[PLUG-ANNOUNCE] SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT: May PLUG Meeting
David Mandel
dmandel at pdxLinux.org
Thu May 4 04:15:49 UTC 2006
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
The Portland Linux/Unix Group
will meet
7 PM Thursday May 4, 2006
at
Portland State University
in
Smith Memorial Center
Room 294
On the block bounded by
SW Montgomery, SW Broadway (7th), SW Harrison, and SW Park (9th)
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PRESENTATION
VectorSection
(previously known as: UberConverter)
Open Source File Format Translation for CAD and Vector Graphics
by
Eric Wilhelm
<scratchcomputing at gmail.com>
VectorSection uses concepts such as "small pieces, loosely joined"
to inform the design of a set of transparent and simple-yet-capable
interconnected tools for manipulating and translating 2D and 3D
vector graphics data between multiple common and uncommon file
formats.
Learning how this system is put together has applications not
just to vector graphics, but to data translation/migration in
general.
This presentation will cover the basics of CAD/vector graphics
interoperability issues and details about how VectorSection allows
for ad-hoc extension in any programming or scripting language.
Note: I have been told that CNN is in town doing a story on
Open Source Software in Portland. Maybe they will come to our
meeting. Better yet, they should go to the Lucky Lab after the
meeting.
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Agenda:
7:00 - 7:30 Business
We will discuss the status of our ongoing projects
including PLUG's monthly Advanced Topics meetings,
PLUG's monthly hands on clinics, PLUG for Education,
etc.
7:30 - 8:30 Presentation
See above
9:00 - ... Beer
The Lucky Labrador Brewing Company
915 SE Hawthorne
David Mandel
Chief Activist
Portland Linux/Unix Group
560 SE Alexander
Corvallis, Oregon 97333
(541) 730-5285 mobile
dmandel at pdxLinux.org
P.S. Biznix which specializes in Linux and UNIX support for
the Business Computer User.
As I understand, they haven't been meeting for a while,
but intend to have regular meetings again in 2006.
See http://www.Biznix.org for details.
P.S. BLUEgroup (The Beaverton Linux Users Education Group)
is a group geared toward new users or those interested
in learning more about Linux. BLUE group meets on the
4th Thursday of every month (except Thanksgiving and
Christmas) at the corner of Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy and
Western ave. See www.BLUEgroup.org for details.
P.S. PDXLUG provides a less formal alternative to PLUG
emphasizing the needs of new users. PDXLUG meets
every second Thursday of the month in southeast Portland.
See http://www.PDXLUG.org for details.
P.S. The Mid Willamette Valley Linux Users Group meets
at 6:30 PM on the first Tuesday of the month.
They have out grown their meeting location at PEAK
and are now meeting on the OSU campus.
See http://www.lug.corvallis.or.us/ for details.
P.S. The Eugene Linux Users Group meets several times a month.
See http://www.euglug.org for details.
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