Hmmm. I actually live on the east side.
On Jun 6, 2016 11:26 PM, "Eric Oyen" <
eric.oyen@icloud.com> wrote:
> I am located over on the west side (near 83rd. ave and indianschool rd.).
> believe me, it takes slightly more than 2 hours to get there from here,
> even when transfers are closely timed. Longer if I stay strictly to the bus
> (no rail).
>
> -eric
>
> On Jun 5, 2016, at 8:23 PM, Stephen Partington wrote:
>
> 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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