Main Topic: LMMS - Linux Multi-Media Studio

While prepping for a talk about what he used to create music under Linux, Craig fired up a program that he hadn't used in years. What he saw blew his little mind, and now he's on a rampage to share his findings. That program is LMMS, and it will hopefully blow your mind in this presentation.

LMMS is a free cross-platform alternative to commercial programs like FL Studio®, which allow you to produce music with your computer. This includes the creation of melodies and beats, the synthesis and mixing of sounds, and arranging of samples. You can have fun with your MIDI-keyboard and much more; all in a user-friendly and modern interface.

MUG member Craig Maloney will be giving us a thoroughly entertaining and informative presentation on the LMMS project.

Secondary Topic: BerkeleyTIP

Gibson Nichols, aka: Gib mentioned Berkeley TIP last month, what is it and why do I care? Gib is going to give us an executive briefing on the Berkeley TIP project.(Gibs outline)

Elections:

Command of the month: ps

In this month's Unix Command Line session, Duane Brown will tell us how he uses ps and seek insights into how you use it. ( rescheduled from last month due to time constraints )

Future meetings - Topics and Speakers needed!

Last month ideas for future meeting topics were flying around. I scribbled some notes, here is what I got, if you have any other ideas please let us know.

• Gib mentioned a web dev tool httrack. An open source package that allows you to copy a web site. http://httrack.com/
• Itil - library of best practices
• encrypted file systems

Everything Else
As usual we'll discuss any current happenings in the Linux community, have our book giveaway, and plan on some dinner after the meeting where you can hammer our speakers with the hard hitting questions they deserve.

If you have topics for future meetings you would like us to cover please email the board, thanks.

Where:

The MUG meetings are held in the Auditorium on the second floor at:

Farmington Community Library - Main Branch
32737 W. 12 Mile Rd.
Farmington Hills, MI 48334-3302

Click here for a map of the area.

When:

the meetings are on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.

6:00pm	Doors open, registration
6:30pm	Meeting starts, Mug business
6:45pm	Main presentation
8:15pm	2nd Presentation
8:45pm	Meeting adjourns
9:00pm	Dinner at a local establishment