PLUG Meeting for July 13th ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We'll have 2 presentations with month. One from Phil Waclawski on Krita held over from last month and the other from der.hans on Asciidoc *For more info, Meeting time and location see: http://phxlinux.org/index.php/meetings/14-east-valley-meeting.html** * ** **** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ** *Phil Waclawski: Krita Basics - Tools, Layers, Coloring etc* *Description*: Krita is a powerful painting program, designed for graphic designers and general artists. I will introduce the basic features it provides, along with some special filters, including G'mic. I will however not be able to demonstrate any artistic skills :) *Biography*: Phil has been a faculty member, focusing on open source software at MCC for nearly two decades. Phil teaches a variety of course, including MySQL Database, PHP, Python, Javascript, HTML 5 and CSS, Linux OS, Internet Server Set up and more. This summer, Phil will once again be offering a "MCC Multimedia Madness" summer camp for 6-8th graders. Over the two weeks I will cover a wide range of open source software, including GIMP, Inkscape, Krita, Audacity, Blender, Hydrogen Drum Kit, Tux Guitar, Openshot, Linux Multimedia Studio, work with green screen and more. For hobbies, Phil has too many. Blacksmithing, archery, Leatherworking, Wood Working, Jewelry, Sound Recording/editing and SCUBA diving. Phil is also learning to play the Bass. Phil has been using linux at home for desktops and servers since 1994. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *der.hans: AsciiDoc - Plainish text for fancy output* *Description*: AsciiDoc is a great text tool for documentation from simple notes to books. A text editor is all it takes. Since it's all text, AsciiDoc lends itself to revision control and revision control WebUI systems like GitLab and GitHub support it. *Biography*: der.hans is a technology and entrepreneurial veteran. Roles have included director of engineering, engineering manager, IS manager, system administrator, community college instructor, developer and DBA. In his free time, der.hans endeavors to help build community through user group and conference leadership. He is chairman of the Phoenix Linux User Group (PLUG), BoF organizer for the Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) and founder of the Free Software Stammtisch. He presents regularly at large community-led conferences (SCaLE, SeaGL, LFNW) and many local groups. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The meeting will start at 7pm at The Desert Breeze Substation. People start arriving as early as 6pm, so if you would like to help setup and/or chat for a while, arrive a little early. *Meeting Location*: Desert Breeze Substation 251 North Desert Breeze Blvd West Chandler, AZ 85226 The Desert Breeze Substation is on Chandler Blvd and Desert Breeze Blvd, which is half way between McClintock and Rural. It is very close to both the south 202 and 101 freeways. Public transportation is available into the late hours. For more information see the meeting information on our web site Contact PLUG: Email: https://phxlinux.org/index.php/email-lists.html IRC: https://phxlinux.org/index.php/chat.html Google+: https://plus.google.com/+PhxlinuxOrg Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/Phoenix-Linux-Users-Group/ We will go for food to BJs at the Chandler Fashion Center Mall after the meeting so we can chat with each other comfortably. Please feel free to join us. Please come even if you aren't hungry, the food is not mandatory. See you there, Brian Cluff