From slitt at troubleshooters.com  Mon Jun  1 18:28:42 2026
From: slitt at troubleshooters.com (Steve Litt)
Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2026 18:28:42 -0400
Subject: [ale] 6/3/2026 GoLUG meeting, 7pm Eastern DAYLIGHT time
Message-ID: <20260601182842.5defd65a@mydesk.domain.cxm>

Hi all,

Where: GoLUG Online: https://meet.jit.si/golug
When: Wednesday, 6/3/2026 7pm sharp Eastern DAYLIGHT time
      Arrive at 6:45pm for Microphone check & discussion
Who: Steve Litt, Troubleshooter, Developer, Tech Writer
What: Find out for yourself about Rust


It's coming. You've seen it. You've heard of Rust. You've seen the
evangelism. You've heard the skepticism. At the next GoLUG meeting, you
get to decide for yourself.

First, we'll discuss some Rust essential questions:

* Why use Rust?
* Why not use Rust?
* What is the optimal Rust mindset?
* What do the major Rust terminology terms mean?
	- mutability
	- ownership
	- borrowing
	- lifetime
	- Cargo
	- Crate
	- Statements;
	- Expressions
* Where does Rust surpass all others?
	- Hint, it's not safety or runtime speed.

Using the Rust compiler as your instructor, along with the Rust book
and a little AI thrown in, you'll see (or follow along if you'd like)
the following steps:

* Compile empty.whatever empty file
	- To start from absolute zero
* Read and use the error messages
* Read the documentation suggested by the error messages
* Get familiar with using the superior Rust documentation
* Hello World
* Build loops with for, while, loop, break and continue
	- Intro to mutability
* Use branching (if, else if, else)
* Handle command line arguments
* Convert strings to integers
* Function intro with types
	- Arguments with types
	- Return value with types
	- Handling references
	- Borrowing, ownership and lifetimes
* Multifile projects (time permitting)
* Closures (time permitting)

The final 20 minutes of this 2 hour presentation will get you
comfortable with the Rust's spectacular documentation system. Armed
with this presentation, Rust's documentation, and a little AI, if you
decide that Rust is a fit for your priorities and personality, you can
go as far as you want with Rust.

If you want to code along with the presentation, and this is
nice although not necessary, install Rust on your computer before
the presentation. It's very easy to install on most Linux distros, and I
assume on Windows, Mac, and BSD also.

Hope to see you there.

SteveT

Steve Litt 
GoLUG Publicity Coordinator
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From jim.kinney at gmail.com  Sun Jun  7 09:21:02 2026
From: jim.kinney at gmail.com (Jim Kinney)
Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2026 09:21:02 -0400
Subject: [ale] Just in case you didn't know
Message-ID: <CAEo=5Px1mRtq+-ovn7dn0RQAETsuLsHLcq0nbC9MuLgpgWcduA@mail.gmail.com>

Google tossed "don't be evil" in the trash a very long time ago. And you
don't really own the phone you bought.

https://keepandroidopen.org/

-- 
James P. Kinney III

Every time you stop a school, you will have to build a jail. What you gain
at one end you lose at the other. It's like feeding a dog on his own tail.
It won't fatten the dog.
- Speech 11/23/1900 Mark Twain


*http://heretothereideas.blogspot.com/
<http://heretothereideas.blogspot.com/>*
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From william at alt-config.net  Sun Jun  7 12:48:55 2026
From: william at alt-config.net (William Bagwell)
Date: Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:48:55 -0400
Subject: [ale] Just in case you didn't know
In-Reply-To: <CAEo=5Px1mRtq+-ovn7dn0RQAETsuLsHLcq0nbC9MuLgpgWcduA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAEo=5Px1mRtq+-ovn7dn0RQAETsuLsHLcq0nbC9MuLgpgWcduA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <5998824.DvuYhMxLoT@wheelookwhaticando>

