Devon and Cornwall GNU/Linux Users Group

About the DCGLUG

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DEVON AND CORNWALL GNU/LINUX USER GROUP

The aims of the Devon and Cornwall GNU / Linux user group are :

  • Promote, advocate and support the use of Free software and GNU / Linux within Devon and Cornwall.
  • Provide platforms for help and support.
  • Promote alternatives to closed source software or platforms.
  • Promote useful information relating to FLOSS and related topics.
  • Hold regular ‘physical meetings’  which are more social gatherings.
  • Provide a platform for discussion via our e-mail mailing list, IRC and Social Media.
  • Promote and support related activities and or groups such as code club.

We run an active e-mail discussion list.  Please visit our join page for more details and a link to the mailmail sign up form.

We have an mailing list archive which can be viewed here.

 

 

Libreoffice : How to help

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LibreOffice : How to help

LibreOffice is a well featured free and open source office suite.  As with any project contributors are welcome and encouraged to get involved. There are lots of different jobs to do, so not everything is about coding.   Please see the following link for more information, and see how you may be able to help.

https://whatcanidoforlibreoffice.org/

DATES FOR LUG MEETS, CODE CLUB & TECH JAM etc IN SEPTEMBER

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DATES FOR LUG MEETS, CODE CLUB & TECH JAM etc IN SEPTEMBER 2019

Sat 7th September – Code Club (Contact paignton.library@​librariesunlimited.org.uk)

Sat 14th September – South Devon Tech Jam (info@sdtj.org.uk)

Sat 21th September – Code Club

Sat 21th September – North Devon DCGLUG Meeting (Holsworthy)

Please contact Neil W via list

Sat 28th August – Plymouth DCGLUG Meeting

Please contact Andy / Grant via list

Outreachy

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Outreachy provides internships to work in Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). Outreachy internships are open to applicants around the world. Interns work remotely, and are not required to move. Interns are paid a stipend of $5,500 USD for the three month internship. Interns have a $500 USD travel stipend to attend conferences or events.

Interns work with experienced mentors from FOSS communities. Outreachy internship projects may include programming, user experience, documentation, illustration, graphical design, or data science. Interns often find employment after their internship with Outreachy sponsors or in jobs that use the skills they learned during their internship.

Application window for internships running from December 19 to March 2019.  Is September and October 2019.

However please check the website for more information.

 

Plymouth LUG meeting report – July 2019

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With Café Fandom closed again, possibly for good, we regrouped at the Crown and Anchor on Southside Street. Topics included:

  • The National Museum of Computing : definitely worth a visit if you like retro computing.
  • The Yalp Store : a way to install Google Play Store apps without having to install the Google Play Store (good if you have a de-googled Android phone (e.g. Lineage OS, Fairphone Open) but can’t avoid the odd closed-source app
  • Raspberry Pi 4 – hot as the sun, non-compliant with USB C, and rare as hen’s teeth
  • Debian Buster
  • GDPR – has it improved things?
  • Controlling your kid’s internet access
  • Deep learning, picture classification
  • Floppy drives orphaned by Linux kernel
  • First experiences of Linux
  • Emax (yes, Emax, although I did also have an Emacs t-shirt on…) and SCSCI2SD
  • IT in Special Needs
  • LAN gaming on Linux

From the August meeting, Plymouth LUG will move to the Moments Café.

Code Club August

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DATES FOR CODE CLUB & TECH JAM etc IN AUGUST

Sat 3td August – Code Club

Sat 10th August – South Devon Tech Jam

Sat 17th August – Code Club

Sat 17th August – North Devon DCGLUG Meeting (Holsworthy)

Sat 24th August – Plymouth DCGLUG Meeting

Code Club June 15th 2019

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The next Paignton code club is this Saturday June 15th  2019

Paignton Library at the usual time. Please visit https://www.codeclub.org.uk/ for more information about Code Club and please contact Paignton Library and Information Centre for more information about the Paignton sessions. Places are limited.

Code club page can be found here.