Linux Users' Group of Davis News http://www.lugod.org/ The latest news and announcements from LUGOD Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:57:51 +0000 en-us Web-based IRC lets you talk to LUGOD members in your browser http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2012-02-01+01:55 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2012-02-01+01:55 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:55:00 +0000 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 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2012-01-16+23:15 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2012-01-16+23:15 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:15:00 +0000 photos from our big celebration and "Processing" talk last night! ]]> Hands-on demo for Co-op "Healthy, Wealthy and Wise" http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2012-01-14+15:15 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2012-01-14+15:15 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:15:00 +0000 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 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2012-01-05+18:20 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2012-01-05+18:20 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:20:00 +0000 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. ]]> Join us in January! http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2012-01-04+15:45 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2012-01-04+15:45 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:45:00 +0000 hands-on Linux demo at the Davis Food Co-Op on Saturday, January 14th. Then be sure to come join the festivities, and learn about "Processing" at our big anniversary meeting that Monday, January 16th. We'll be in the Club Room at the Veterans Memorial Center (between Davis High School and the Yolo County Public library, on East 14th Street). ]]> Tonight's social gathering at Ciocolat http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2012-01-03+15:00 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2012-01-03+15:00 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:00:00 +0000 Ciocolat, which is down a block, at the corner of 3rd and B Streets in downtown Davis. Sorry for the short notice! ]]> Flyer for January "Processing" meeting and anniversary celebration http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-12-30+20:10 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-12-30+20:10 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 04:10:00 +0000 flyer for our January anniversary meeting. Please print and post, to help spread the word. Thanks! ]]> LUGOD 13th anniversary meeting in January! http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-12-15+11:10 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-12-15+11:10 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:10:00 +0000 January meeting (Monday the 16th). Along with a presentation on "Processing", we'll be celebrating with free food and cake, and give-away prizes from O'Reilly and ThinkGeek. We'll be meeting at the Veterans' Memorial Center (next to the public library), in the Club Room. Please join us, and bring your friends! ]]> LUGOD invited to paritipate in January "Healthy, Wealthy and Wise" activites at the Davis Food Co-Op http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-12-05+17:35 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-12-05+17:35 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:35:00 +0000 demo or presentation at the Davis Food Co-Op during 31 days of activities during January. See the thread on 'vox' starting here. ]]> Pyramid slides and election results http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-11-22+14:45 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-11-22+14:45 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:45:00 +0000 accepted nomination per position), have been re-elected! Bill Kendrick (root), Brian Lavender (sys), Greg FitzGerald (/dev/null) and Andrew Roach (sys). Also, here are the slides from last night's "Pyramid" talk. Enjoy! ]]> November meeting at Explorit http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-11-08+14:35 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-11-08+14:35 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:35:00 +0000 next meeting (November 21st) at Explorit science center on 5th Street! ]]> Venues needed for November and January meetings http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-10-26+10:40 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-10-26+10:40 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:40:00 +0000 meetings, and their security system is still not configured to allow after-hours access. If you can provide space for either or both meetings, please email Bill Kendrick. (Note: Our January meeting will be our 13th birthday, so we're looking for somewhere with capacity for 40-80 people, and that allows food.) Thanks in advance! ]]> Slides and photos from Hacking Space Exploration and Science http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-10-22+14:10 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-10-22+14:10 Sat, 22 Oct 2011 21:10:00 +0000 photos from Ariel Waldman's visit to LUGOD, and the slides from her "Hacking Space Exploration and Science" presentation (42MB PDF). ]]> Nominations now being accepted for LUGOD officer positions http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-10-18+10:25 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-10-18+10:25 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:25:00 +0000 root (president), sys (vice president), typescript (secretary) and /dev/null (treasurer). If you would like to nominate yourself, or someone else, for one or more position, please email your nomination to LUGOD's secretary at: typescript@lugod.org. Nominations will be accepted until November 20th, and elections will being starting at November's meeting. (Note: It's been 6 years since we've had to vote — usually no more than one candidate gets chosen per position — but if we do, it will take place online between the November and December meetings.) See our Bylaws for more. ]]> Slides from Full Scale Flight Simulator presentation http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-10-03+16:00 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-10-03+16:00 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 23:00:00 +0000 Presentation slides for "Full Scale Flight Simulators" talk (14MB ODP presentation file) ]]> Flyer for "Hacking Space Exploration and Science" talk http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-09-27+13:45 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-09-27+13:45 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:45:00 +0000 flyer for October's meeting: "Hacking Space Exploration and Science". Thanks! ]]> Photos and minutes from FOSS Gaming and Full Scale Flight Simulator talks http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-09-21+15:00 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-09-21+15:00 Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:00:00 +0000 FOSS Gaming: photos, FOSS Gaming: minutes, Full Scale Flight Simulators: photos and FSFS: minutes. When we receive the slides (and maybe also videos!?) from the FSFS talk, we'll post them too. Enjoy! ]]> "Hacking Space Exploration and Science" in October; Speaker and Location TBD in November http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-09-19+10:30 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-09-19+10:30 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:30:00 +0000 will be at the library). ]]> Call for speakers: October and November http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-07-19+17:40 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-07-19+17:40 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:40:00 +0000 Call for speakers! We're looking for speakers for our October and November meetings (as well as February 2012 and beyond). ]]> Appaserver slides available http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-07-19+17:35 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-07-19+17:35 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:35:00 +0000 Download the PowerPoint file (1.5MB). Enjoy! ]]> CSU Bakersfield CS Dept Library! http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-07-04+12:25 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-07-04+12:25 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 19:25:00 +0000 photos of their CS dept library, which contains over 100 books donated from LUGOD. ]]> Photos and slides from Haskell/LLVM talk http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-06-20+10:30 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-06-20+10:30 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:30:00 +0000 photos from last night's LUGOD meeting and check out the presentation slides from the Haskell & LLVM talk. ]]> Installfest confirmed for this Saturday http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-06-16+12:05 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-06-16+12:05 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 19:05:00 +0000 Installfest workshop this Saturday! Please RSVP in advance if you'd like to bring a computer in, and get help installing or configuring Linux on it! ]]> June LUGOD meeting to be at Wickson Hall, UC Davis http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-06-09+17:30 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-06-09+17:30 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:30:00 +0000 This month's meeting, "Writing a compiler in Haskell and LLVM", will be held at Wickson Hall, at UC Davis. (Note: parking on campus is free after 5pm.) Thanks to Alex Mandel for arranging the venue! ]]> Installfest tentatively scheduled for June 18th http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-05-20+16:10 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-05-20+16:10 Fri, 20 May 2011 23:10:00 +0000 Installfest workshop will probably be on Saturday, June 18th, at N Street Cohousing's commonhouse. We'll post more details once it's confirmed. ]]> Slides and photos from Django talk http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-05-17+15:25 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-05-17+15:25 Tue, 17 May 2011 22:25:00 +0000 photos from last night's LUGOD meeting and the "Django" talk presentation slides and demo source code. ]]> Flyer for this month's "django" talk http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-05-05+12:40 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-05-05+12:40 Thu, 05 May 2011 19:40:00 +0000 this month's talk on "django" by printing and posting a flyer. Thanks! ]]> Local and LUG calendar updated http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-05-04+16:40 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-05-04+16:40 Wed, 04 May 2011 23:40:00 +0000 other LUGs and local clubs to find out what they've got scheduled, and added them to our calendar of events. Enjoy! ]]> Slides and photos from MythTV talk http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-04-26+11:35 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-04-26+11:35 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:35:00 +0000 photos from last week's LUGOD meeting, the presentation slides from the MythTV talk, and the brief meeting minutes. Enjoy! ]]> Cute Linux Foundation video commemorating 20 years of Linux http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-04-19+10:55 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-04-19+10:55 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:55:00 +0000
(View on YouTube.com; Visit LinuxFoundation.org) ]]> Slides and code from "MyForth" and "Hibernate" presentations http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-03-29+19:00 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-03-29+19:00 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 02:00:00 +0000 presentation slides and source code downloads for their presentations on "MyForth" and "Hibernate" at last week's LUGOD meeting. Enjoy! ]]> Planned lugod.org downtime tonight http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-03-29+16:20 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-03-29+16:20 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 23:20:00 +0000 Django talk and MythTV talk dates swapped http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-03-22+15:20 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-03-22+15:20 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:20:00 +0000 "MythTV" is on April 18th, and "Django" is on May 16th. ]]> Thanks to Brian and Charles http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-03-21+21:14 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-03-21+21:14 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 04:14:00 +0000 No flight simulator talk tonight http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-03-21+17:50 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-03-21+17:50 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:50:00 +0000 Social gathering next Tuesday, "Full Scale Flight Simulators" on March 21st http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-02-25+10:20 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-02-25+10:20 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:20:00 +0000 Tuesday, March 1st) to occur only one week after our last meeting (this week's "IPv6" talk). See you at Crepeville!

