About us
We are a group of GNU/Linux novices, experts and enthusiasts from Indianapolis and surrounding areas that enjoy getting together to share ideas and solutions, learn about GNU/Linux and discuss all things Free & Open Source. Meetings are typically held on the first Wednesday of the month.
Our main website is at www.cinlug.org where you will find past and future meeting announcements. We also have various social media sites:
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- Follow us on our Facebook group and Facebook page.
- Follow us on Twitter (X.com).
CINLUG meetings are typically held on the first Wednesday of each month. They start at 18:30 (6:30 PM) Eastern Time and the presentations usually last about 1 - 1.5 hours. The meeting is usually followed by an open discussion for any questions you may have about anything.
Membership dues -- while not required to attend the meetings -- are accepted throughout the year. They help fund our events and expenses. Just show up and find out more to see if you want to become a member.
CINLUG is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Our tax ID number is 35-2099735. Donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent provided by law. Our 501(c)(3) documentation is available for review.
CINLUG is run by an elected Board of Directors and according to the rules laid out in the CINLUG bylaws.
Who do I contact?
- For membership information, contact Membership at membership@cinlug.org.
- To contact us about our educational programs or to give a presentation, contact Education at education@cinlug.org.
- For information relating to events or to request a special event, contact Events at events@cinlug.org.
Upcoming events
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October 2026 CINLUG Meeting — Using AI Wisely In Technical Workflows
Moser Consulting, 6220 Castleway West Drive, Indianapolis, in, USGrimm Greysson[1]'s April talk was cancelled at the last minute due a weather-caused power outage. But he's back here in October to finally join us!
The tech industry is racing toward an artificial intelligence-driven (AI-driven) future, but organizations face a critical choice in how they deploy it. Many are making a fatal miscalculation: trying to replace self-directed domain experts with a "fleet of interns". They are deploying AI as an autonomous executor, leaving management in the impossible position of directing a swarm of eager but context-blind digital toddlers.
In this talk, Red Hat Technical Account Manager Grimm Greysson explores the alternative path: the "augmented expert" model. Drawing on his "Orchestrator Pattern" methodology, Grimm will demonstrate why generative AI should orchestrate and interpret, while the tools and the final judgment calls must remain deterministic and human-validated.
We'll explore the catastrophic failure modes of top-down AI mandates, and contrast them with true human-AI symbiosis. Using real-world examples (and a sarcastic digital homunculus named Bob), we'll look at how to safely build infrastructure that empowers grassroots AI adoption, how to treat an large language model (LLM) as a tireless sounding board rather than a replacement worker, and how to use AI to distill individual expertise into compounding organizational code.
Our Wednesday, October 7th meeting starts at 18:30 (6:30 PM) EDT.
CINLUG thanks Moser Consulting for hosting our meetings at their facility[2]. (There will be a phone number at the entrance to call to be let into the building.) The meeting will be simultaneously broadcast over this Jitsi Meet URL for those who cannot attend in person. (Though in-person attendance is encouraged. Attendees often head over to the nearby Red Robin restaurant, afterward, for drinks and camaraderie!)
CINLUG meetings are the 1st Wednesday of every month, so please block that night off in your calendar to keep it available. You are also encouraged to sign up for our mailing lists and to follow us on our various social media sites[3] to receive announcements and participate in discussions.
[1] Grimm Greysson has been a Linux user since 1997 and a Technical
Account Manager at Red Hat for seven years (as of the day of this
talk -- happy anniversary to him). He specializes in OpenShift,
security, and AI, spending his days helping enterprise customers
untangle their infrastructure and his evenings building a
sarcastic AI assistant named Bob who won't stop criticizing his
code. He believes the future of AI isn't replacing domain
experts -- it's giving every one of them a tireless, opinionated
intern.[2] 6220 Castleway West Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46250
[3] https://lists.cinlug.org/listinfo
https://www.facebook.com/pg/cinlug.org/events/
https://www.meetup.com/CINLUG/events/
https://twitter.com/cinlugdotorg4 attendees
Past events
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