I may be able to come to this. I might like to try things at the meeting. Whats recommended to have installed on my laptop for this meeting?
Thanks Orion [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > MHVLUG is proud to announce our February 2008 meeting: DBUS with Ruby. > > > DBUS is a relatively new invention in the Linux Desktop. It is a > communication bus that Linux applications can use to send events and > export functions. Examples of events: > > * Network Interface goes up > * Pidgin receives a message > * Screensaver activates > > Examples of functions: > > * Set pidgin status > * Set rhythbox tracks > > With a little scripting you can start connecting your Linux > applications together in the ways you want, especially given bindings > from easy to learn languages like Ruby. The talk will examine some of > how DBUS works, give a very brief Ruby crash course, and show some > example uses of DBUS with Ruby example code. > > > *NOTE VENUE CHANGE* > > This meeting will take place at Computer Science Classroom as Vassar > College, in Poughkeepsie, NY, on Wednesday, February 6, from 6pm - > 8pm. A nice map to the location, including parking can be found here: > https://wiki.cs.vassar.edu/people/priestdo/tips/find_cs > > All meetings are *free* and open to the public, and everyone from all > levels of expertise and interest in Linux and Open Source Software are > encouraged to attend (and bring a friend or two)! In addition, after > each meeting ends everyone is welcome to join in on an informal dinner > gathering at the Palace Diner (http://www.thepalacediner.com/) on > Washington St. This is a great opportunity to interact with members > of the local Linux community, and a forum where questions and comments > are strongly welcomed. > > For more details, please see http://mhvlug.org. > > Hope to see you all there! > > -Sean > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > > Feb 6 - DBUS > Mar 5 - Setting up a platform-independent home/small office network using > Linux > _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Feb 6 - DBUS Mar 5 - Setting up a platform-independent home/small office network using Linux
