I'd suggest maybe the KC Library branch just south of the Plaza may be better as it has better (easier) parking than the Downtown KCMO one..
-----Original Message----- From: Brent Kirkpatrick brentk@midwaytrucks.com Sent: Jan 12, 2026 12:12 PM To: Gilmore, Steve Steve.Gilmore@garmin.com, kclug@kclug.org kclug@kclug.org Subject: RE: Anyone up for a meetup?
I’d be interested. I live in Lee’s Summit but would be willing to drive downtown or to KS for a meetup.
From: Gilmore, Steve Steve.Gilmore@garmin.com Sent: Monday, January 12, 2026 12:05 PM To: kclug@kclug.org Subject: Anyone up for a meetup?
Hi everyone,
It’s been a while, and I’ve been meaning to reconnect and check in with the group. Would anyone be interested in restarting meetups for the KC Linux Users Group? I’d be happy to help get things going again and could even host a meetup. I’m located in the Blue Springs area, but I’m open to ideas on format, location, and timing.
If folks are worried about meetings getting stale, I’m also willing to put together a short presentation or discussion to spark conversation. A few ideas that come to mind:
* Running LLMs locally with vLLM * Ansible tips, tricks, and more advanced usage * “We’re (probably) all still noobs at Git” (a judgment-free discussion) * The wonderful blasphemy that is the Xonsh shell
This doesn’t need to be formal, just a chance to get together, share what we’re working on, and rebuild some momentum. If you’re interested, reply here and let’s see what kind of interest we have.
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Steve G
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I'm cool for a meeting!
On 2026-01-12 13:07, Jonathan Hale wrote:
I'd suggest maybe the KC Library branch just south of the Plaza may be better as it has better (easier) parking than the Downtown KCMO one..
-----Original Message----- From: Brent Kirkpatrick brentk@midwaytrucks.com Sent: Jan 12, 2026 12:12 PM To: Gilmore, Steve Steve.Gilmore@garmin.com, kclug@kclug.org kclug@kclug.org Subject: RE: Anyone up for a meetup?
I’d be interested. I live in Lee’s Summit but would be willing to drive downtown or to KS for a meetup.
From: Gilmore, Steve Steve.Gilmore@garmin.com Sent: Monday, January 12, 2026 12:05 PM To: kclug@kclug.org Subject: Anyone up for a meetup?
Hi everyone,
It’s been a while, and I’ve been meaning to reconnect and check in with the group. Would anyone be interested in restarting meetups for the KC Linux Users Group?
I’d be happy to help get things going again and could even host a meetup. I’m located in the Blue Springs area, but I’m open to ideas on format, location, and timing.
If folks are worried about meetings getting stale, I’m also willing to put together a short presentation or discussion to spark conversation. A few ideas that come to mind:
- Running LLMs locally with vLLM
- Ansible tips, tricks, and more advanced usage
- “We’re (probably) all still noobs at Git” (a judgment-free
discussion)
- The wonderful blasphemy that is the Xonsh shell
This doesn’t need to be formal, just a chance to get together, share what we’re working on, and rebuild some momentum. If you’re interested, reply here and let’s see what kind of interest we have.
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Steve G
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Hello Guys: Definitely interested. It has been a while. I would like to meet in OP at the Library however. I do now live in Lawrence, so KC is a bit far to travel for me.
One thing that I am really into is gaming on Linux (this has gotten so much better in the last year)! Can you believe it? There is talk of Linux being at 9% usage for day to day tasks!! This means that there are lots of people who would benefit from our group that are still really new to our community.
I personally have been on Linux as my main system for a few years now. Of course, I used UNIX and FreeBSD professionally and currently run Fedora (43) on a 5 year old Dell Workstation with a borrowed NVIDIA 4060 GPU. The fact that my Dell 3630 feels "zippy" is testament to how even a "potato" can be a very useful daily driver. FYI, it is only a 4 core, 4 thread I7 with 32GB of RAM. But it runs Steam quite well and I use it for development purposes using C++, Rust, Python, TypeScript and other languages. I recently even put a full graphics suite on it without Adobe being part of it. There is so much to share regarding my own journey.
