Meeting Charleston

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, I was unable to attend a physical meeting to fulfill the requirements for this blog post. I was originally planning on going to either the Data Science meetup, or the Linux Users group. Being the avid Linux user that I am, I was disappointed that I was not able to attend the meeting and potentially learn interesting things about the Linux operating system. I also have great disappointment for the missed networking opportunity that the Data Science meetup could have given me. This unforeseen pandemic has definitely disrupted the ending to this semester, and  presented me with various challenges that I had to overcome. Although I was not able to attend an event this year, I do have a past experience with the Linux Users Group. When I was a child, my father actually took me to one of the meetings while he was attending classes at the College of Charleston. Although I do not remember much from the meeting, I will say that my interest in Linux was sparked because of it. The experience is one of the earliest memories I have of the operating system, and had a great influence on me at such a pivotal formative age. The meeting showed me the passion of the open source community, and how such people find joy in open source computing.