[NBLUG/talk] talk Digest, Vol 195, Issue 3

Tue Apr 12 13:07:37 PDT 2022

I use Signal's Android app, which you can download directly from their
web site (as opposed to the Google Play Store).  It has a built-in
updater.

I haven't used WhatsApp myself, but a quick search suggests that you can
download the APK directly: https://www.whatsapp.com/android/

As for the credit union app, you're probably out of luck on that one.

- Derek

On Tue, 12 Apr 2022 12:43:04 -0700
Brad Morrison <bradmorrison at sonic.net> wrote:

> Hi all: are there going to be any meetings coming up in April?
> 
> Derek: I still have not made the plunge into LineageOS yet. Oddly 
> enough, having to ask my friends/relatives/housemates to switch from 
> WhatsApp to Signal or give up my access to my credit union's app is
> more sticky than I thought...
> 
> Brad
> 
> On 3/15/22 12:00, talk-request at nblug.org wrote:
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> >     1. Re: talk Digest, Vol 195, Issue 1 (Derek B. Noonburg)
> >
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> >
> > Message: 1
> > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 15:25:21 -0700
> > From: "Derek B. Noonburg"<derekn at foolabs.com>
> > To:talk at nblug.org
> > Subject: Re: [NBLUG/talk] talk Digest, Vol 195, Issue 1
> > Message-ID: <20220314152521.4b4c8747 at numbat>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
> >
> > Hi Brad,
> >
> > The mailing list setup predates me, but I think the intent is that
> > people who just want to see meeting announcements, and don't want to
> > see any other random discussion can subscribe to the announce list.
> >
> > I'm planning to post meeting announcements to both lists, so you
> > should see everything if you're subscribed to talk.  Or you can
> > subscribe to both, just in case (at the cost of one or two extra
> > emails per month).
> >
> > Not sure if you're already aware, but there's also discussion on the
> > IRC channel (#nblug on libera.chat).
> >
> > The lack of certain apps is definitely the biggest downside (IMO)
> > to a google-less LineageOS install.  Depending on what you're
> > looking for, f-droid.org is an open source Android app store, but
> > of course that doesn't help with proprietary stuff.  You can get
> > many of the free (-as-in-beer) apps from alternate sources
> > (apkmirror.com, apkpure.com, ...), but those always seem a little
> > dodgy to me.  And any apps that require various google framework
> > stuff (Uber and Lyft are going to require maps, for example)
> > presumably won't run anyway.
> >
> > I ended up installing Lineage + gapps on my old phone, with a cheap
> > MVNO SIM card.  I leave that turned off most of the time, but keep
> > it around in case I'm planning to use Lyft or something.
> >
> > - Derek
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 12 Mar 2022 08:04:24 -0800
> > Brad Morrison<bradmorrison at sonic.net>  wrote:
> >  
> >> Hi Derek & everyone,
> >>
> >> I got the second email announcement (below) for the March 8 meeting
> >> and I hope it went well. I did not get the February 27 email
> >> though. It doesn't appear that I am on the 'announce mailing list'
> >> and I'm only on the 'talk mailing list' - does it make sense for
> >> me to join both? Do we need two (or more?) lists? Or should we
> >> just send general messages to all the NBLUG lists with the hope of
> >> reaching all of those who signed up?
> >>
> >> I'm new to the group, so I'm open to ideas. I would just like to
> >> get the all of the relevant meeting emails.
> >>
> >> BTW, I still haven't shifted to LineageOS for my OnePlus 6T yet. My
> >> main motive would be to be able to get rid of the Google Play store
> >> and my Google account and my usage of a few regular apps has
> >> prevented me from making the leap, maybe someday...
> >>
> >> Brad
> >>
> >>
> >> On 3/8/22 12:00,talk-request at nblug.org  wrote:  
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> >>> Today's Topics:
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> >>>      1. Meeting tonight @ 7pm - Flagship / Spring Thai in Cotati
> >>>         (Derek B. Noonburg)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>
> >>> Message: 1
> >>> Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2022 08:14:07 -0800
> >>> From: "Derek B. Noonburg"<derekn at foolabs.com>
> >>> To:announce at nblug.org
> >>> Cc:talk at nblug.org
> >>> Subject: [NBLUG/talk] Meeting tonight @ 7pm - Flagship / Spring
> >>> Thai in Cotati
> >>> Message-ID: <20220308081407.6b8d1c5f at h>
> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
> >>>
> >>> Just a reminder that there's a general meeting tonight at 7:00.
> >>> Look for us in the tent outside Flagship Taproom and Spring Thai
> >>> (8099 La Plaza, Cotati).
> >>>
> >>> Hope to see everyone there!
> >>>
> >>> - Derek
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Sun, 27 Feb 2022 15:44:35 -0800, "Derek B. Noonburg"
> >>> <derekn at foolabs.com>   wrote:
> >>>     
> >>>> We're going to hold another regular meeting on Tuesday March 8 at
> >>>> 7:00pm, at Flagship Taproom / Spring Thai in Cotati.  This will
> >>>> be a social meeting -- there's not really any way to do
> >>>> presentations outdoors.  If you have any cool toys, projects,
> >>>> anything that doesn't need a projector or too much table space,
> >>>> feel free to bring them. We're hoping to be back indoors at some
> >>>> point, but in the meantime we're trying to keep things going
> >>>> with these casual meetings.
> >>>>
> >>>> For those who didn't make the February meeting, Flagship and
> >>>> Spring Thai are sharing a big outdoor tent with lots of picnic
> >>>> tables, so you can order good Thai food and/or good beer.
> >>>>
> >>>> https://www.flagshiptaproom.com/cotati
> >>>> https://www.springthai.net/
> >>>>
> >>>> See you there,
> >>>>
> >>>> Derek Noonburg
> >>>> President, North Bay Linux Users' Group
> >>>> _______________________________________________
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