Then, after a 3-week break, we'll be welcoming John Wojnaroski, Chief Engineer at LFS Technologies, who will be talking about full-scale flight simulation under Linux (Monday, March 21st). This will be our first meeting back at the public library since it reopened on East 14th Street! ]]> IPv6 presentation photos, slides and code http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-02-22+11:40 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-02-22+11:40 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:40:00 +0000 photos, meeting minutes and presentation slides and example code from last night's talk on IPv6 socket programming! ]]> Officers remain http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-02-22+10:00 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-02-22+10:00 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:00:00 +0000 current officers at last night's meeting, elections will not be held until the regularly-scheduled ones on October. ]]> Elections survey non-conclusive http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-02-15+11:40 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-02-15+11:40 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:40:00 +0000 whether LUGOD should hold elections now (since we forgot to last October!), or wait until this October.

So we'll hold them if anyone wishes to run against the current officers, otherwise we'll just stick with the current ones. If you'd like to nominate yourself, or someone else, please email typescript by February 20th (the day before our next meeting). ]]> "Introduction to IPv6 Socket Programming" next week http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-02-15+11:25 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-02-15+11:25 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:25:00 +0000 Join us next Monday for a presentation by Owen DeLong of Hurricane Electric on IPv6 socket programming. 7pm at Explorit Nature Center. ]]> LUGOD changes announced / Elections Survey http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-02-04+10:10 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-02-04+10:10 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 18:10:00 +0000 officer's meeting this week, LUGOD will soon be ending our LERT (Linux Emergency Relief Team) service (please use our 'vox-tech' mailing list, Installfest workshops and/or IRC chat channel), our 'vox-outreach' mailing list (use 'vox' for event coordination), and our old CafePress.com shop.

Additionally, we forgot to hold elections for club officers in October! We'll be holding an informal survey on 'vox' to find out whether we should hold elections immediately, or just wait until this October. ]]> Presentation slides and videos from December's 3D (Kinect/Wiimote/etc.) talk http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-02-03+10:25 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-02-03+10:25 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:25:00 +0000 Slides and most of the videos from December's talk on 3D interaction, display and capture are now available. Enjoy! ]]> Anniversary meeting photos http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-01-18+16:05 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-01-18+16:05 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:05:00 +0000 photos. ]]> Installfest this month! http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-01-14+11:45 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-01-14+11:45 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:45:00 +0000 Installfest LUGOD and the Computer Science Club at UC Davis will be holding a free Linux Installfest workshop on Friday, January 28th, starting at 5pm. At Kemper Hall, Room 1003, UC Davis. Please register if you'd like to bring your computer to this event and get help installing/configuring Linux. ]]> One down, one to go: January 2011 meetings http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-01-12+11:20 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-01-12+11:20 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:20:00 +0000 Photos, minutes.)

[birthday cake] This coming Monday, we'll be celebrating our 12th anniversary (how we formed) with free pizza, cake, drinks, and some books to give away (thanks, O'Reilly Media!).

Mark Terranova, from the Bay Area non-profit The Gidget Kitchen, will be there to talk about how Free and Open Source communities compare to cults (seriously!). As always, our meeting is free and open to the public. Learn more. ]]> Bonus meeting this month: "LINUX IN SPAAAAAACE!" http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-01-04+15:25 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2011-01-04+15:25 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 23:25:00 +0000 tonight's social gathering at Crepeville, and this month's regular meeting (and our 12th anniversary) on the 17th (which is now entitled "If Tux the Penguin offered you Kool-Aid, would you drink it?"), we're also having a bonus meeting this month, next Tuesday the 11th, all about putting Linux on satellites. (The presentation-meetings will be at Explorit Nature Center.)
]]> Monday's LUGOD http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2010-12-18+16:15 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2010-12-18+16:15 Sun, 19 Dec 2010 00:15:00 +0000 Update: It turns out to have been confusion thanks to word-wrap. ]]> December's LUGOD will be in 3-D! http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2010-12-06+16:30 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2010-12-06+16:30 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:30:00 +0000 this month we'll have Oliver Kreylos of UC Davis KeckCAVES who will demonstrate how one can commodity devices like the Xbox Kinect, Nintendo Wiimote and PlayStation Move to create and interact in 3D virtual environments. (You might have seen some of his videos.) ]]> Slides and Photos from Wget talk http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2010-11-17+10:05 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2010-11-17+10:05 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:05:00 +0000 "Wget" presentation slides, photos and meeting minutes from this week's LUGOD meeting are now online. Enjoy! ]]> GNU Wget talk this month http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2010-11-05+10:55 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2010-11-05+10:55 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:55:00 +0000 this month (November 15th) to talk about Wget, which he maintained between mid-2007 and earlier this year. Along with the ins-and-outs of Wget, he'll discuss lessons learned while maintaining it, and talk about things that make maintaining an official GNU project unique.

(This month's previously-scheduled topic, MythTV, has been rescheduled for May.) ]]>