I missed the original message about it even though it’s in my mailbox. I forwarded it to the list. And I do recall getting a reply to my message about joining but I cannot find it. Hopefully though the link in the forward works?

> On Dec 10, 2025, at 10:34 PM, Keith Wright via WLUG <wlug@lists.wlug.org> wrote:
>
> 
>>
>>> Join the signal chat for more details. >> Thanks, Tim.A
> steve--- via WLUG <wlug@lists.wlug.org> writes:
>> how does one join the signal chat?
>
> I was about to ask the same question, but I thought I didn't
> need to, since somebody had already asked it.
>
> John Stoffel via WLUG <wlug@lists.wlug.org> writes:
>
>> Yeah, I don't know either for some reason.  And is it private to WLUG
>> only or can we put details onto the web page?
>
> But now two people have asked and nobody answered.
>
> So:  How is it done?
>
> Is this the same "signal" that the Secretary of Undeclared War
> got in trouble for using?
>
> ----------
>
> Evan White via WLUG <wlug@lists.wlug.org> writes:
>
>> We had a great discussion mostly about Jujutsu, and the philosophy of
>> Git commit organization,  ... , etc.
>
> It all went too fast for me.  I thought 'git' was for multi-programmer
> group projects.  Do you use it just to keep track of versions of
> your own project?
>
> ----------
>
> Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug@lists.wlug.org> writes:
>
>> Topic: National Right to Repair day
>> Speaker: Jack Frimet from PIRG.
>>
>> Jack Frimet from PIRG reached out to me and asked that he speak at this meeting. PIRG
>> is an organization that among many other causes is advocating at the national level for
>> the right to repair. As we are all aware, with Win10 reaching EOL, this is causing a
>> tsunami of e-waste as people are forced to upgrade to run Win11.
>
> I was not clear if they are expecting people to bring old computers
> to have Linux installed, or if I can just give cash and get an
> old computer.
>
> Also I asked whether Android was Linux hidden behind a "user interface".
> People seemed to agree that that was about right.
> Now I ask: Can I get a root shell?
>
> Is Linux just hidden, or is it broken and forbidden?
>
> I am looking for a extra "back-up" laptop.  Would it be easier to
> install Debian on an Android machine than a Windows machine?
>
> Are BIOS passwords a problem?
>
>  -- Keith
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