Let's nail something down and meet up again. For me the meetings were part of the fun, but the meeting after the meeting was where friendships were forged!
Sorry for the novel of a post, but it is great if we can get everything going again!
Thanks guys, J. Mike Needham
Kind Regards,
*John Michael Needham * *LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jmikeneedham http://www.linkedin.com/in/jmikeneedham*
On Mon, Jan 12, 2026, 1:24 PM Jeff G kclug.org@forge.name wrote:
I'm cool for a meeting!
On 2026-01-12 13:07, Jonathan Hale wrote:
I'd suggest maybe the KC Library branch just south of the Plaza may be better as it has better (easier) parking than the Downtown KCMO one..
-----Original Message----- From: Brent Kirkpatrick brentk@midwaytrucks.com Sent: Jan 12, 2026 12:12 PM To: Gilmore, Steve Steve.Gilmore@garmin.com, kclug@kclug.org kclug@kclug.org Subject: RE: Anyone up for a meetup?
I’d be interested. I live in Lee’s Summit but would be willing to drive downtown or to KS for a meetup.
From: Gilmore, Steve Steve.Gilmore@garmin.com Sent: Monday, January 12, 2026 12:05 PM To: kclug@kclug.org Subject: Anyone up for a meetup?
Hi everyone,
It’s been a while, and I’ve been meaning to reconnect and check in with the group. Would anyone be interested in restarting meetups for the KC Linux Users Group?
I’d be happy to help get things going again and could even host a meetup. I’m located in the Blue Springs area, but I’m open to ideas on format, location, and timing.
If folks are worried about meetings getting stale, I’m also willing to put together a short presentation or discussion to spark conversation. A few ideas that come to mind:
* Running LLMs locally with vLLM * Ansible tips, tricks, and more advanced usage * “We’re (probably) all still noobs at Git” (a judgment-freediscussion) * The wonderful blasphemy that is the Xonsh shell
This doesn’t need to be formal, just a chance to get together, share what we’re working on, and rebuild some momentum. If you’re interested, reply here and let’s see what kind of interest we have.
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Steve G
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Hello everyone,
This is great to see, thanks for the enthusiasm and ideas!
To try to split the difference on location and get something on the calendar, let’s plan to meet at Johnson County Library – Leawood Pioneer.
Details:
* Location: Johnson County Library – Leawood Pioneer 4700 Town Center Dr, Leawood, KS 66211https://maps.app.goo.gl/LX8WPLxPKcaKtiCK7 * Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026 * Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
I’ve reserved a conference room that can accommodate up to 16 people, which should be a good size for getting things restarted. We can always adjust locations or scale up for future meetups based on interest.
The librarian mentioned the room doesn’t have a projector, but I’ll bring one along with something to project onto so we can do show-and-tell, short presentations, or even some group troubleshooting if folks are interested.
For this first meetup back, let’s keep things informal; introductions, catching up, and seeing what people would like to do going forward. Gaming on Linux, development workflows, tooling, and beginner-friendly topics all sound very much on the table.
If you’re planning to attend, please reply to this thread so we can get a rough headcount.
Looking forward to seeing everyone again and getting the group moving!
Thanks, Steve Gilmore
From: Michael Needham jmikeneedham@gmail.com Sent: Monday, January 12, 2026 2:01 PM To: kclug.org@forge.name Cc: kclug@kclug.org Subject: Re: Anyone up for a meetup?
Hello Guys: Definitely interested. It has been a while. I would like to meet in OP at the Library however. I do now live in Lawrence, so KC is a bit far to travel for me. One thing that I am really into is gaming on Linux (this has gotten so
Hello Guys: Definitely interested. It has been a while. I would like to meet in OP at the Library however. I do now live in Lawrence, so KC is a bit far to travel for me.
One thing that I am really into is gaming on Linux (this has gotten so much better in the last year)! Can you believe it? There is talk of Linux being at 9% usage for day to day tasks!! This means that there are lots of people who would benefit from our group that are still really new to our community.
