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   Tuesday, February 7, 2012 @ 7:00pm Social gathering Informal social gathering over food at Crepeville restaurant in downtwon Davis. Free WiFi available. Crepville accepts cash or check only. Geek level 0/4 More Details » At Crepeville. Map & Directions »     ...and check out more upcoming LUGOD meetings...

Recent LUGOD News   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! Hands-on demo for Co-op "Healthy, Wealthy and Wise" Posted Sat. January 14, 3:15pm Thanks to the Davis Food Co-Op for inviting us to be part of their "Healthy, Wealthy and Wise" series of events this month, and to Tim Riley, Brian Lavender, Sing, and Alex Mandel who joined me (Bill Kendrick) and my son in putting together today's demo, and answering questions. We had a great turnout, lots of interest in Monday's anniversary meeting, and at least one new Tux Paint fan. 2012 call for speakers Posted Thu. January 5, 6:20pm At long last, we've exhausted our long schedule of guest speaker presentations, so we're once again (always, in fact!) seeking speakers. If you, or someone you know, would like to speak, or you have a topic or speaker you'd like to suggest, please contact Bill Kendrick at pr@lugod.org. RSS Feed View Older News »     Latest 'vox-announce' Announcements   Reminder: LUGOD at the Davis Food Co-Op thisSaturday (Jan. 14th) Posted: Wed. January 11 Just a quick reminder -- LUGOD will be holding a small hands-on Linux demo at the Davis Food Co-Op this Saturday, January 14th from 11am - 2pm. It will be at their small demo island, near the meat department. ... Read the rest of this article » Reminder: Linux Users' Group of Davis,January 16: "Processing", plus 13th anniversary celebration Posted: Sun. January 8 Reminder: Our big anniversary meeting and "Processing" talk is happening in a little over one week! The Linux Users' Group of Davis (LUGOD) will be holding the following meeting: ... Read the rest of this article » LUGOD seeking speakers after January! Posted: Thu. January 5 LUGOD is seeking speakers for presentations / workshops for our upcoming meetings. If you, or someone you know, is interested in coming to speak at one of our ... Read the rest of this article » View Older Announcements »     Latest Job Postings   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 » Software and database engineer (Davis / Telecommute) Posted Thu. August 11 Engineer sought to help create the ebook publishing revolution! . Company: Smashwords, Inc., based in Los Gatos, is a fast-growing self-serve ebook publishing, ... View the rest of this job posting » See these, and 36 other jobs, on our "Jobs" page  » Also check out the 'vox-jobs' mailing list archives for more »

Upcoming Local Events   Tue Jan. 24 - Qt meet-up, Silicon Valley meeting, Santa Clara. More at www.meetup.com » Wed Jan. 25 - Peninsula LUG meeting, Redwood City. More at www.penlug.org » Sat Jan. 28 - Consotrium of Bay Area Linux (CABAL) meeting, Menlo Park. More at linuxmafia.com » Wed Feb. 1 - Open Science Group at UC Davis meeting. More at openwetware.org » Wed Feb. 1 - Sacramento Area Drupal group 'Users Helping Users' meeting. More at groups.drupal.org » Wed Feb. 1 - Silicon Valley LUG meeting, Mountain View. "Petascale Filesystem Architecture - GlusterFS Case Study." More at www.svlug.org » Tue Feb. 7 - LUGOD social gathering. More at lugod.org » Tue Feb. 14 - Davis Macintosh Users Group meeting. More at baytel.com » Wed Feb. 15 - Sacramento Area Drupal group meeting. Topic TBA. More at groups.drupal.org » Mon Feb. 20 - LUGOD meeting. Topic TBA. More at lugod.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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LUGOD: Linux Users' Group of Davis
PO Box 2082, Davis, CA 95617
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LUGOD is a 501(c)7 non-profit organization
based in Davis, California
and serving the Sacramento area.
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