As part of our ongoing committment to the Linux and Open Source
community at large, Linux Today is pleased to announce the start of
a new feature: the Community Digest.
Like the Release Digest, the Community Digest is an effort to
get news and information out that might not otherwise be posted on
Linux Today. These are informative bits on events and community
happenings from around the planet, which sometimes get “bumped”
from the feed in favor of more pressing or more global news.
To correct this, and to help organizations which might not
otherwise get their announcements out, we offer the Community
Digest.
Anyone who has a organizational activity–from an installfest,
to an FSF seminar, to the start of a new LUG, is invited to
contribute their information for nightly posting on Linux Today. Or
simply point us to a site that does have the
information.
There are just three small caveats:
- Please remember to have the basics (who, what, when, and
where). - Please note that announcements for ongoing events (like monthly
LUG meetings) will only appear once, on the day they were
submitted. - All events must be received by 1900 GMT and will
normally be posted at 0500 GMT (which is local midnight
for Linux Today year-round).
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view.
Events will be sorted by nation, region (state/province), city,
and date.
Since the success of the Release Digest feature, it is my hope
that this Community Digest feature will be just as useful to the
ever-growing Linux Today readership.
United States
Arizona
Phoenix Linux User Group (PLUG) Offers Free Software and
Installation to Public at Installfest
What: The PLUG invites public and press to attend the second
2002 Linux Installfest. Experienced Linux administrators will be
present to answer questions and to provide the public with free
Installation of Linux, a free operating system acknowledged by many
experts to be more powerful, stable and secure than MicroSoft
Windows. The free installation will include free web browsers, free
office suites, and other software applications that computer users
expect. Those who wish to experiment with Linux while keeping their
current operating systems can access either operating system simply
by restarting their computers.
Attendees wishing to have Linux installed on their Computers
need only bring their box, monitor, keyboard and mouse. Those who
connect to the internet using a dial-up modem should bring the
modem also.
Presentations and demonstrations of Linux gaming and eductional
software and other topics will be held throughout the day.
Corporate sponsors for this event include the Open Source
Education Foundation, the Arizona Open Technology Organization, Sun
Microsystems, Red Hat, Inc, Debian Linux, Unity Wave LLC, and
O’Reilly and Associates .
When: Saturday, September 28, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Where: Glendale Community College Student Union, 59th Avenue and
Olive, Glendale, Arizona.
Why: We believe in freedom–the freedom of choice. We are
offering free installation of Linux to allow members of our
community their free choice of operating systems and
applications.
Who: PLUG is a group of Linux users in the Phoenix area who come
together to share their common interest in Linux and Open Source
software. PLUG holds several monthly meetings, both in the West and
East Phoenix Metro Areas. Knowledge of Linux is neither presumed
nor required as a condition of participation. Between meetings and
events, PLUG members stay in touch though a busy e-mail discussion
list. For more information, visit
California
Linux Orbit: Linux Professional User Group of Southern
California
“The IT professionals of Southern California now have a new
Linux resource: Introducing the Linux Professional User Group of
Southern California (LPUGSC)!“Next LPUGSC Meeting
6:30PM (local) September 19th
American Red Cross Building
600 N. Park Center Drive
Room 232
Santa Ana, CA 92711″