Officer election results
Posted 2007-12-17 21:10:00
Running unopposed, and with no objections from the attending members, LUGOD's officers have been elected. Our current set of officers continue in their positions: Henry House as 'root' (president) and '/dev/null' (treasurer), Bill Kendrick as 'sys' (vice president) and Nick Schmalenberger as 'typescript' (secretary).Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-12-17+21:10
Tux Paint "Magic" Plug-in API presentation
Posted 2007-12-17 21:00:00
Presentation slides and example code [http://www.lugod.org/presentations/tuxpaint-magic-api.pdf] from tonight's presentation on Tux Paint's "Magic" API are now available.Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-12-17+21:00
Adobe Flex and ActionScript example code posted
Posted 2007-12-04 22:00:00
Seth Duffey has given us a tar ball (2.1MB) [http://www.lugod.org/presentations/lugod_flex_demo.tar.gz] of the example code and data from his presentation at LUGOD last month. Enjoy!Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-12-04+22:00
Flyer for December Installfest
Posted 2007-11-16 13:25:00
Alex Mandel has created a flyer [http://www.lugod.org/documents/flyers/if-flyer-dec.svg.pdf] (PDF, 1.7MB) for our upcoming Installfest [http://www.lugod.org/if/]. Please print and post!Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-11-16+13:25
Installfest on December 1st
Posted 2007-11-14 15:20:00
Our next Linux Installfest Workshop [http://www.lugod.org/if/] will be on Saturday, December 1st. Be sure to register [http://www.lugod.org/if/rsvp/], if you plan to attend!Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-11-14+15:20
Sysadmin, Ruby on Rails, Kernel engineer, UI architect and more...
Posted 2007-11-13 09:05:00
Ten new positions in the Sacramento and Bay Areas have just been posted to our Jobs page [http://www.lugod.org/jobs/].Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-11-13+09:05
$200 Ubuntu Linux PC available at Wal-Mart
Posted 2007-11-07 12:30:00
On our 'vox' mailing list, Scot directed us to a Wired blog post [http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/10/200-everex-gree.html] about the Everex TC2502 Green gPC [http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=7754614], a $200 PC that comes with Ubuntu Linux [http://www.ubuntu.com/] pre-installed. (The blog mentions it's available at the Woodland Wal*Mart, but their own site only shows Fairfield, and that it's currently out of stock.)Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-11-07+12:30
Adobe Flex and ActionScript for Linux this month
Posted 2007-11-07 12:15:00
Seth Duffey, now a developer at WeBot.com [http://www.webot.com/], will be discussing Adobe's Flex and ActionScript web application development tools, which are now available for Linux! At our November 19th [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/] meeting at the Library [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/library/].Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-11-07+12:15
Google, Penguin Computing and more are hiring
Posted 2007-10-26 00:00:00
Looking for work? Check out the new positions we just posted on our Jobs page [http://www.lugod.org/jobs/]!Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-10-26+00:00
Notes from "Google Summer of Code"
Posted 2007-10-18 16:00:00
Kevin Schultz of LUGOD posted some notes he took from this week's talk, and they are now available [http://www.lugod.org/presentation/google_soc_notes.html] on our Presentations [http://www.lugod.org/presentations/] page.Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-10-18+16:00
This weekend's Installfest confirmed
Posted 2007-10-18 15:10:00
Our free Linux 'Installfest' workshop [http://www.lugod.org/if/] has been confirmed: this Saturday, 10am to 6pm at UC Davis. (Don't forget to register [http://www.lugod.org/if/rsvp/].) Volunteers welcome, and needed!Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-10-18+15:10
Google meeting mentioned in California Aggie
Posted 2007-10-17 19:00:00
This week's meeting on "Google Summer of Code" was written up in an article [http://media.www.californiaaggie.com/media/storage/paper981/news/2007/10/17/CityNews/Google.Offers.Summer.Jobs.To.Students-3037076.shtml] in UC Davis's The California Aggie [http://www.californiaaggie.com/] newspaper. (It was on the front page [http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper981/documents/0l85gw94.pdf]!)Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-10-17+19:00
Photos from "Google Summer of Code"
Posted 2007-10-15 23:35:00
Now available: photos [http://www.lugod.org/photos/2007.10.15/] and meeting minutes [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/past/2007.10.15.php] from tonight's LUGOD meeting, with Leslie Hawthorn, Open Source Program Manager at Google, Inc. on the "Google Summer of Code" program.Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-10-15+23:35
Free Pizza at "Google Summer of Code" presentation
Posted 2007-10-07 02:35:00
LUGOD will be serving free pizza at our next meeting, Monday, October 15th [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/]. Be sure to arrive on time... it will be first come, first served!Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-10-07+02:35
Second October Installfest
Posted 2007-10-07 02:30:00
