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Sept. 01 |
RITlug Introduction |
Intro to what the club is about and who the leaders are |
n/a |
@TaylorBowling @Serubin |
02 |
Sept. 08 |
Linux 101 |
Intro to what Linux is and why we use it |
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@axk4545 @TaylorBowling |
03 |
Sept. 15 |
Open Source 101 |
What is open source? What does it all mean and how can I get involved? A quick dive into the root of open source, finding a community, and how to get involved. |
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@jflory7 |
04 |
Sept. 22 |
(Workshop) Build your own virtual reality experience in an hour! |
Join RITlug to build your own virtual reality experience in less than an hour! Christos Bacharakis, a project manager from Mozilla, is joining RITlug all the way from Greece to dive into the virtual reality world and more with A-Frame. Practice your git and HTML skills by building an amazing cross-platform VR experience for you to share with your friends. Yes, it’s that easy! |
Interactive workshop with A-Frame |
@bacharakis |
05 |
Sept. 29 |
(Talk) Encrypt ALL the things with LetsEncrypt |
Are you dreams haunted by a world without encryption? Do you envision a world of madness without HTTPS? RITlug has the answer to put away your nightmares. Learn how to encrypt ALL the things with free SSL/TLS certificates from LetsEncrypt! Learn what LetsEncrypt is all about and how you can use it to generate your own certificates for free. |
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@jflory7 |
06 |
Oct. 06 |
(Talk) In-Depth: Backups @ RITlug |
(Talk/Discussion) Learn how RITlug protects its infrastructure and about general best practices for handling your own backups. |
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@Serubin |
07 |
Oct. 13 |
(Talk) Building A Minecraft Server with Spigot |
(Talk / part Workshop) Learn more about SpigotMC, the open source Minecraft server software that lets you build your own Minecraft server and extend it beyond what the developers ever imagined. We’ll create a server and how to customize it your liking. |
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@jflory7 |
08 |
Oct. 20 |
(Talk) Women in Open Source |
Last May, Red Hat and the open source community honored two exceptional women, Avni Khatri and Jigyasa Grover for the "Women in Open Source" award. This week, the RIT Linux User's Group (RITlug) looks into the history behind the role of women in open source and tech communities. We examine the invaluable and extraordinary accomplishments of pioneering women that changed the foundations of open source and are paving the way for future generations of women to do the same. |
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@fosspotato |
09 |
Oct. 27 |
(Workshop) Hacktoberfest Hackathon |
Want to get a free t-shirt and stickers from DigitalOcean and GitHub? Make four contributions to projects on GitHub and get free swag! During the two hours, we'll help you get in your contributions before October comes to an end. Bring a laptop! |
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@jflory7 |
10 |
Nov. 03 |
(Talk) Overview of Distributed Computing |
Get an introduction to distributed computing, such as virtualization and containers, how we use them, and why. |
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@ct-martin |
11 |
Nov. 10 |
(Talk) Freedom From State: An Intro to Haskell |
Haskell is a purely functional programming language, much different than C or Java. But what is purity, and why does it matter? What does Haskell actually offer for building software? And what in the world is a monad? Learn how Haskell can change the way you think about programming. We'll cover some syntax, a handful of demos, and discuss how Haskell's concepts apply to software development! |
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@Josh1147582 |
12 |
Nov. 17 |
(Workshop) Spy Pi workshop |
Spy Pi is a simple DIY project you can make with a Raspberry Pi. Outfit any old picture frame with a Raspberry Pi and webcam, and suddenly intruders will never know what's coming! We'll walk through the assembly, configuration, and installation so you can go home and make your own. |
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@TaylorBowling |
13 |
Nov. 24 |
(Thanksgiving, no RITlug) |
(Thanksgiving, no RITlug) |
(Thanksgiving, no RITlug) |
(Thanksgiving, no RITlug) |
14 |
Dec. 01 |
(Talk) Linux and FOSS: Hidden in the Data Center |
It used to be that data centers were ruled by big iron and proprietary software. Today data centers are running on top of Open Source. In many cases the Open Source stack is hidden. This talk will highlight several vendors that leverage Open Source in their products. |
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@cprofitt |
15 |
Dec. 08 |
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