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Date:	Wed, 15 Jan 2003 06:51:45 PST8
From:	"Gary Wong" <gary.wong@sbcglobal.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-general@scoug.com
To:	< "scoug-general@scoug.com" > scoug-general@scoug.com >
Subject:	SCOUG-General: SCOUG meeting Jan. 18: Open Source: Some Assembly Required

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The next meeting of the Southern California OS/2 User Group (SCOUG)
will be this Saturday, January 18, 2003 at 9:15 AM PST, at the Fullerton
Public Library, 353 W. Commonwealth Ave., in meeting room B.

Open Source: Some Assembly Required

Following Lynn Maxson and Bob Blair last month, Greg Smith is our next
Open Source presenter. As Greg explains, the scary holidays are now
behind us. No, not Halloween --- Christmas. And we all know the truly
scary words of Christmas: SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED.

This is the case with open source software. While we await the Esperanto
of process specification languages, we are still cursed with the Tower
of Babel in programming lanuagages.

It is time to learn Pidgin - Savvy mon?

Greg will give us a second look at the HP calculator program and compile
it this time. Along the way we will visit the C compiler. We'll see
what is needed to really use the compiler - the libraries. What is EMX
and where does it take us? Will it get us to the land of POSIX?

Then Greg will help us put it all together with another fun specification
language, Make. We'll use the file system to divide things up for our
own convenience, and try to put it all back together. Why do we need
these stupid *.h files for our program? Will we get done in by the
killer tab? Come to the meeting and find out!

And remember, if you're having difficulties with something OS/2 related,
be ready to explain your problem and get some answers and suggestions
for solving it during the Q&A session. Donuts and coffee await you too.

Help Desk chats are on Wednesday evenings at 7 PM PST. If you've got a
problem with hardware or software, join the chat and ask for help.
Info is at http://www.scoug.com/chat/index.html.

OS/2 Help Desk and Networking SIG, Feb. 2th, 2003, 2 PM PST, Chapman
University in Orange:

SCOUG's in-person OS/2 Help Desk is held once a month at Chapman
University, in room 203 of the Hashinger Hall Science building. SCOUG
volunteers are there to help you work through your hardware and software
problems.

While you're at the in-person Help Desk, take a look at what the Networking
SIG is doing. It meets at the same time and place, so it's convenient
to do both. What a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon each month!

How to get to the Fullerton Public Library:

From the 91 freeway, exit Harbor Blvd. heading north. Turn left at
Amerige Ave. The library is 2 1/2 blocks down on your left-hand side;
the main entrance is actually on Amerige 1/2 block west of Highland Ave.

From the 57 freeway, exit Chapman Ave (near Cal State Fullerton)
heading west. After you pass Harbor Blvd., go 2 more blocks and turn
left on Highland Ave. Go 3 short blocks south on Highland Ave. and
turn right on Amerige Ave.; the library is 1/2 block down on your left.

How to get to Chapman University:

There are two ways to get directions:
1) Go to http://www.scoug.com/warpexpowest/sitemap.html
2) Go to http://www.mapquest.com/ and enter the address 400 N. Center
Street, Orange, CA.

You can park in any of the University lots for free on Sundays, but if
you part on the street, watch the signs carefully or else risk getting
a parking ticket.

Come to Hashinger Hall Science Building, room 203. It's on the second
floor and there's an elevator for you to bring up your equipment.

Come and join us!

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