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--AlexanderCommunity event: Phoenix Linux User's Group (PLUG) Installfest.
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5/29 (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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(Phoenix, Arizona) -- Saturday, May 29, 2005
The Phoenix Linux User Group (PLUG) and the Arizona Open Technology
Organization (AZOTO) are holding their monthly Linux Installfest Saturday,
May 29, 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 required,
if you are considering attending, an e-mail to the event coordinator stating
your specific interest would be greatly appreciated. Please e-mail 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
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.
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
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