[Linux-SIG-Planning] Installfest Feb. 26

[Dave Lundy]

Jim,

I know this is late, but I just got confirmation a little over an hour ago. 
Please include this announcement of our next Linux Installfest.  Thanks!


Linux Installfest

Our next Linux Installfest will be held in the University of Dayton’s McGinnis 
Center from 10:30 am – 5:00 pm Saturday, February 26th.  The McGinnis Center is 
at 301 Lowes St., Dayton. See map at http://snurl.com/chnf.  This event is free 
and open to the public.  You may bring your computer to get assistance with 
installing the Linux distribution of your choice, simply come and observe and 
ask questions, or offer help to others.  If you're coming to get Linux 
installed, please review http://snurl.com/9pcn first.

We will have several Linux distributions (AKA distros) available.  The distros 
we offer are $1 / CD (some distros we provide consist of as many as 5 CDs, but 
most are fewer) or $2 / DVD.  The CDs or DVDs we provide generally have either 
exactly the same content as, or similar to, but with fewer included 
applications, as what you could buy off the shelf at Micro Center, etc. for $30 
to $90. But they don't include phone or web support, or a printed book. That's 
what user groups, such as our Linux SIG, are for!  Matt Smith and his brother 
have volunteered to help install Gentoo, if you want to get faster performance 
than you would from other distros.

All Linux distros include a wide assortment of applications, tools, games, etc. 
Some typically have many more than others, but most include at least two or 
three text editors, at least a couple web browsers, e-mail clients, FTP 
clients, music & video players, and so forth. Most, if not all, include a very 
powerful photo editor, the GIMP, which includes nearly all features found in 
PhotoShop, which sells for about $600. The GIMP is free! Some also include 
video editing software.  Most distros also include at least one office suite, 
such as the free OpenOffice, which can read and write .doc, .xls, and .ppt 
files created by Microsoft Office.  StarOffice, which is essentially the same 
as OpenOffice, but includes support, sells for about $80 - still a LOT less 
than MS Office.
-- 
Dave Lundy <lundyd at dma.org> <http://www.dma.org/~lundyd>
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