We've tentatively planned to hold a second Installfest workshop [http://www.lugod.org/if/] this month, on Saturday, October 20th at UC Davis.Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-10-07+02:30
Installfest room change
Posted 2007-10-05 14:15:00
Our Installfest [http://www.lugod.org/if/] will, in fact, last until 6:00pm. We've reserved Room 1127 of Kemper Hall at UC Davis (which is adjacent to 1131, where we typically hold them). Additionally, we are tentatively planning another Installfest this month, on Saturday October 20th.Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-10-05+14:15
Installfest time change
Posted 2007-10-03 10:55:00
Our Installfest [http://www.lugod.org/if/] this Saturday, Oct. 6th, needs to be over by 3pm. Sorry for the inconvenience.Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-10-03+10:55
Flyer for "Google Summer of Code" in October
Posted 2007-09-29 01:50:00
A new full-page flyer [http://www.lugod.org/documents/flyers/] for LUGOD's October presentation by Google [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/upcoming/#2007.10.15] is available. Please print and post at your favorite coffee shop, in the office, at the laundromat, etc.!Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-09-29+01:50
Photos from July meeting and Software Freedom Day
Posted 2007-09-25 22:00:00
Photos are now online from July's meeting on Post-Processing High Dynamic Range (HDR) Panoramas Using Open Source Tools [http://www.lugod.org/photos/2007.07.16/] and from LUGOD's demo at the Farmer's Market [http://www.lugod.org/photos/2007.09.15/] for Software Freedom Day. Enjoy.Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-09-25+22:00
Working with Valley Oak Charter
Posted 2007-09-24 23:00:00
Valley Oak Elementary school in Davis is being closed by the district, but there are hopes to turn it into a charter school [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter_school], with a technology magnet [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnet_school]. At Farmer's Market, during Software Freedom Day [http://www.lugod.org/sfd/], LUGOD members spoke with volunteers from Valley Oak Charter [http://www.vochater.org/] about Linux and Open Source, and they're very interested in the topic. If you'd like to be involved in discussions -- we may simply provide information and direction, or we may end up volunteering time and/or equipment (as we did with Davis High School in the past) -- please subscribe to our 'vox-outreach' mailing list [http://www.lugod.org/mailinglists/#vox-outreach] and help start the discussion.Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-09-24+23:00
New jobs posted
Posted 2007-09-18 08:25:00
We went through a backlog of job postings and added them to our jobs page [http://www.lugod.org/jobs/]. If you're looking for work, check it out! And if you're hiring, let us know [http://www.lugod.org/jobs/#submitting]. (Don't forget our 'vox-jobs' mailing list [http://www.lugod.org/mailinglists/#vox-jobs] too.)Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-09-18+08:25
October Installfest Scheduled
Posted 2007-09-17 13:20:00
LUGOD will be holding a free Linux Installfest workshop [http://www.lugod.org/if/] at UC Davis early in October: Saturday the 6th. Please be sure to register in advance [http://www.lugod.org/if/rsvp/] if you'd like to get Linux installed and configured on your computer. If you want to help volunteer at this event, post a message to our 'vox-if' mailing list [http://www.lugod.org/mailinglists/#vox-if].Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-09-17+13:20
KDRT at LUGOD tomorrow
Posted 2007-09-16 12:11:00
Folks from KDRT FM in Davis will be discussing how they use Linux and Open Source to run their local, low-power radio station, at tomorrow's LUGOD meeting [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/], 6:30pm at the Davis Public Library [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/library/].Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-09-16+12:11
Software Freedom Day a success
Posted 2007-09-16 12:09:00
Nick Schmalenberger, Grace, Alex Mandel, Henry House and Bill Kendrick assembled a Linux demonstration booth at the Davis Farmers Market yesterday as part of international Software Freedom Day. We handed out lots of info. on Linux, LUGOD and Open Source, flyers for our upcoming meetings, and Knoppix and Ubuntu CDs, as well as answered questions and chatted with many passers-by.Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-09-16+12:09
Flyer for September and October meetings
Posted 2007-09-13 15:30:00
A flyer is available [http://www.lugod.org/documents/flyers/] for our next two general meetings. Please print and post!Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-09-13+15:30
LUGOD Celebrates Software Freedom Day at Farmer's Market
Posted 2007-09-10 17:30:00
The Linux Users' Group of Davis will be participating in Software Freedom Day [http://www.lugod.org/sfd/] by holding a hands-on Linux demonstration [http://www.lugod.org/projects/demo/] at the Davis Farmer's Market [http://www.davisfarmersmarket.org/] (Central Park, 4th & C Streets) this Saturday, September 15th from 8:00am to 1:00pm. Volunteers and equipment are needed! [http://www.lugod.org/mailinglists/archives/vox-outreach/2007-09/msg00003.html]Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-09-10+17:30
