[wellylug] wellylug Digest, Vol 89, Issue 2

Daniel Reurich daniel at centurion.net.nz
Fri Jan 4 08:30:12 NZDT 2013


Yeah, but I'm still around

I've been meaning to organise something again...
I may even have a venue we could use.

Regards,
     Daniel.


On 03/01/13 11:45, Adam Bogacki wrote:
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>> Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2013 10:55:25 +1300
>> From: Pedro Worcel<pedro at worcel.com>
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>> Subject: Re: [wellylug] Administrivia: Wellylug Monthly Posting
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>> Hey there!
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>> Is anyone around here?
>>
>> I am a programmer working at Datacom, been in wellington for a year now,
>> coming from Uruguay!
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>> Cheers,
>> Pedro
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>> 2013/1/1 Wellylug Automatic Posting<autopost at lists.wellylug.org.nz>
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> Yep .. it's pretty quiet around here.
>
> I've been a debianista for over two decades.
>
> Welcome to the Antipodes.
>
> Adam Bogacki,
>
> adam.bogacki at clear.net.nz
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> P.S. WellyLUG has been known to have the occasional
> physical meeting, usually at the instigation of  Jethro - but he
> was last heard of hypervising in Melbourne ..
>
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