[NCLUG] INSTALLFEST: Press Release v2

[paul hansen]

http://lamar.colostate.edu/~lugofcsu/

Is that good enough? I'm not one of the officers, I'm just trying to help
the guys out. They started May 2000.

If you need a number, you can give my work phone.

  --Paul

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 Paul A. Hansen			  Systems Administration Assistant
 Department of Computer Science   email: hansenp at cs.colostate.edu
 Colorado State University        phone: 970-491-5305
 Fort Collins, CO 80526

On Fri, 13 Oct 2000, Matt Clauson wrote:

> Anyone have a bit of background on the LUGofCSU?  Webpage?  And a contact
> that we can put on the release?
> 
> --Matt
> 
> Northern Colorado Linux Users Group Media Release
> 
> For more information, contact:
> 
> Matt Clauson Northern Colorado Linux Users Group mec at dotorg.org
> (303) 882 8300
> 
> Evelyn Mitchell tummy.com, ltd efm at tummy.com
> 970-494-0355
> 
> Northern Colorado Linux Users Group and Linux Users Group of CSU Announce
> 3rd Annual Install Fest
> 
> The Northern Colorado Linux Users Group (NCLUG), in conjunction with the
> Linux Users Group of Colorado State University (LUGofCSU) today announced
> an open invitation to the community at large to attend their third annual
> "Install Fest".  The event is a volunteer-run project in collaboration
> with other area Linux user groups, including the LUGofCSU, based at
> Colorado State University in Fort Collins.  The goal of the event is to
> showcase the Linux operating system: a very robust, easy to use, flexible,
> and free operating system that runs a very wide range of applications on
> many different types of computers. This includes everything from
> speadsheets on laptops to large network servers and supercomuting
> applications.  The event will be held in the North Ballroom of Lory
> Student Center, on the Colorado State University campus in Fort Collins,
> CO, on Sunday, October 22nd, from
> 1-8PM.  Setup will begin at 10am.
> 
> Linux is an operating system, a type of computer program that controls the
> application programs that run on a computer, in much the way Microsoft
> Windows controls spreadsheets or word-processing applications that run on
> a PC. Linux has been developed by an International team of computer
> programmers, over the Internet, led by Linus Torvalds.  Torvalds created
> Linux while he was a student in Finland. Over the past 9 years, developers
> from almost every country in the world have contributed programs,
> documentation and testing to the development of Linux. This massive effort
> has created a computer system thought by many to be more reliable and more
> flexible than those produced by traditional proprietary approaches.
> 
> Exhibits will demonstrate the ways Linux can be used in "back office"
> applications such as web, electronic mail, and database servers, as well
> as file and print service for networks of Windows and Macintosh computers.
> Other demonstrations will show Linux on the desktop running word
> processing, spreadsheets, presentations and graphics applications. 
> Members of the public are welcome to bring their computers in.  CDs of
> Linux distributions will be given out, with people on hand to help with
> the installation.  "Test Drive" computers running Linux, as well as
> support by Linux for existing Windows, Macintosh, and DOS applications
> will also be demonstrated. Local support resources, including NCLUG and
> LUGofCSU members and consultants such as tummy.com, ltd. will be available
> to answer questions.  Local and regional Linux companies, such as Terra
> Soft Solutions (the producers and distributors of Yellow Dog Linux) and
> LinuxMall (a major online retailer of Linux and Open Source-related
> products) have been invited, as well as national vendors, such as VA Linux
> Systems.
> 
> NCLUG, based in Fort Collins, Colorado, is a group of Linux users and
> enthusiasts. (Other Front Range Linux User's Groups include Boulder and
> Greeley.) Monthly meetings offer members opportunities for support,
> networking, and socializing. More information about NCLUG can be found on
> the Internet at http://www.nclug.org.
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