Slides from "Improving Security through Virtualization" talk
Posted 2007-09-08 10:35:00
Presentation slides from Bill Broadley's presentation in August are now online (809KB PDF) [http://www.lugod.org/presentations/virt-lugod.pdf].Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-09-08+10:35
Photos from LUGS booth at LWCE
Posted 2007-08-14 11:30:00
One photo from the User Group booth at LinuxWorld Expo [http://www.lugod.org/photos/2007.08.07/] is online. If you took photos of the booth that you'd like to share, please send them to webmaster@lugod.org [mailto:webmaster@lugod.org].Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-08-14+11:30
August Installfest Confirmed
Posted 2007-08-09 15:20:00
LUGOD will be holding a free Linux Installfest Workshop [http://www.lugod.org/if/] at UC Davis on Saturday, August 18th. Please sign-up [http://www.lugod.org/if/rsvp/] if you'd like to get help running Linux on your computer.Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-08-09+15:20
LUGS booth at LinuxWorld
Posted 2007-08-07 11:20:00
If you're going to LinuxWorld [http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/] this week, check out the "LUGS" booth [http://www.lugod.org/projects/lwe/] (booth #644). If you can help volunteer, we still need help for Thursday morning; contact pr@lugod.org [mailto:pr@lugod.org].Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-08-07+11:20
August and October meetings flyer available
Posted 2007-08-05 16:00:00
We've created a flyer for August 20th's "Improving Security through Virtualization" [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/upcoming/#20070820] and October 15th's "Google Summer of Code" [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/upcomng/#20071015] presentations. Jim Stockford from SF-LUG [http://www.sf-lug.org/] has offered to print LUGOD handouts for the multi-LUG booth [http://www.lugod.org/projects/lwe/] at this week's LinuxWorld Conference & Expo [http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/] in San Francisco.You can get the flyer in PDF or ODT format from our Flyers page [http://www.lugod.org/documents/flyers/], if you'd like to print and post copies around the Sacramento area!
Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-08-05+16:00
Software Freedom Day
Posted 2007-07-31 17:15:00
LUGOD is signed up as a participating group in this year's Software Freedom Day [http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/], Sat., Sept. 15th. We'll be holding a hands-on demo [http://www.lugod.org/projects/demo/] somewhere in Davis. See our new SFD page [http://www.lugod.org/sfd/] for more.Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-07-31+17:15
LUGOD at LinuxWorld Conference and Expo
Posted 2007-07-26 10:15:00
Members of LUGOD are being offered Exhibitor passes to LinuxWorld [http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/] in San Francisco next month, to participate in a multi-LUG booth being organized by Jim Stockford of SF-LUG [http://www.sf-lug.org/].Govind Tatachari has volunteered, leaving one more slot open for a LUGOD member to get a free pass. Contact Bill Kendrick [mailto:pr@lugod.org] if you'd like to help at LWE this year!
Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-07-26+10:15
More Whole Earth Festival photos
Posted 2007-07-22 11:40:00
Bryan Richter sent in another batch of photos of LUGOD's booth [http://www.lugod.org/photos/2007.05.11/] at this year's Whole Earth Festival [http://www.lugod.org/projects/wef/] at UC Davis. Enjoy!Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-07-22+11:40
HDR Panoroma slides available
Posted 2007-07-19 16:20:00
Slides and sample files [http://www.lugod.org/presentations/hdrpano/] and meeting minutes [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/past/2007.07.16.php] from this Monday's LUGOD meeting ("Post Processing HDR Panoramas using Open Source Tools") are now online.Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-07-19+16:20
Bill Kendrick elected as Vice President
Posted 2007-07-19 15:05:00
Running unopposed, and with no objections from the attending members, Bill Kendrick was elected as 'sys' (vice president) of LUGOD at this Monday's LUGOD meeting.Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-07-19+15:05
Flyer for 'HDR Panoramas' talk
Posted 2007-07-03 12:25:00
A flyer is now available for July 16th's "Post Processing HDR Panoramas using Open Source Tools" presentation [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/upcoming/#2007.07.16], and can be downloaded from our flyers page [http://www.lugod.org/documents/flyers/]. Please considering printing some copies and posting them for us, to help get the word out about this meeting.Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-07-03+12:25
Slides from "Tux Paint, Again"
Posted 2007-06-19 15:30:00
Slides and source code examples from Bill Kendrick's presentation on Tux Paint [http://www.lugod.org/presentations/tuxpaintagain/] are now available.Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-06-19+15:30
Linux Installfest later this month
Posted 2007-06-13 16:10:00
LUGOD will be holding a free Linux Installfest workshop [http://www.lugod.org/if/] on Saturday, June 30th. It will take place all day (10am to 6pm) at Kemper Hall at UC Davis. Please register [http://www.lugod.org/if/rsvp/] if you'd like to attend!Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-06-13+16:10
