[vox] Linux Users' Group of Davis, Jan. 19: "Purely Functional Package Management with Nix" [Updated]

[Brian Lavender]

I am reminding myself of the meeting tomorrow! 

Is this the first meeting held at Smashwords office?

On Fri, 2015-01-02 at 12:51 -0800, nbs wrote:
> UPDATED -- Sorry for the double email; we forgot to mention this
> will be our 16th anniversary meeting!  Additional details added below.
> 
> 
> The Linux Users' Group of Davis (LUGOD) will be holding the following meeting:
> 
>   Monday
>   January 19, 2015
>   7:00pm - 9:00pm
> 
> Presentation:
>   Purely Functional Package Management with Nix
>   presented by Eric Rasmussen
> 
>   This presentation will introduce the Nix package manager, demonstrating
>   how to get started quickly with declarative packages on your favorite
>   Linux distro or even Mac OS X.  We'll also cover the NixOS Linux distro
>   built on top of Nix, including declarative configuration management,
>   reproducible builds, and tools for simplifying deployments. Come learn
>   about an emerging community working to take the pain out of package
>   management for everyone on Linux.
> 
> About the speaker:
>   Eric Rasmussen is an OSS contributor, functional programmer, and lead
>   software developer at NewCars.com/Cars.com.
> 
> This meeting will be held at:
> 
>   Smashwords, Inc.
>   231 G Street
>   Suite #28
>   Davis, CA 95616
> 
> Anniversary celebration:
>   This meeting marks the 16th anniversary of LUGOD's first meeting,
>   back in January 1999.
> 
>   We'll be celebrating with free pizza, snacks, drinks and birthday cake,
>   and possibly other surprises!
> 
> 
> 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/smashwords/on.php
> 
> 
> ------------
> 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.
> 
>   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/
> 
>