{"id":63,"date":"2007-11-07T10:16:44","date_gmt":"2007-11-07T14:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ale.org\/new\/?p=63"},"modified":"2007-11-07T10:16:47","modified_gmt":"2007-11-07T14:16:47","slug":"the-2007-ubuntu-linux-install-fest-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ale.org\/?p=63","title":{"rendered":"The 2007 Ubuntu Linux Install Fest &#038; Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is your VIEW of the internet OBSCURED by BROKEN WINDOWS?<br \/>\nAre your private files and records TRAPPED in the endless cycle of<br \/>\nCOSTLY SYSTEM REPLACEMENTS?  Do you see a DESOLATE VISTA<br \/>\nwhere your PERSONAL TECHNOLOGY is heading?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you READY for the FREEDOM of OPEN computing?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Discover the world of Free and Functional alternatives<br \/>\nin Personal Computer technology at<br \/>\n<font size=\"+1\"><br \/>\n<strong>The Ubuntu Linux Install Fest &#038; Forum<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/font><br \/>\nA public contribution of Free Software, Free Technical<br \/>\nAssistance and Free Information from the Open Source<br \/>\ntechnology professionals of Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts<br \/>\nand Ubuntu-Georgia<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nSaturday, November 10th, 9:00am to 5:00pm<br \/>\nat Emory Law School Gambrell Hall, Room 5e<br \/>\n[ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ale.org\/new\/directions-to-ale-central\/\">Directions to Gambrell Hall<\/a> ]<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>ABOUT UBUNTU: <\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n&#8212; Over the past 3 years the Ubuntu GNU Linux Desktop has become one of<br \/>\nthe most popular and broadly used Open Computing Environments in the<br \/>\nworld.   To promote the recent release of Ubuntu &#8220;Gutsy Gibbon&#8221; (vers. 7.10),<br \/>\nALE has teamed up with Ubuntu Georgia for the Ubuntu Install Fest and<br \/>\nForum to raise public awareness of  Open Source Software Freedom.<br \/>\n<em><strong>GETTING UBUNTU:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n&#8212; Copies of the Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon Live Install CD will be available<br \/>\nto anyone who visits the Install Fest &#038; Forum and in advance of the event<br \/>\nat several locations.  Live CD&#8217;s can also be ordered, requested or downloaded<br \/>\nand burned at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ubuntu.com\/getubuntu\">Ubuntu.com\/getUbuntu<\/a><br \/>\n<em><strong>TRYING UBUNTU:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n&#8212; Anyone can safely boot their AMD\/Intel PC or Mac with an Ubuntu Live Install<br \/>\nCD to freely explore the free Linux Desktop environment and the dozens of free<br \/>\nprograms that are included.<br \/>\n&#8212; Demonstrations of the free Ubuntu Desktop and major Open Source software<br \/>\npackages will be offered at the Install Fest and Forum. Several demo systems<br \/>\nwill will be provided for learning and exploration.<br \/>\n<em><strong>INSTALLING UBUNTU:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n&#8212; When people who try the Live CD like what they find , a full installation to the<br \/>\nsystem hard drive is a simple click on a desktop icon.<br \/>\n&#8212; Linux &#038; Ubuntu installation experts will be hand to assist with any questions<br \/>\nor quirks.  Monitors, mice, keyboards and cables will be available so that all<br \/>\nyou need bring is your computer. Existing Operating System and files  can easily<br \/>\nbe retained, so you don&#8217;t have to burn any bridges to get a taste of GNU Linux<br \/>\nFreedom!  A list of recommended preparations prior to installation can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.ubuntu.com\/GeorgiaUSTeam\/Events\/GutsyGibbonInstallFest\"><strong>HERE<\/strong>.<\/a><br \/>\n<em><strong>ENJOYING UBUNTU &#038; THE FORUM:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n&#8211;To help you share your newly installed free software freedom, official Ubuntu<br \/>\ncase markers and stickers will be available.<br \/>\n&#8212; Light refreshments will be available throughout the day and lunch will be<br \/>\navailable for a modest contribution.<br \/>\n<em><strong>LINKING TO MORE UBUNTU:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n&#8212; Ubuntu Install Fest information is also available at&#8230;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ubuntu-georgia.org\"><strong>Ubuntu-Georgia<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n&#8212; To learn more about Ubuntu GNU Linux and the<br \/>\nGutsy Gibbon 7.10 release, please visit&#8230;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ubuntu.com\"><strong>Ubuntu.com<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nFor any additional information needs, please contact:<br \/>\nAaron Ruscetta,   404.315.0406<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet the Freedom Friendly GNU Linux &#038; Ubuntu Communities! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ale.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ale.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ale.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ale.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ale.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=63"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ale.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ale.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=63"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ale.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=63"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ale.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=63"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}