Re: [PLUG] [plug-announce] Tue Mar 10 - PLUG North - (7 pm at SkySwitch)

[Walt Mankowski via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

Hi Will,

Thanks for volunteering! Unfortunately I probably won't be able to
make the meeting tonight, but I look forward to seeing you present it
in the future.

Walt

On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 09:03:24AM -0400, Will via plug wrote:
> I'm volunteering to hijack this "General Discussion" with a *concept of a
> talk*.
> 
> As I won't have a formal presentation, I will be leading a guided
> discussion on Open Claw and what I have been exposed to. I come with:
> 
>    - Hosting experience in 3 different ways.
>       - Root on system
>       - Docker
>       - Surprise not docker solution and why it's better.
>       - Sub Agents!
>    - Costs
>       - Anthropic and OpenAI observed costs.
>       - Self hosting experience.
>    - Configuration
>       - How
>       - Process
>       - What is the "Soul"?
>       - Plugins and extensions.
>       - Which frontier models tested.
>       - Self hosting options
>          - Networking
>          - Cross site VPN options tested and options.
>       - Backups
>       - How to back up and save your bots!
>    - Fun related topics
>       - Security!
>       - Provenance: What is it, why you care, and how this probably impacts
>       your life now as a developer, admin, or infrastructure person . May hold
>       non-techies accountable for the words out of their mouths.
>       - Context windows, what it is and strategies observed (this group
>       might solve this in general discussion).
>       - Live Demo? May take the group to make this unplanned demo.
> 
> 
> If this topic interests you and you cannot make it, don't worry. This is
> more like getting some friendly people in a room to help me make an actual
> formal talk for Open Claw and will likely give it formally soon at LUG near
> you (Yes Andrew, CIALUG will likely get this one)!
> 
> -Will C
> 
> On Mon, Mar 9, 2026 at 9:34 AM Walt Mankowski via plug-announce via plug <
> plug@lists.phillylinux.org> wrote:
> 
> > PLUG North will be meeting on Tuesday, March 10 at SkySwitch's offices in
> > Blue Bell. The meeting will start at 7 PM, and doors will open at 6:45.
> > Directions to the meeting location can be found at the end of this email.
> >
> > We don't have a speaker this month, so the meeting will be a general
> > discussion of Linux and open source topics. Bring your questions!
> >
> > SkySwitch (https://skyswitch.com/)
> >   751 Arbor Way
> >   Blue Bell, PA 19422
> >
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> >
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