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, December 16, 2013 @ 7:00pm OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) and Sugar: Collaborative, Joyful, and Self-empowered Learning Presented by Professor Sameer Verma Information Systems, San Francisco State University The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project has had several beginnings. The idea has roots in the 60s. It gained momentum in the last 15 years. OLPC released the idea to the world in 2005, and its first product in 2007. A lot has changed since then. We'll look at an update on the projects, learning through robotics, assessment through learning analytics, offline mirco-clouds, HTML5 apps, Sugar on tablets and Raspberry Pi, and other new initiatives. In a world of cheap, Android-driven tablets, how does the idea of OLPC fit? What role does the Sugar learning platform continue to play inside and outside of OLPC? Help us grow the initiatives so that children of the world may continue to have a chance at collaborative, joyful, and self-empowered learning. Geek level 1/4 More Details » At the Public Library. Map & Directions »     ...and check out more upcoming LUGOD meetings...

Recent LUGOD News   Flyer for December's "OLPC and Sugar" meeting Posted Sat. November 30, 1:05am Please consider printing and posting the flyer we've made for December's "One Laptop Per Child" presentation. As usual, you can find it on our flyers page. Thank you in advance! Meeting etiquette Posted Sat. November 30, 12:30am Please take a moment to read some notes on meeting etiquette posted to our 'vox' mailing list. John Reed elected vice president Posted Fri. November 29, 11:40pm With all candidates running unopposed (Brian Lavender was nominated for sys, but declined), LUGOD's officer elections concluded at this month's meeting. Bill Kendrick remains root (president), John Reed joins us as sys (vice president), and Andrew Roach remains typescript (secretary) and /dev/null (treasurer). RSS Feed View Older News »     Latest 'vox-announce' Announcements   Linux Users' Group of Davis,June 17: "Exploring the Terminal" Posted: Thu. June 6 The Linux Users' Group of Davis (LUGOD) will be holding the following meeting: Monday June 17, 2013 ... Read the rest of this article » Linux Users' Group of Davis,May 20: "Smart Static Sites with Hakyll" Posted: Fri. April 26 The Linux Users' Group of Davis (LUGOD) will be holding the following meeting: Monday May 20, 2013 ... Read the rest of this article » Reminder: LUGOD meeting tonight (Mon Apr 15):"Introduction to CrunchBang Linux: The Best Distro You'veNever Heard Of" Posted: Mon. April 15 Reminder: The Linux Users' Group of Davis meets tonight, Monday April 15th, 7pm-9pm at the public library in Davis (315 East 14th Street; Blanchard room). Our guest speaker will be Larry Cafiero, who will present ... Read the rest of this article » View Older Announcements »     Latest Job Postings   Web Programmer, Mouse Biology Program, UC Davis (Davis) Posted Sun. January 20 The Mouse Biology Program (MBP) is an interdisciplinary group of scientists and staff from the Schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine and the College of Bi... View the rest of this job posting » System Administrator, Mouse Biology Program, UC Davis (Davis) Posted Sun. January 20 The Mouse Biology Program (MBP) is an interdisciplinary group of scientists and staff from the Schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine and the College of Bi... View the rest of this job posting » Program Technician [part-time], CA Air Resources Board (Sacramento) Posted Sun. January 20 Please see full posting at: http://jobs.spb.ca.gov/wvpos/more_info.cfm?recno=504802.... View the rest of this job posting » See these, and 4 other jobs, on our "Jobs" page  » Also check out the 'vox-jobs' mailing list archives for more »

Upcoming Local Events   Sat Dec 14 - Consortium of All Bay Area Linux meeting in Menlo Park. More at linuxmafia.com » Mon Dec 16 - LUGOD meeting. OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) and Sugar: Collaborative, Joyful, and Self-empowered Learning. More at lugod.org » Wed Dec 18 - Sacramento PC Users Group meeting. "Ebooks: What you need to know" More at www.sacpcug.org » Tue Jan 7 - LUGOD social gathering. More at lugod.org » Sat Jan 11 - Consortium of All Bay Area Linux meeting in Menlo Park. More at linuxmafia.com » Tue Jan 14 - Davis Mac User Group meeting. More at baytel.com » Mon Jan 20 - LUGOD meeting. GlusterFS. Also, our 15th anniversary meeting! Join us for free pizza and cake, at Veterans' Memorial Center's Club Room. 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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