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IDC meeting remarks



Hi List (and especially the active part who came to the meeting) !

I just wanted to blow off some thoughts and feelings on the meeting:

1. I think it was a great success. Both topics (open & kernel, ipchains)
where very interesting and came at a very convinient moment for me. The
level was not too difficult at all (I never wrote more that Hello World on
Linux in C), since basic knowledge of C and Linux where absolutely enough
to follow Ury in the lecture.

2. The ipchains lecture by Ira was also very interesting, but demands a
more in-depth workshop of Linux security and firewalling (I imagine
something like setting up a firewall step-by step and showing at each step
what it blocks and how to still break in).

3. The location was very nice, the lecture class perfect (After finding
it, that is). The only real problem with the IDC is that it is not too
well connected to public transportation so that only people with cars (or
a ride in one) can come (and go when they want).

So, now some real bashing:

4. The time was totally unsuitable for such a meeting at such a location
at this time of the year: I might have been the only 'dati' person
attending (and can imagine the other dati members not coming because of
this problem) and while I enjoyed the meeting very much I was very upset
at the fact that I got home only half an hour before Shabbat began. This
is not anybody specific blame (except my own that I don't have a car to go
myself and leave earlier), but it shows that at least in winter the time
(11 am) and/or the place are not good. If the meeting woul have been in a
highly connected place (like for example the TA central busstaion) than I
could have left whenever I felt that I should go home, but like this of
course I had no choice.

In summer when Shabbat starts at 7 pm this would not be so much of a
topic, but now it is a real problem and I couldn't do that to my family
again.

I ask the list and especially the TA-group to reconsider the timing of the
meetings so that the list won't be split along the dati-'hiloni' lines as
already so many other things in Israel (Yes, I know I have to be thankful
that the meetings are NOT on shabbat). I know it is not so easy, but given
the facts and special circumstances in Israel (no Sunday off for this kind
of activities as abroad) I ask everybody to help and find a solution.

BTW, I suggested to make a Linux picnic (some month ago) with the idea in
mind that at such an event also people who usually can't come because of
family limitations could come since we would have a by-program for the
accompanying family. Perhaps we should re-activate this idea, then it died
out because of lack of interest.

So long,
let's all work together to make ILUG (or IGLU) more alive.

Schlomo Schapiro


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