On Sunday, June 7, 2026 9:21:02 AM EDT Jim Kinney via Ale wrote:
> Google tossed "don't be evil" in the trash a very long time ago. And you
> don't really own the phone you bought.
> 
> https://keepandroidopen.org/

Thanks for the heads up! Signed the petition and installed F-Droid. Already 
had KDE Connect installed and use it frequently. Will be seriously pissed if 
Google takes it away.
-- 
William





From DjPfulio at jdpfu.com  Sun Jun  7 14:13:38 2026
From: DjPfulio at jdpfu.com (DjPfulio at jdpfu.com)
Date: Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:13:38 -0400
Subject: [ale] Just in case you didn't know
In-Reply-To: <5998824.DvuYhMxLoT@wheelookwhaticando>
References: <CAEo=5Px1mRtq+-ovn7dn0RQAETsuLsHLcq0nbC9MuLgpgWcduA@mail.gmail.com>
 <5998824.DvuYhMxLoT@wheelookwhaticando>
Message-ID: <40A9AD79-402F-4336-ADED-B06F61446E1C@jdpfu.com>

That link has a lot of scare tactics. 
The goal is to prevent scammers from getting people to install apps unknowingly and then approve money transfers. 

For power users that 24-hour waiting period is a one-time only issue. So do it once wait 24 hours then you'll never have to do it again. And you can keep using your Android device with non-signed apps if that's your choice. 

There are also non-google-based Android distributions but sadly those seem to only be ported to high-end Samsung or pixel devices costing over $500. I really don't want to spend over $99 for a damn phone. Might just switch to using tablets instead. The maps will be easier to read that way as I get older.

On June 7, 2026 12:48:55 PM EDT, William Bagwell via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
>On Sunday, June 7, 2026 9:21:02 AM EDT Jim Kinney via Ale wrote:
>> Google tossed "don't be evil" in the trash a very long time ago. And you
>> don't really own the phone you bought.
>> 
>> https://keepandroidopen.org/
>
>Thanks for the heads up! Signed the petition and installed F-Droid. Already 
>had KDE Connect installed and use it frequently. Will be seriously pissed if 
>Google takes it away.
>-- 
>William
>
>
>
>
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From ron at bclug.ca  Mon Jun  8 15:16:21 2026
From: ron at bclug.ca (Ron)
Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2026 12:16:21 -0700
Subject: [ale] Just in case you didn't know
In-Reply-To: <40A9AD79-402F-4336-ADED-B06F61446E1C@jdpfu.com>
References: <CAEo=5Px1mRtq+-ovn7dn0RQAETsuLsHLcq0nbC9MuLgpgWcduA@mail.gmail.com>
 <5998824.DvuYhMxLoT@wheelookwhaticando>
 <40A9AD79-402F-4336-ADED-B06F61446E1C@jdpfu.com>
Message-ID: <99730c26-afb5-401e-8b9d-3baa3324d04c@bclug.ca>

dj-Pfulio via Ale wrote on 2026-06-07 11:13:
> That link has a lot of scare tactics.

Yeah, I'm sympathetic to their cause but turned off by that site.


> The goal is to prevent scammers from getting people to install apps 
> unknowingly and then approve money transfers.

Indeed, thank you!

There is a real problem that needs addressing and it's frustrating when 
arguments against Google's solutiondo not at least acknowledge the issue.


> There are also non-google-based Android distributions but sadly those 
> seem to only be ported to high-end Samsung or pixel devices costing 
> over $500. I really don't want to spend over $99 for a damn phone. 
> Might just switch to using tablets instead. The maps will be easier to 
> read that way as I get older.

I recently paid $300 CAD for a Pixel 8 Pro "refurbished" via a seller on 
BestBuy.ca

Damn, what a nice phone: its 12 GB RAM is itself almost worth the $300; 
fantastic camera; all the sensors; and can run LineageOS.

Sure, it's over your $99 limit, but it should be known that buying a 2 
generation old, used, top-of-line phone is a viable strategy for many 
folks. (I used to buy Pixel "a" models new, but this has worked out 
better for last 2 purchases.)
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