[vox-announce] Linux Users' Group of Davis, July 20th: "click2try"

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The Linux Users' Group of Davis (LUGOD) will be holding its next meeting on:

  Monday
  July 20, 2009
  7:00pm - 9:00pm


The meeting will be held at a SPECIAL LOCATION:

  Wickson Hall
  Room 2124
  UC Davis
  Davis, California 95616


Presentation:

  click2try

  Presented by:
    Mark Smallwood

  "click2try" is a community site where visitors can try open source
  software for free.  A jukebox system is provided to access a catalog
  of numerous open source applications, directly from a Java-enabled
  web browser (on Windows, Mac OS X or Linux).

  This presentation will cover:

    * What is click2try and why would you use it?
    * A brief walkthrough of the site
    * A high-level description of the technology behind the system/site
      (we use Xen and some homegrown code).
    * Business model and roadmap: Working with the community and staying
      in business too!
    * Q&A 


For more details on this meeting, visit:

  http://www.lugod.org/meeting/


For maps, directions, public transportation schedules, etc., visit:

  http://www.lugod.org/meeting/wickson/


About LUGOD:

  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.

  For over 10 years, 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.

  Please visit our website for more details:  http://www.lugod.org/


-- 
Bill Kendrick
pr at lugod.org
Public Relations Officer
Linux Users' Group of Davis
http://www.lugod.org/
(Your address: vox-announce at lists.lugod.org )