WELCOME TO WLUG!
WLUG's
Next Meeting
Thursday
August 21, 2008
7:00
PM
Topic:
Intro
to the GIMP
Speaker:
Liz Johnson
Upcoming August Meeting
The talk will be an informal introduction to GIMP, the GNU Image Manipulation Program. Our presenter will be Liz Johnson, a friend of long time WLUG member Greg Avedissian.
A paint and image editing program, GIMP is Linux's software alternative to Adobe Photoshop.
Learn basic methods of working on images such as JPEG, bitmap, and TIFF. GIMP can import PDF documents and the raw image formats used by many digital cameras. Restore old photos, color-correct, resize, crop, correct exposure, redeye, and flash. Use special effects such as emboss, sharpen, smooth, color enhance, transparency, sparkle, or softglow. Create your own desktop images, icons, and logos.
GIMP can help you lose 15 pounds overnight, or make you look like everyone's favorite movie star. It is open source, 100% natural, non-toxic, and free.
July Meeting – BBQ!
The WLUG annual BBQ was well attended and everybody had a great time. Thanks to our host, Eric Martin!
Slides from Previous Meetings
Slides from previous meetings can be found here.
Friends of WLUG
Click here to see a list of organizations who have been helped WLUG by donating goods, services, building space, and the like. WLUG thanks you for your generosity, and looks forward to maintaining a mutually beneficial relationship with you.
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The Worcester Linux Users' Group
(WLUG) was setup to provide a forum for local users of Linux, a
freeware clone of the Unix operating system.
While Linux is, in many cases, equal or superior to commercial Unix and other operating systems, it has no centralized technical support structure. This is actually a positive thing as there are many, many individuals on the Internet willing to help. Many times solutions can be found without much effort by contacting various online Linux sources and newsgroups. There are many Internet resources catering toward Linux users and WLUG was formed to assist Linux users in the Central Massachusetts area by creating a local member support system.
WLUG members come from a variety of backgrounds and their Linux experience varies from the advanced to the novice. This mixture creates an enjoyable environment that enhances everyone's enjoyment of using Linux.
Meetings are designed around the members and are informal. For more information about WLUG, please contact Andy Stewart.
If you live closer to Boston, or perhaps somewhere in New Hampshire, consider visiting some other regional Linux groups:
Boston Linux and Unix User Group
Chelmsford
Linux Meetup Group
Greater
New Hampshire Linux User's Group