KWLUG Tech Meeting - Drupal, GrapheneOS

​Join us for talks on the Drupal content management system, and the alternative phone firmware GrapheneOS. All are welcome, especially those with an interest in free/open source software.

Megan McDermott and Martin Anderson-Clutz from the Waterloo Region Drupal User Group will tell us about the venerable content management system Drupal, and its relevance in the modern web. They will review Drupal basics, show examples of what Drupal can do and demonstrate installation, setting up content, adding functionality and more. 

​Doug Moen will share "A Luddite Perspective on GrapheneOS", a secure and open-source firmware for (some) Android phones. Amongst other things, he will share why GrapheneOS is suited to his threat model and ethical system, why Calyx and other FOSS phone distros are less well suited, and why he rejected the GrapheneOS app store in favor of F-Droid. Along the way he will discuss the philosophies behind his choices, including  Ned Ludd, malware, surveillance capitalism, Kant's Categorical Imperative, and threat models. 

After the meeting some members (maybe including you!) go out to a local restaurant.

We are official event hosts with Waterloo Tech Week 2025, a celebration of what’s been built here, and what’s still to come. We’re building something great together. September 8-11, 2025. waterlootechweek.ca