I personally have been on Linux as my main system for a few years now. Of course, I used UNIX and FreeBSD professionally and currently run Fedora (43) on a 5 year old Dell Workstation with a borrowed NVIDIA 4060 GPU. The fact that my Dell 3630 feels "zippy" is testament to how even a "potato" can be a very useful daily driver. FYI, it is only a 4 core, 4 thread I7 with 32GB of RAM. But it runs Steam quite well and I use it for development purposes using C++, Rust, Python, TypeScript and other languages. I recently even put a full graphics suite on it without Adobe being part of it. There is so much to share regarding my own journey.
Let's nail something down and meet up again. For me the meetings were part of the fun, but the meeting after the meeting was where friendships were forged!
Sorry for the novel of a post, but it is great if we can get everything going again!
Thanks guys, J. Mike Needham
Kind Regards,
John Michael Needham LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jmikeneedhamhttps://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.linkedin.com/in/jmikeneedham__;!!EJc4YC3iFmQ!VOxal34gRFF4SbwtX-NTS-Ws0J330fBv9BjcWJickzKnDV3X-paONYE5YZUxXCXBk2httHAaiyrU6bRkyxZ9Xwno$
On Mon, Jan 12, 2026, 1:24 PM Jeff G <kclug.org@forge.namemailto:kclug.org@forge.name> wrote: I'm cool for a meeting!
On 2026-01-12 13:07, Jonathan Hale wrote:
I'd suggest maybe the KC Library branch just south of the Plaza may be better as it has better (easier) parking than the Downtown KCMO one..
-----Original Message----- From: Brent Kirkpatrick <brentk@midwaytrucks.commailto:brentk@midwaytrucks.com> Sent: Jan 12, 2026 12:12 PM To: Gilmore, Steve <Steve.Gilmore@garmin.commailto:Steve.Gilmore@garmin.com>, kclug@kclug.orgmailto:kclug@kclug.org <kclug@kclug.orgmailto:kclug@kclug.org> Subject: RE: Anyone up for a meetup?
I’d be interested. I live in Lee’s Summit but would be willing to drive downtown or to KS for a meetup.
From: Gilmore, Steve <Steve.Gilmore@garmin.commailto:Steve.Gilmore@garmin.com> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2026 12:05 PM To: kclug@kclug.orgmailto:kclug@kclug.org Subject: Anyone up for a meetup?
Hi everyone,
It’s been a while, and I’ve been meaning to reconnect and check in with the group. Would anyone be interested in restarting meetups for the KC Linux Users Group?
I’d be happy to help get things going again and could even host a meetup. I’m located in the Blue Springs area, but I’m open to ideas on format, location, and timing.
If folks are worried about meetings getting stale, I’m also willing to put together a short presentation or discussion to spark conversation. A few ideas that come to mind:
* Running LLMs locally with vLLM * Ansible tips, tricks, and more advanced usage * “We’re (probably) all still noobs at Git” (a judgment-freediscussion) * The wonderful blasphemy that is the Xonsh shell
This doesn’t need to be formal, just a chance to get together, share what we’re working on, and rebuild some momentum. If you’re interested, reply here and let’s see what kind of interest we have.
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Steve G
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Thanks for setting this up, Steve! I've added it to the website. I'd love to be there, but have other plans. Let us know how it goes.
On Tue, Jan 13, 2026, at 09:43, Gilmore, Steve wrote:
Hello everyone,
This is great to see, thanks for the enthusiasm and ideas!
To try to split the difference on location and get something on the calendar, let’s plan to meet at Johnson County Library – Leawood Pioneer.
Details:
• Location: Johnson County Library – Leawood Pioneer 4700 Town Center Dr, Leawood, KS 66211 https://maps.app.goo.gl/LX8WPLxPKcaKtiCK7 • Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026 • Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
I’ve reserved a conference room that can accommodate up to * 16 people*, which should be a good size for getting things restarted. We can always adjust locations or scale up for future meetups based on interest.
The librarian mentioned the room doesn’t have a projector, but I’ll bring one along with something to project onto so we can do show-and-tell, short presentations, or even some group troubleshooting if folks are interested.
For this first meetup back, let’s keep things informal; introductions, catching up, and seeing what people would like to do going forward. Gaming on Linux, development workflows, tooling, and beginner-friendly topics all sound very much on the table.
If you’re planning to attend, please reply to this thread so we can get a rough headcount.
Looking forward to seeing everyone again and getting the group moving!
Thanks, Steve Gilmore
*From:* Michael Needham jmikeneedham@gmail.com *Sent:* Monday, January 12, 2026 2:01 PM *To:* kclug.org@forge.name *Cc:* kclug@kclug.org *Subject:* Re: Anyone up for a meetup?
Hello Guys: Definitely interested. It has been a while. I would like to meet in OP at the Library however. I do now live in Lawrence, so KC is a bit far to travel for me. One thing that I am really into is gaming on Linux (this has gotten so
Hello Guys: Definitely interested. It has been a while. I would like to meet in OP at the Library however. I do now live in Lawrence, so KC is a bit far to travel for me.
One thing that I am really into is gaming on Linux (this has gotten so much better in the last year)! Can you believe it? There is talk of Linux being at 9% usage for day to day tasks!! This means that there are lots of people who would benefit from our group that are still really new to our community.
I personally have been on Linux as my main system for a few years now. Of course, I used UNIX and FreeBSD professionally and currently run Fedora (43) on a 5 year old Dell Workstation with a borrowed NVIDIA 4060 GPU. The fact that my Dell 3630 feels "zippy" is testament to how even a "potato" can be a very useful daily driver. FYI, it is only a 4 core, 4 thread I7 with 32GB of RAM. But it runs Steam quite well and I use it for development purposes using C++, Rust, Python, TypeScript and other languages. I recently even put a full graphics suite on it without Adobe being part of it. There is so much to share regarding my own journey.
Let's nail something down and meet up again. For me the meetings were part of the fun, but the meeting after the meeting was where friendships were forged!
Sorry for the novel of a post, but it is great if we can get everything going again!
Thanks guys, J. Mike Needham
Kind Regards,
*John Michael Needham*
*LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jmikeneedham https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.linkedin.com/in/jmikeneedham__;!!EJc4YC3iFmQ!VOxal34gRFF4SbwtX-NTS-Ws0J330fBv9BjcWJickzKnDV3X-paONYE5YZUxXCXBk2httHAaiyrU6bRkyxZ9Xwno$*
On Mon, Jan 12, 2026, 1:24 PM Jeff G kclug.org@forge.name wrote:
I'm cool for a meeting!
On 2026-01-12 13:07, Jonathan Hale wrote:
I'd suggest maybe the KC Library branch just south of the Plaza may be better as it has better (easier) parking than the Downtown KCMO one..
-----Original Message----- From: Brent Kirkpatrick brentk@midwaytrucks.com Sent: Jan 12, 2026 12:12 PM To: Gilmore, Steve Steve.Gilmore@garmin.com, kclug@kclug.org kclug@kclug.org Subject: RE: Anyone up for a meetup?
I’d be interested. I live in Lee’s Summit but would be willing to drive downtown or to KS for a meetup.
From: Gilmore, Steve Steve.Gilmore@garmin.com Sent: Monday, January 12, 2026 12:05 PM To: kclug@kclug.org Subject: Anyone up for a meetup?
Hi everyone,
It’s been a while, and I’ve been meaning to reconnect and check in with the group. Would anyone be interested in restarting meetups for the KC Linux Users Group?
I’d be happy to help get things going again and could even host a meetup. I’m located in the Blue Springs area, but I’m open to ideas on format, location, and timing.
If folks are worried about meetings getting stale, I’m also willing to put together a short presentation or discussion to spark conversation. A few ideas that come to mind:
* Running LLMs locally with vLLM * Ansible tips, tricks, and more advanced usage * “We’re (probably) all still noobs at Git” (a judgment-freediscussion) * The wonderful blasphemy that is the Xonsh shell
This doesn’t need to be formal, just a chance to get together, share what we’re working on, and rebuild some momentum. If you’re interested, reply here and let’s see what kind of interest we have.
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Steve G
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I can give a presentation on what I've been working on
- Location: Johnson County Library – Leawood Pioneer 4700 Town Center
Dr, Leawood, KS 66211 https://maps.app.goo.gl/LX8WPLxPKcaKtiCK7
- Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026
- Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
a conference room
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Chris Bier -
David Nicol -
Gilmore, Steve -
Jeff G -
Jonathan Hale -
Michael Needham