What we’re about
A group for those interested in Linux and other open source software.
we have a monthly meetup on the second Wednesday of each month
at there Milson community center in Palmerston North.
Upcoming events
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November: Pangolin and UEFI
Milson Community Centre, 77 Milson Line, Palmerston North, NZhttps://www.plug.org.nz/2025/10/november-pangolin-and-uefi/
## Topic 1/2: Newts, Gerbils and a Badger—Supercharging Tunnels
Speaker: Nick Skarott
Take a Newt, add a Gerbil, and throw a Badger in for good luck. Roll them all into one ball and you get Pangolin—Nick’s favourite brand of open source project; one that rolls a bunch of other open source projects into one lovely little ball. Pangolin wraps Traefik and Wireguard with some custom coding in Go and Typescript to present an “Identity Aware Tunnelled Reverse Proxy Server” that has some serious chops, able to be used for basic reverse proxying all the way up to enterprise level access control to your web apps.
## Topic 2/2: UEFI, HP, and Me: A Bootloader Love–Hate Story
Speaker: Brendon Green
How one stubborn laptop taught me more about firmware psychology than I ever wanted to know.
## Venue
## Cost
$2 gold coin donation
Coffee and biscuits will be provided, but please feel free to bring along your own snacks and drinks.
## Agenda
- 7:00pm: Welcome (Tom Ryder)
- 7:10pm: Topic 1/2: Newts, Gerbils and a Badger—Supercharging Tunnels (Nick Skarott)
- 7:55pm: Tea and coffee break
- 8:05pm: General business (Tom Ryder)
- 8:10pm: Topic 2/2: UEFI, HP, and Me: A Bootloader Love–Hate Story (Brendon Green)
- 9:00pm: Doors close
3 attendees
Past events
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