[vox] [fwd] DCNews

Tue Nov 9 14:04:09 PST 2004

Here's the latest DCN newsletter.  LUGOD's next two meetings are
mentioned! :)

-bill!

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Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 10:57:47 -0800
From: Richard Lowenberg <rl at dcn.org>
Subject: DCNews
To: dcn-news at dcn.org
Reply-To: dcn-admin at dcn.davis.ca.us

DCNews: Behind the Modem Lines 
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Published by Davis Community Network * Issue No. 11/04 * 
November 9, 2004 
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IN THIS ISSUE: 
In the Spotlight 
DCN Community Calendar 
DCN Mailman Class 
Linux Users Group Meetings 
About DCNews 
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In The Spotlight 
************ 
Currently in the DCN Community Spotlight is the Yolo Hiker web site, 
at:  http://www.yolohiker.org 

Log on to the web site for the new Fall 2004 through late Spring 2005 
schedule of guided hikes in the Cache Creek, Putah Creek, Berryessa and 
Blue Ridge areas of Yolo County and surrounds.  Andrew Fulks and 
friends have provided maps, photos and descriptive information on this 
site, to help raise awareness of our regional natural places and 
resources, for all to enjoy.  Take a look, and join them on one of the 
many scheduled hikes. 

Every few weeks, the DCN web team chooses a new Davis-oriented web site 
for the community spotlight. Spotlighted sites are featured on the DCN 
home page. Good spotlight candidates are new or recently revised web 
sites, ones that deserve more attention or have timely content.   If 
you've a suggestion for a spotlight candidate, please contact the web 
team, msmosaic at dcn.org 

DCN Organization & Community Calendar  
****************************** 
DCN’s Web Team has developed and is now offering a free web calendar 
program for community groups and nonprofit organizations.  The unique 
offering is both an Organization Calendar and a Community Calendar.   
As part of an organization’s  web site, the Calendar can list 
organization events and schedules.   Events of broader popular 
interest, can be marked to appear on a Community Calendar, and can be 
user searched by topics, such as arts, education, sports, and more.  
Early users include the Explorit Science Center, a number of school 
PTAs, and City of Davis.   
To see examples, log on to the Community Calendar on the DCN home page 
at http://events.dcn.org 

If your group is interested in a free Calendar or in knowing more, 
please contact rl at dcn.org 

DCN Mailman Listserv Class 
********************* 
DCN will conduct a free Mailman listserv class on Thurs. Nov. 18.   
This class is offered to assist community groups and organizations that 
 have requested and will be using this free DCN allocated community 
Internet application. 

If your group is already using or is interested in using DCN Mailman 
listservs, and you need some help, this class is for you.   To reserve 
a class seat or to request one or more Mailman listservs for your 
group, just contact rl at dcn.org 

DCN classes are from 6:30-8:00 p.m., at the City Computer Lab, 600 A 
Street (between City Hall and the Senior Center; enter courtyard off 
south parking lot). 

Linux Users Group Announcements 
************************* 
The Linux Users' Group of Davis (LUGOD) has two exciting upcoming 
meetings scheduled.  Both are free to the public, and may of interest 
to some of you. 

"The History of SourceForge.net"  
Presented by: Patrick McGovern, Director, SourceForge.net.     
Monday, November 15th, 2004, 6:30pm - 9:00pm. 
at the Davis Public Library, 315 East 14th Street, Davis, CA 95616. 

SourceForge.net is the world's largest Open Source software development 
website, with the largest repository of Open Source code and 
applications available on the Internet. SourceForge.net provides free 
services to Open Source developers. 

"Implementation of Open Source at the California ARB and FTB" 
Presented by: Bill Fell, Harry Ng from the Air Resources Board, 
and: Allen Lung from the Franchise Tax Board 
Tuesday, December 7th, 2004, 6:30pm - 9:00pm 
at Kemper Hall, Room 1131, UC Davis Campus, 1228 Bainer Hall Drive, 
Davis. 

California's Air Resources Board and Franchise Tax Board have taken an 
interest in Open Source Software (for example, see ARB's Open Source 
Software Initiatives page: http://arb.ca.gov/oss/oss.htm ).   This 
presentation will be a non-technical discussion of the use of Open 
Source in government. 

For details on these meetings, visit:  
http://www.lugod.org/meeting/upcoming/ 

About DCNews: Behind the Modem Lines 
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community- 
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