what side of the valley are you in?
On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 7:30 PM, Eric Oyen <
eric.oyen@icloud.com> wrote:
> ok,
> I have asked before when one of these events comes up for a ride. I would
> go over there on the bus, but it doesn't run late enough for me to get back
> home (the routes I live on last bus goes through at 9:30 which means I
> would have to leave the meeting before 7:30 to get home. so, again, I am
> asking if anyone on the west side is going. C'mon guys! have a heart and
> help out a blind person who uses linux.
>
> my contact details:
>
> eric.oyen@icloud.com
> (623)399-5635
>
> thanks.
>
> -eric
>
> On Jun 5, 2016, at 1:20 PM, PLUG Announcements wrote:
>
> GAMES NIGHT June 9th! <Mail Attachment.jpeg>
> We've got at 2 presentations for this month's meeting from Todd Millecam
> and Aaron Jones.
>
> *Todd Millecam: Linux and Gaming Technology*
>
> Linux has never been considered much of a gaming platform, but to those
> who know how some of the tools work and how to make them work for you, it
> can provide a stable and higher performance environment than any
> proprietary OS.
>
> I'll show you how to get Steam and Steam games working on (nearly) any
> distro.
>
> I'll cover the different console emulators and how to use them in a Linux
> environment.
>
> We'll discuss different GPU drivers and their advantages and disadvantages
> to the open-source ecosystem. We'll cover a few graphics libraries and what
> they do, and show you how to get most every game working on a Linux desktop
> environment. You might even learn enough to get started on writing your own
> game in Linux.
>
> We'll go through all different types of gaming, from solitaire to
> Starcraft, and how to get most all of them to work on Linux.
>
> *Biography:*
> Todd has worked in Linux DevOps for 9 years. He Specializes in high
> performance and high availability systems
>
>
> *Aaron Jones: REAL gaming on Linux *
> Who needs Proprietary Graphics Drivers, GLX, or GUI's? Not us! We are
> going to play games the way they were meant to be played. In the terminal.
> Are you ready to enjoy some hard core gaming in VIM? How about collecting
> lamps and slaying monsters?
>
> Still interested in running games that require a GUI or even worse...
> Windows? That's fine. We will discuss Steam Streaming and how you can
> create a gaming box for your home that you can access from your Linux
> system when you feel the need to do so.
>
> Infocom, Visicorp, and Jack Daniels. Three companies that make gaming on
> Linux possible. Let's play!---
>
> *Biography:*
> Aaron spends the majority of my time on the computer using the terminal
> and would rather use Linux when ever he can.
>
>
> *Meeting Info:*
> 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.
>
> We go for food/discussion after the meeting, usually to BJs at the nearby
> mall. There is talk of moving to a different location.
> Meeting Location:
> Desert Breeze Substation
> 251 North Desert Breeze Blvd
> 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.
> See http://phxlinux.org/meetings/14-east-valley-meeting.html for a map
> and other info.
>
> See you there,
> Brian Cluff
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