The Linux Users' Group of Davis (LUGOD) will be holding the following meeting:
Monday
October 19, 2015
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Presentation:
PlayOnLinux: a graphical front-end to Wine
presented by Ronin Dusette
PlayOnLinux <https://www.playonlinux.com/> is a piece of software
which allows you to easily install and use numerous games and apps
designed to run with Microsoft Windows. A minority of commercial
games are compatible with Linux at the moment, which can be a factor
that prevents some users from migrating to it. PlayOnLinux brings
a cost-free, accessible and efficient solution to this problem.
Written in Bash shell and Python, and using wxPython of its
interface, PlayOnLinux is graphical front-end to Wine, an open source
"compatibility layer" capable of running Windows applications on
Linux, Mac OS X and BSD. Wine translates Windows API calls, which
eliminates the performance and memory penalties of other methods.
This means you do not need to own a Windows license to use
PlayOnLinux!
About the speaker:
Ronin Dusette is a web developer/designer, photographer, technical
consultant and musician, as well as a member of the PlayOnLinux team.
His website is https://dusette.net/
This meeting will be held at:
Explorit Nature Center
3141 5th Street
Davis, CA 95616
For more details on this meeting, visit:
http://www.lugod.org/meeting/upcoming/#next
For maps, directions, public transportation schedules, etc., visit:
http://www.lugod.org/meeting/explorit/on.php
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About LUGOD:
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The Linux Users' Group of Davis is a 501(c)7 non-profit organization
dedicated to the Linux computer operating system and other Open Source
and Free Software.
Since 1999, LUGOD has held regular meetings with guest speakers
in Davis, California, as well as other events in Davis and the greater
Sacramento region. Events are always free and open to the public.
You can 'like' LUGOD on Facebook at:
https://www.facebook.com/LinuxUsersGroupOfDavis
join the LUGOD group on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lugod/
and find us on LinkedIn at: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=35879
Please visit our website for more details: http://www.lugod.org/
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Bill Kendrick
pr(a)lugod.org
Public Relations Officer
Linux Users' Group of Davis
http://www.lugod.org/
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Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2015 15:57:49 -0700
From: Brianne <brianne(a)craigslist.org>
Subject: Larry Wall Presents: Perl 6!
To: balug-contact(a)balug.org
Hi BALUG,
Larry Wall suggested I share the following event with your members.
Please let me know if this is possible. Thanks!
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Brianne O'Leary Gagnon
Human Resources Manager
craigslist is hiring!
http://www.craigslist.org/about/craigslist_is_hiring
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craigslist is pleased to host Larry Wall Presents: Perl 6!
Perl 6 has been a long time coming—some might say too long—but now
here it is, and it's pretty sweet. Perl 6 corrects some of the flaws
in the Perl 5 design, but in doing so it also corrects many of the
flaws in other popular dynamic languages. It does this through a
balanced, multi-paradigmatic approach, combining the best of
functional programming, object-oriented programming, meta-programming,
and reactive programming. It is also a language that is designed from
the ground up to evolve gracefully, to grow with you as you grow. It's
also still fun. Come and find out what your future self might think
about Perl 6.
To view event details and register, please visit:
http://perl6releasetalk.ticketleap.com/perl-tech-talk/details
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