Community event: Phoenix Linux User's Group (PLUG) Installfest.

[Alexander Henry]

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, July 30, 2005, 10:00 a.m. thru 5:00 p.m.

RSVP: InstallFest at 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.











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7/30 (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 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 at 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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(Phoenix, Arizona) -- Saturday, July 30, 2005

The Phoenix Linux User Group (PLUG) is holding their monthly Linux  
Installfest
Saturday, July 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  
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 at 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