i will be there. i'm a newbie and need help getting
my wireless on my laptop to work. i can also help a
little with basic (ie, easy) installations.
rich villa
--- Alexander Henry <
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: 2629 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 25, 2006, 10:00 a.m. thru 4:00
> p.m.
>
> 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
>
> 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
>
> 06/25 (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: 2629 W.
> Baseline Tempe, AZ
> 85283.
>
>
>
>
> SHORT FORMAT - CALENDAR FORMAT -
> AZIPA/AZTECHLIST/TECHOASIS FORMAT
>
> 06/25 (Saturday 10:00am - 4:00pm) Phoenix Linux User
> Group (PLUG)
> Installfest.
> Where: University of Advancing Technology: 2629 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 25, 2006
>
> The Phoenix Linux User Group (PLUG) is holding their
> monthly Linux
> Installfest
> Saturday, June 25, from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. at
> the University of
> Advancing
> Technology (UAT), 2629 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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