Oracle Linux Engineering Update slides and links
Posted 2007-05-25 11:40:00
Slide PDFs and links to some sites mentioned during dinner after the meeting from Oracle's Linux Engineering Update presentation are now online [http://www.lugod.org/presentations/oracle_linux_update/].Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-05-25+11:40
Saturday Whole Earth Festival update
Posted 2007-05-12 11:50:00
LUGOD's booth at the Whole Earth Festival [http://www.lugod.org/projects/wef/] is open! We are located on the MU Patio (north of the UCDavis Quad) by the electric cars.Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-05-12+11:50
Whole Earth Festival update
Posted 2007-05-08 07:00:00
The planning page [http://www.lugod.org/projects/wef/] for LUGOD's table at this weekend's Whole Earth Festival [http://wef.ucdavis.edu/] at UC Davis has been updated. Volunteers are still sought! If you can help staff our table and/or burn CDROMs for give-aways, let us know [http://www.lugod.org/mailinglists/#vox-outreach]!Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-05-08+07:00
Oracle topic confirmed
Posted 2007-05-07 19:20:00
Sunil Mushran from the Oracle Corporation's Linux Engineering Group [http://oss.oracle.com/] and Todd Trichler from the Oracle Technology Network [http://www.oracle.com/technology/] will be giving us a 'Linux Engineering Update' at our May 21st meeting [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/]. They'll also be providing free pizza and give-aways!Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-05-07+19:20
Sacramento Wiki created
Posted 2007-05-03 12:15:00
Modeled after the popular Davis Wiki [http://www.daviswiki.org/], a new wiki [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki] has been created for Sacramento: www.SacWiki.org [http://www.sacwiki.org/].Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-05-03+12:15
Confirmed May LUGOD events
Posted 2007-04-30 22:30:00
Happening in May: Tomorrow night (May 1st) LUGOD is holding a Social Gathering [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/] at Crepeville [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/crepeville/] in downtown Davis. On May 11th-13th, LUGOD attends the Whole Earth Festival [http://www.lugod.org/projects/wef/] at UC Davis. The following weekend, on Saturday, May 19th, we're holding an Installfest workshop [http://www.lugod.org/if/], and on Monday, May 21st Oracle visits LUGOD [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/upcoming/#2007.05.21] at the Davis Public Library [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/library/].Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-04-30+22:30
Installfest this Saturday
Posted 2007-04-26 13:50:00
LUGOD is holding a free Linux Installfest workshop [http://www.lugod.org/if/] this Saturday, 10am to 6pm, at UC Davis [http://www.lugod.org/if/directions.php]. Please register [http://www.lugod.org/if/rsvp/] if you plan to bring a PC, or contact the IF coordinators [mailto:if@lugod.org] if you'd like to help volunteer.Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-04-26+13:50
Links to CDROMs for WEF and GTC
Posted 2007-04-23 18:25:00
The "call for CDROM burns [http://www.lugod.org/cdburns/]" page has been updated with links to useful software discs. If you can help burn CDs for us to give away at WEF [http://www.lugod.org/projects/wef/] and GTC [http://www.lugod.org/projects/gtc/], this is a good place to start.Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-04-23+18:25
CDROM burns needed for WEF and GTC
Posted 2007-04-18 15:30:00
Canonical is about to release Ubuntu and Kubuntu 7.04, meaning waits for Ship-It discs can be up to 10 weeks. So if you can help LUGOD by burning copies of Linux distros, TheOpenCD, and other useful discs to give out at our Whole Earth Festival [http://www.lugod.org/projects/wef/] and Government Technology Conference [http://www.lugod.org/projects/gtc/] booths, please do so! (Discuss over on 'vox-outreach [http://www.lugod.org/mailinglists/#vox-outreach]'.)Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-04-18+15:30
WEF and GTC planning
Posted 2007-04-16 13:25:00
Tonight's LUGOD meeting [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/] will be a social gathering at Crepeville [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/crepeville/] to discuss plans for LUGOD's attendance at Whole Earth Festival [http://www.lugod.org/projects/wef/] and Government Technology Conference [http://www.lugod.org/projects/gtc/] in May. On Thursday, the groups comprising the "Professional Organizations of Sacramento" booth at GTC will meet in Sacramento this Thursday [http://www.lugod.org/mailinglists/archives/vox-outreach/2007-04/msg00003.html].Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-04-16+13:25
Thanks to Installfest Volunteers
Posted 2007-04-02 15:15:00
Installfest coordinator Chris McKenzie was "impressed and flattered by the help" he received at this weekend's workshop. (For more, see his post to 'vox-if' [http://lists.lugod.org/pipermail/vox-if/2007-April/000585.html].)Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2007-04-02+15:15
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