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, April 28, 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 04/28 (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 04/28 (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, April 28, 2007 The Phoenix Linux User Group (PLUG) is holding their monthly Linux Installfest Saturday, April 28, 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