[vox] Linux Users' Group of Davis, Jan. 16: "Taming a dinosaur with Docker and JavaScript" + anniversary!

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The Linux Users' Group of Davis (LUGOD) will be holding the following meeting:

  Monday
  January 16, 2017
  7:00pm - 9:00pm

Presentation:

  "Taming a dinosaur with Docker and JavaScript"

Presented by:

  Dennis Stevense, Lead Software Engineer, Digital Deployment

Description:

  Open source software can be used in various ways, and 'old' and 'new'
  can be used together. This talk will discuss maintaining a Drupal
  6-based codebase -- long after the releases of Drupal 7 (2011) and
  Drupal 8 (2015), and the recent 'end-of-life' of Drupal 6 (early 2016)
  -- with the help of Docker and JavaScript.

  Drupal is an open source content-management framework, written in
  PHP, and used for things ranging from blogs to corporate, political,
  and government websites; it's also used for 'knowledge management'
  and business collaboration. Interest in Drupal was boosted when it
  was used by the Howard Dean campaign during the 2004 presidential
  election. Today, there are over 35,000 free add-on modules, and
  over 2,000 free themes, available for Drupal. [Wikipedia] There's an
  active Drupal User Group in Sacramento, which also helps put together
  a Sacramento "DrupalCamp", one of many global Drupal conferences.

  Docker is a 'containerization' platform, allowing you to wrap a piece
  of software in a complete filesystem that contains everything needed
  to run code; guaranteeing the software will always run the same,
  regardless of its environment.

About the Speaker:

  Dennis Stevense is Lead Software Engineer at Digital Deployment,
  responsible for managing the development team, and planning ongoing
  development of their platform.

About Streamline and Digital Deployment:

  Digital Deployment, Inc. is a Sacramento-based web development
  company specializing in content management systems where ease-of-use
  and scalability are required. Their clients include UC Davis,
  United Way, CalSTRS (Calif. State Teachers' Retirement System), and
  others. Streamline, a division of Digital Deployment, creates tools
  that help local governments stay compliant with Internet requirements,
  such as California's Senate Bill 272 (SB-272), the California Public
  Records Act.

Anniversary:

  This meeting marks our 18th anniversary! Join us in celebration with
  free pizza and snacks. Special location: Smashwords, Inc., downtown
  Davis.

This meeting will be held at:

  Smashwords, Inc. Engineering Office
  231 G Street, Suite 28
  Davis, CA 95616

  (Note: Upstairs; stairs-only access!)

For more details on this meeting, visit:

  http://www.lugod.org/meeting/upcoming/#2017.01.16

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

  http://www.lugod.org/meeting/smashwords/on.php


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About LUGOD:
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  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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