October Virtual Meeting

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Paul Sutton

DCGLUG virtual meeting (jitsi) 
Day / Date: Saturday 24/10/2020 
Time: From 12:00 
Location: Online – Meeting jit.si link

Meetings Update

Posted on March 19, 2020 by Paul Sutton

DCGLUG MEETS

Due to the current situation with regard to COVID-19 we have decided
to cancel all forthcoming in-person meetings. We are, however,
encouraging people to use Jitsi Meet for virtual video conference
rooms in which you can still maintain contact with others and enjoy a
good conversation from home.

#dcglug on irc.freenode.net

http://webchat.freenode.net

SOUTH DEVON TECH JAM

Physical meetups for the South Devon Tech Jam are also off until July. Please see the SDTJ Website for more information and latest updates.

March Meet ups

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Paul Sutton

DATES FOR LUG MEETS, CODE CLUBS & SOUTH DEVON TECH JAM etc: MARCH 2020

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

Sat 14th March – 11an to 15:00 – South Devon Tech Jam (info@sdtj.org.uk)

Info also on social media : Friendica

On Facebook / Instagram please search for South Devon Tech Jam

Sat 21st March – Code Club

Sat 21st March – North Devon DCGLUG Meeting (Holsworthy) TBC

Please contact Neil W via list

Sat 28th March – Plymouth DCGLUG Meeting

Please contact Andy / Grant via list

Please follow the Devon and Cornwall Lug on the Fediverse at

Repl.it Languages

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Paul Sutton

Repl.it

Languages

Repl.it supports a wide range of development languages, which makes it a good option to learn and develop solutions. Now supports multi user collaboration by default. This means that you can work with other developers on solutions and get help in real time.

You can discuss more on Twitter @dcglug and Friendica

Above list created with LaTeX – Source code project can be viewed here.

Outreachy

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Paul Sutton

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

Posted on July 27, 2019 by Andy Wills

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