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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