Subject line still says March 31st. :) On 6/17/07, alexanderhenry@cox.net wrote: > Community event: Phoenix Linux User's Group (PLUG) Installfest. > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > > CALENDAR POSTING > > > > > > > What: Phoenix Linux User's Group (PLUG) Installfest. > > Where: University of Advancing Technology: 2625 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 30, 2007, 10:00 a.m. thru 4:00 p.m. > > RSVP: InstallFest@PLUG.phoenix.az.us > - Your computer with specs and equipment, > including monitor, keyboard, mouse, and network card. > - 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 > > 06/30 (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: 2625 W. Baseline Tempe, AZ 85283. > > > > > SHORT FORMAT - CALENDAR FORMAT - AZIPA/AZTECHLIST/TECHOASIS FORMAT > > 06/30 (Saturday 10:00am - 4:00pm) Phoenix Linux User Group (PLUG) Installfest. > Where: University of Advancing Technology: 2625 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@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 30, 2007 > > The Phoenix Linux User Group (PLUG) is holding their monthly Linux Installfest > Saturday, June 30, from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. at the University of Advancing > Technology (UAT), 2625 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@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 southeast Phoenix area, one in North Phoenix, 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 > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- david [.dh] huerta devrylinux.org --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss