Don't forget the InstallFest today!
Come down and get help, give help, learn and socialize. I'll make an
appearance for a while this morning with a bunch of Ubuntu CD sets.
Come down to meet, mingle, teach and learn.
Alan
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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> What: Special Edition: Phoenix Linux User's Group (PLUG) Installfest.
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> 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).
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> When: NOT ON THE LAST SATURDAY OF NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER
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> When, again? : Saturday, December 10, 2005, 10:00 a.m. thru 5:00 p.m.
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> RSVP: InstallFest@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
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> 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.
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> ONE-SENTENCE FORMAT - CALENDAR FORMAT
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> 12/10 (Saturday 10:00am - 5:00pm) 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.
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> SHORT FORMAT - CALENDAR FORMAT - AZIPA/AZTECHLIST/TECHOASIS FORMAT
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> 12/10 (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 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
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> LONG/ARTICLE FORMAT
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> (Phoenix, Arizona) -- Saturday, December 10, 2005
>
> The Phoenix Linux User Group (PLUG) is holding their monthly Linux
> Installfest
> Saturday, December 10, 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
> 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 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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