PLUG Lunix Installfest - 06/25/2006

[Richard Villa]

i will be there.  i'm a newbie and need help getting
my wireless on my laptop to work.  i can also help a
little with basic (ie, easy) installations.
rich villa

--- Alexander Henry <alexanderhenry at cox.net> wrote:

> Community event: Phoenix Linux User's Group (PLUG)
> Installfest.
> 
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> 
> CALENDAR POSTING
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> What: Phoenix Linux User's Group (PLUG) Installfest.
> 
> Where: University of Advancing Technology: 2629 W.
> Baseline Tempe, AZ 85283
> (Baseline Road, just west of I-10 and Pointe Hilton
> South Mountain, south  
> side
> of Baseline, near Fry's Electronics Tempe).
> 
> When: Saturday, June 25, 2006, 10:00 a.m. thru 4:00
> p.m.
> 
> RSVP: InstallFest at PLUG.phoenix.az.us
>   - Your computer with specs and equipment
>   - What you hope to accomplish and learn by
> installing Linux
>   - Encouraged to RSVP but not required
> 
> Who: Anyone who wants to see Linux or run it on
> their computer.
>   - Volunteers always needed, please e-mail your
> pledge for time.
> 
> Installations take over two hours, please arrive
> within the first few  
> hours.
> 
> 
> 
> ONE-SENTENCE FORMAT - CALENDAR FORMAT
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> 06/25 (Saturday 10:00am - 4:00pm) Phoenix Linux User
> Group (PLUG)  
> Installfest.
> Bring your computer, volunteers will install Linux
> for you to use at home.
> Where: University of Advancing Technology: 2629 W.
> Baseline Tempe, AZ  
> 85283.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> SHORT FORMAT - CALENDAR FORMAT -
> AZIPA/AZTECHLIST/TECHOASIS FORMAT
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> 06/25 (Saturday 10:00am - 4:00pm) Phoenix Linux User
> Group (PLUG)  
> Installfest.
> Where: University of Advancing Technology: 2629 W.
> Baseline Tempe, AZ 85283
> (Baseline Road, just west of I-10 and Pointe Hilton
> South Mountain, south  
> side
> of Baseline).  The Phoenix Linux User's Group and
> would like to invite you  
> to
> our monthly Linux Installfest.  Bring your PC, Mac,
> or other for one-on-one
> help to get your machine running Linux, and to learn
> how to use Linux.   
> RSVP
> is strongly  encouraged to ensure the right
> volunteers will be available  
> for
> your needs, but not required.  Please RSVP to  
> InstallFest at PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> with the following information: Your computer with
> specs and equipment you
> wish to run, and what you hope to accomplish and
> learn by installing Linux.
> Installations take over two hours, please arrive
> within the first few  
> hours.
> PLUG: http://plug.phoenix.az.us
> 
> 
> 
> 
> LONG/ARTICLE FORMAT
> 
> (Phoenix, Arizona) -- Saturday, June 25, 2006
> 
> The Phoenix Linux User Group (PLUG) is holding their
> monthly Linux  
> Installfest
> Saturday, June 25, from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. at
> the University of  
> Advancing
> Technology (UAT), 2629 W Baseline Tempe, just west
> of I-10.  Free and open  
> to
> the public.  Bring your P.C. for free one-on-one
> help with installing  
> Linux.
> The Linux Installfest also features demos to view
> Linux for those  
> considering
> switching to Linux for home or business use, as well
> as Knoppix CD's to try
> Linux at home without damaging your PC or files. 
> While no RSVP is  
> required,
> if you are considering attending, an e-mail to the
> event coordinator  
> stating
> your specific interest would be greatly appreciated.
>  Please e-mail
> InstallFest at PLUG.phoenix.az.us with "Installfest" in
> the subject line.  The
> PLUG Installfest is held at UAT on the last Saturday
> of every month.
> 
> Linux is a free Unix-type operating system
> originally created by Linus  
> Torvalds
> with the assistance of developers around the world.
> Developed under the GNU
> General Public License, the source code for Linux is
> freely available to
> everyone.  Apart from the fact that it's freely
> distributed, Linux's
> functionality, adaptability, and robustness has made
> it the main  
> alternative
> to proprietary Unix and Microsoft operating systems.
>  IBM, Hewlett-Packard  
> and
> other giants of the computing world have embraced
> Linux and support its
> ongoing development. More than a decade after its
> initial release, Linux is
> being utilized worldwide as a server platform
> primarily.  Its use as a home
> and office desktop operating system is also on the
> rise.  Local computer
> vendor and service provider Red Seven
> (http://www.redseven.biz/) provides
> computer systems and IT services to the home user
> and small business.
> National governments in countries such as China,
> India, Germany, Singapore,
> Brazil, and many more are adopting Linux as their
> official operating  
> system in
> both servers and desktops.  Some governments are
> adopting economic policies
> around a future boom in Linux.
> 
> The Phoenix Linux User Group is the local Linux
> user's group (LUG) for the
> Phoenix area.  Like any other computer user group,
> it is populated by
> hobbyists and computer professionals, and provides a
> forum for discussion.
> Unlike many other computer user groups, LUGs also
> provide the same  
> functions
> as a "regional office" for IBM, Macintosh,
> Microsoft, or Sun; they have the
> responsibility to train, support, and educate Linux
> users, coordinate Linux
> consultants, advocate Linux as a computing solution,
> and serve as liaison  
> to
> local news outlets.  Because Linux is Free Software
> or Open Source  
> software,
> LUGs are entirely volunteer based.  PLUG holds
> several monthly meetings:  
> one
> in the southwest Phoenix area, one in Glendale, one
> in Mesa, and one in  
> Tempe.
> PLUG membership is free and anyone may join.  PLUG
> also welcomes users and
> fans of all Free Software and Open Source Software
> such as GNU and FreeBSD.
> 
> For more information, see:
> The Phoenix Linux User's Group website:
> http://plug.phoenix.az.us
> Linux Online: http://www.linux.org
> 
> --
> Alexander
> 
> 
> -- 
> 
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