MHVLUG is proud to announce our May 2011 meeting: .... Inkscape Inkscape [1] is an Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw, or Xara X, using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format. Inkscape supports many advanced SVG features (markers, clones, alpha blending, etc.) and great care is taken in designing a streamlined interface.
Sean Swehla by day is your average Linux Technology Center (LTC) employee at IBM, but by night makes sure he earns the name Thor not just because of his viking god resemblance. Sean has notably been using Inkscape for designs for squidwrench [2], the community of creative people he helps organize. .... Lightning Talks Lightning talks are fast 5 - 10 minute presentations that occur at the beginning of the meeting. They are designed to be a quick show and tell to expose people to something new and interesting in the open source space. They can be a cool open source project you found, a conference report, or some other piece of news you think people would be interested in. * VLC Internet Content Discovery - Joseph Apuzzo (GNu Joe) * Unity (new UI in Ubuntu) - Sean Dague Before the main talk we will do a series of lightning talks (up to 3), each 10 minutes or less, on something Open Source related. It could be a fun new program, a book, a blog post, or really anything you think the wider MHVLUG community would find some interest in. People that have posted their talk subject to the website in advance have priority. Time permitting, we'll also take impromptu lightning talks from the floor. If you are planning on using the projector for your lightning talk, please arrive at 5:30 to ensure we can work out any kinks with the projector prior to the meeting. The meeting will take place at Mid Hudson Library System Auditorium on Wednesday, May 4th at 6 pm. 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)! After each meeting ends everyone is welcome to join in on an informal dinner gathering at the Palace Diner [3] 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, including maps and directions, please see http://mhvlug.org [4]. [1] http://inkscape.org/ [2] http://squidwrench.org/ [3] http://mhvlug.org/content/palace-diner [4] http://mhvlug.org
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_______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium May 4 - Inkscape Jun 1 - Zimbra Jul 6 - Jul 2011
