Just a few suggestions:
Alexander Henry wrote:
> Community event: Phoenix Linux User's Group (PLUG) Installfest.
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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> CALENDAR POSTING
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> SHORT FORMAT - CALENDAR FORMAT - AZIPA/AZTECHLIST/TECHOASIS FORMAT
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> 4/30 (Saturday 10:00am - 5:00pm) 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 the Arizona Open
> Technology
> Organization (AZOTO) 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 Alexander Henry <alexanderhenry@cox.net>
> 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 AZOTO: http://www.azoto.org
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> LONG/ARTICLE FORMAT
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> (Phoenix, Arizona) -- Saturday, April 30, 2005
>
> The Phoenix Linux User Group (PLUG) and the Arizona Open Technology
> Organization (AZOTO) are holding their monthly Linux Installfest Saturday,
> April 30, from 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 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
I think the word "modifying" is better here than "damaging".
> required,
> if you are considering attending, an e-mail to the event coordinator
> stating
> your specific interest would be greatly appreciated. Please e-mail
s/be greatly appreciated/facilitate the process/
> Alexander
> Henry <alexanderhenry@cox.net> with "Installfest" in the subject line. The
> PLUG/AZOTO 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. 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
s/in/for/
> 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
s/user's/users'/ ?
> 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
s/Free Software or Open Source/Free and 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.
>
> The Arizona Open Technology Organization (AZOTO) is an Arizona based
> non-profit
> organization dedicated to promoting the use of Free Software and Open
> Standards in the state of Arizona.
>
> For more information, see:
> The Phoenix Linux User's Group website: http://plug.phoenix.az.us
> The Arizona Open Technology Organization website: http://www.azoto.org
> Linux Online: http://www.linux.org
>
--
-Eric 'shubes'
"There is no such thing as the People;
it is a collectivist myth.
There are only individual citizens
with individual wills
and individual purposes."
-William E. Simon (1927-2000),
Secretary of the Treasury (1974-1977)
"A Time For Truth" (1978), pg. 237
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