While this is a conversion to a static site from the wordpress system, it is also a migration to a more modern OS as well as the conversion.

In order to get everything migrated to the “new way” of maintaining the mailing list, the extraction from wordpress into a easier to maintain site, and a newer mail system, I have to move it in partials. That is probably going to be invisible to everyone simply because I’m doing it on a replica site prior to going live.

Rare in-person meeting sighted: 2022-11-16 @ 19:30 - 21:00

WHEN:

This coming Wednesday (November 16) from 7:30-9:00pm works best for the most people for an in-person OCBUG meetup.

LOCATION:

The Royal Oak on Wellington

REASONS:

• Centrally located
• Big tables
• Not concerned about loud conversation
• They have a large alcoholic (and non-alcoholic) drink selection
• Good food, vegetarian/vegan options
• They are on a bus route
• They are welcoming of cyclists and bicycles being parked out front
• They have convenient street parking

TOPICS:

I was recently informed that our mailing list was broken. After investigation, I discovered that when I migrated the website back to a Canadian provider in late February 2020, I had not migrated the mailing list before we had the COVID lockdown and it never got completed. That has been corrected for those interested. I’ll post to the list to verify, but it should be live now.

Naturally, once I show an interest in getting meetings back on track, we end up under COVID-19 restrictions. Perhaps once everybody has been vaccinated and places are open for indoor dining. we can have an in-person meeting. Somehow I don’t expect that to happen for at least 6 months, if then.

I’ll probably convert this to a static site over the next few months, as I’m no longer interested in keeping WordPress updated either. The layout will probably change as a result, but you never know, maybe I’ll make an attempt at porting the theme as well. Web  design was never my main thing but I could learn something new from the exercise.

This site is not dead yet. COVID-19 has kept things quiet and I don’t expect that there will be any meetings soon, but it would be possible to have a virtual meetup if people are interested.

I’m sure we are all tired of video conferencing, but that is the only medium right now. We do have a mailing list, so if we get some activity about it, we should consider having a virtual meetup just to say hello to various people who have dropped off the radar since we last met.