[vox] [Lug-nuts] Linux Users' Group of Davis, Oct. 19: "PlayOnLinux"

[Brian E. Lavender]

Don't forget tonight's meeting.

brian

On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 09:42:31PM -0700, nbs wrote:
> 
> 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
> 
> 
> ------------
> 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/
> 
> 
> -- 
> Bill Kendrick
> pr at lugod.org
> Public Relations Officer
> Linux Users' Group of Davis
> http://www.lugod.org/
> 
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Brian Lavender
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"There are two ways of constructing a software design. One way is to
make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies. And the other
way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies."

Professor C. A. R. Hoare
The 1980 Turing award lecture