis to fund it, and I am in canberra if it is in-person if
> there is a computer room somewhere, or if it is online (via the internet from
> home) then it could be anywhere in australia (since ndis is only for
> australia).
> 
> I'm not using zoom.us, meetup, eventbrite, whatsapp, line, viber, facebook,
> twitter, anymore, i have decided i want to move on to new website providers
> for these functionalities. i am still using linkedin, unless i can find a
> replacement that i can download a profile pdf and profile photo of people i'm
> interested in their (professional) profiles, with linkedin this is possible, i
> don't know of another equivalent website.
> 
> I'm looking at expanding the number of ndis funded activities, that i'm doing,
> some in-person in canberra, some online via the internet from home, since
> spending money on something (from my ndis) increases the success I get from
> it. If it's free, then it usually doesn't work for me, since they don't have
> the financial incentive and capability to help me, they need funding if they're
> going to help, for any activities i might want to do.
> 
> With linux, i am familiar with electronic music composition with the
> rosegarden software, Qsynth, QjackCtl, and a midi controller keyboard,
> sometimes i use a sound module hardware and using "aconnect" to feed the usb
> midi controller keyboard midi feed, into the sound module hardware, via a usb
> to midi cable plugged into the laptop and the sound module. I have installed a
> number of other electronic music free linux softwares as well. i have bitwig
> paid software that came with my keyboard, but it does not work in linux debian
> gnome. i have had no problems with rosegarden. If i put my website back up
> again, you can look on the music section of the site, for the exact linux
> commands i use.
> 
> I have done (by myself and a support worker) a bit of an introduction to the
> "Lua" programming language. One of the interesting things is you can have
> multiple returns values (unlimited number). For example you can have:
> 
> function myfunction(slope, yintercept)
> --[[ (some code would be inserted here), outside of the comment --]]
>   return x, y, z
> end
> 
> and the function could be called (for example)
> 
> x1, y1, z1 = myfunction(0.3, 30)
> 
> You could also do
> 
> print ("Three return results of calling myfunction: ", myfunction(100,200))
> 
> the print statement is capable of printing a return result that contains three
> return results. However, you cannot assign three function return results to a
> single variable, it would only assign the first return result.
> 
> Jevan.
> 
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