The Linux Users' Group of Davis is a 501(c)(7) non-profit computer club serving the Sacramento region, consisting of nearly 450 people who share an interested in the Linux® operating system, Free & Open Source software and other related topics — both technical and non-technical. Our goals are to advocate the use of Linux and Open Source, to educate the community on these software alternatives, and to support and provide a social network for local Linux users. LUGOD holds regular meetings twice a month. On the first Tuesday of each month, we hold a social gathering at a local restaurant or café, and on the third Monday of each month we meet at the Davis Public Library to listen to informative presentations by guest speakers. (Day, time and location subject to change!) We also hold other events and workshops and maintain a number of active mailing lists (some with over 200 subscribers) and an IRC channel for live chatting. Our meetings, events and membership, are free and open to the general public. Join us!

Next LUGOD Meeting   Monday, May 21, 2012 @ 7:00pm Ubuntu 12.04 and Unity; What is it all about? Presented by Philip Ballew Head, Ubuntu Youth This talk will focus on Ubuntu 12.04 ("Precise Pangolin"), the latest release of the Canonical Ltd.'s Linux-based operating system (and also the most recent "LTS", or "Long Term Support", release), and Unity, Canonical's graphical shell — well-suited for netbooks and tablets — for the GNOME desktop environment. Specifically, this talk will cover some of the ways that you can customize Unity. About the Speaker: Philip Ballew is an Ubuntu member, head of Ubuntu Youth, and works heavily in the Ubuntu Power User Community that helps customize Unity, Ubuntu's new GUI. Geek level 1/4 More Details » At the Public Library. Map & Directions »     ...and check out more upcoming LUGOD meetings...

Recent LUGOD News   LUGOD's 2012 calendard is filling up! Posted Tue. April 10, 5:15pm We've booked guest presenters for meetings through September (so far)! Of course, that doesn't mean we're not always looking for speakers. Want to talk? Have a topic idea? Know someone we should invite? Once again, drop Bill Kendrick a note via email: pr@lugod.org. Web-based IRC lets you talk to LUGOD members in your browser Posted Wed. February 1, 1:55am We just discovered that Freenode offers a web-based IRC interface. Go to http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#lugod to join LUGOD's IRC channel. There are literally thousands of other open source-related channels on Freenode, as well! Photos from our anniversary meeting / "Processing" presentation Posted Mon. January 16, 11:15pm Enjoy some photos from our big celebration and "Processing" talk last night! RSS Feed View Older News »     Latest 'vox-announce' Announcements   Linux Users' Group of Davis, May 21: "Ubuntu 12.04and Unity; What is it all about?" Posted: Tue. May 1 The Linux Users' Group of Davis (LUGOD) will be holding the following meeting: Monday May 21, 2012 ... Read the rest of this article » Linux Users' Group of Davis social gatheringtomorrow (Tue May 1), 7pm in Davis Posted: Mon. April 30 It's time once again for the monthly Linux Users' Group of Davis social gathering, at Crepeville restaurant in downtown Davis! Join other Linux-, free- and open source-software, and technology ... Read the rest of this article » Reminder: GIMP talk at LUGOD tommorow night (Mon. Apr. 16, 7pm) at Explorit! Posted: Sun. April 15 It's time once again for the monthly Linux Users' Group of Davis social gathering, at Crepeville restaurant in downtown Davis! Join other Linux-, free- and open source-software, and technology ... Read the rest of this article » View Older Announcements »     Latest Job Postings   Linux / Unix Systems Administrator (Silicon Valley) Posted Sat. April 21 Are you a Linux Sys Admin looking to reach the next level in your career? Check out this position in Silicon Valley (Northern CA) $90K - $105K + awesome benefit... View the rest of this job posting » Mobile App Developer (Sacramento area) Posted Wed. November 23 We are currently seeking a highly skilled Mobile Web Developer for a 3-4 month (contract) project that can be completed on a part-time basis. This is an excell... View the rest of this job posting » Red Hat Systems Engineer (Mountain View) Posted Thu. September 8 Job Description We are looking for highly skilled, self-motivated, exceptional individuals to help us scale our organization and our infrastructure in sup... View the rest of this job posting » See these, and one other job, on our "Jobs" page  » Also check out the 'vox-jobs' mailing list archives for more »

Upcoming Local Events   Tue May 15 - Bay Area LUG meeting in San Francisco. "Salt. Configuration Management and Remote Execution at Scale." More at www.balug.org » Mon May 21 - LUGOD meeting. "Ubuntu 12.04 and Unity; What is it all about?" More at lugod.org » Tue June 5 - LUGOD social gathering. More at lugod.org » Wed June 6 - UC Davis Open Science group meeting. More at openwetware.org » Mon June 18 - LUGOD meeting. "Wikimedia and Wikipedia." More at lugod.org » Tue June 19 - Bay Area LUG meeting in San Francisco. Topic TBA. More at www.balug.org » Tue July 3 - LUGOD social gathering. More at lugod.org » Wed July 4 - UC Davis Open Science group meeting. More at openwetware.org » Mon July 16 - LUGOD meeting. openSUSE Linux. (Exact topic TBA). More at lugod.org » Tue July 17 - Bay Area LUG meeting in San Francisco. Topic TBA. More at www.balug.org » Icon Key  Show only LUGOD events Thermometer Key iCalendar Full List of Events »     "Open Source software represents the most significant all-encompassing and long-term trend that the software industry has seen since the early 1980s." — IDC Market Research, July 2006

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