Hello everyone,
Sorry for the late update, last Thursday we held our first KC Linux Users Group meetup in quite a while, and it was a great time. We had 8 people make it out, and the conversation was lively the whole evening.
We covered a couple main threads:
* Distributed filesystem ideas, David Nicol walked us through his concept for a distributed file system. It was an ambitious, entertaining discussion (and a familiar kind of "this is cool and also... a lot" project that many of us can relate to).
* Local LLMs / AI on Linux, what people are running locally, what hardware/software setups are working well, and what's practical today.
Also attached is the group photo, everyone present okayed it. Thanks again to all who came out and helped get the group rolling again.
### Next meetup ###
Let's keep the momentum going. We'll meet again on:
Location: Johnson County Library - Leawood Pioneer 4700 Town Center Dr, Leawood, KS 66211 Date: Thursday, February 19, 2026 Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
I already have the room reserved! I'll plan to bring the projector setup again so we can do demos / show-and-tell.
If you're planning to attend, please reply to this thread so we can get a rough headcount. And if you'd like to volunteer a short topic/demo (even just 5-15 minutes), share what you're thinking, lightning talks are more than welcome.
Looking forward to seeing everyone again,
Thanks, Steve Gilmore
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Cool pic! Was fun and I hope more people can make it next time!
Kind Regards,
*John Michael Needham * *LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jmikeneedham http://www.linkedin.com/in/jmikeneedham*
On Tue, Jan 27, 2026, 10:59 AM Gilmore, Steve Steve.Gilmore@garmin.com wrote:
Hello everyone,
Sorry for the late update, last Thursday we held our first KC Linux Users Group meetup in quite a while, and it was a great time. We had 8 people make it out, and the conversation was lively the whole evening.
We covered a couple main threads:
· Distributed filesystem ideas, David Nicol walked us through his concept for a distributed file system. It was an ambitious, entertaining discussion (and a familiar kind of “this is cool and also… a lot” project that many of us can relate to).
· Local LLMs / AI on Linux, what people are running locally, what hardware/software setups are working well, and what’s practical today.
Also attached is the group photo, everyone present okayed it. Thanks again to all who came out and helped get the group rolling again.
*### Next meetup ###*
Let’s keep the momentum going. We’ll meet again on:
*Location:* Johnson County Library – Leawood Pioneer 4700 Town Center Dr, Leawood, KS 66211 https://www.google.com/maps/search/4700+Town+Center+Dr,+Leawood,+KS+66211?entry=gmail&source=g
*Date:* Thursday, February 19, 2026
*Time:* 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
I already have the room reserved! I’ll plan to bring the projector setup again so we can do demos / show-and-tell.
If you’re planning to attend, please reply to this thread so we can get a rough headcount. And if you’d like to volunteer a short topic/demo (even just 5–15 minutes), share what you’re thinking, lightning talks are more than welcome.
Looking forward to seeing everyone again,
Thanks,
Steve Gilmore
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