{"id":96,"date":"2009-05-12T11:26:50","date_gmt":"2009-05-12T15:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mail.ale.org\/?p=96"},"modified":"2009-05-12T12:51:50","modified_gmt":"2009-05-12T16:51:50","slug":"the-spring-2009-ale-ubuntu-linux-install-fest-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ale.org\/?p=96","title":{"rendered":"The Spring 2009 ALE Ubuntu Linux Install Fest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Let the helpful Open Support Communities of Ubuntu GA<br \/>\n&#038; ALE help you upgrade to the totally Free, Freedom Friendly<br \/>\nand Permanent  ESCAPE from the &#8220;PANE&#8221; of Windows computer<br \/>\ndiseases by joining us for<br \/>\n<font size=\"+2\"><br \/>\nThe Spring, 2009<br \/>\nALE Ubuntu<\/font><br \/>\n<font size=\"+2\">Linux Install Fest<\/font><br \/>\n<font size=\"+1\"><br \/>\nSaturday, May 16, 2009, 9:30am to 5:00pm<br \/>\nat Emory Law School Gambrell Hall, Room 5e <\/font><br \/>\n[ <a href=\"http:\/\/mail.ale.org\/?page_id=2\">Directions to Gambrell Hall<\/a> ]<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ALE Ubuntu Linux Install Fests are open to anyone and everyone<br \/>\nwho uses information technology in their work or their play, but<br \/>\nshares a desire to make their computer experience as pleasant<br \/>\nand engaging as possible.  Discover the best in Familiar, Modern,<br \/>\nUser Friendly, Fully Secure and Hardware Compatible solutions<br \/>\nthat Free Software has to offer.  Explore the Freedom Friendly<br \/>\ncomputer tools that set you Free to actually enjoy your personal<br \/>\ninformation technology again!<\/p>\n<p><strong>ENJOY WORRY FREE COMPUTING &#038; WEB SURFING!<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Open Source development model of GNU Linux programs<br \/>\ngenerates the most secure and reliable software possible.<br \/>\nLet the OSS and IT professionals of Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts<br \/>\nand Ubuntu-Georgia show you the most popular free choices<br \/>\nin healthy, robust software and answer your questions about<br \/>\nOpen Source and  freedom friendly GNU Linux computing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ENJOY GREENER COMPUTING:<br \/>\nRESTORE AND REVIVE YOUR PC HARDWARE!<\/strong><br \/>\nWe&#8217;ll be providing the knowledge, parts and tools to make it<br \/>\neasy for you to extend the life of your PC systems and keep<br \/>\nthem out of the landfill!  With a Linux OS your existing PC will<br \/>\nbe immune from Windows diseases and spyware, so it will<br \/>\nbe faster, more functional, more friendly and more fun to run<br \/>\nthan ever!  We will have monitors, mice, keyboards and<br \/>\ninternet access on hand so that all you have to bring<br \/>\nis your working laptop or desktop CPU with a working CD<br \/>\nor DVD drive.  Whether exploring or installing Ubuntu<br \/>\nLinux, the process is SYSTEM SAFE: by default, the demo<br \/>\nand install tools will retain all of your existing environments,<br \/>\nprograms and data files. <\/p>\n<p><strong>WHETHER YOU COME TO OBSERVE, LEARN, EXPERIMENT<br \/>\nOR INSTALL, THE SUPPORT IS COMPLETELY FREE!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The full list of support at the 2009 ALE Ubuntu Install Fest will include:<br \/>\n&#8212; Hands on demo systems where you can experiment with all that Linux offers<br \/>\nand find out just how simple and familiar free computing choices are.<br \/>\n&#8212; Assistance with safely trying Linux on your AMD\/Intel system with an Ubuntu<br \/>\nLive CD that lets you explore and test the free Linux Desktop environment<br \/>\nand dozens of useful free applications that are included.<br \/>\n&#8212; Knowledgeable, patient help with installing Linux onto your system hard drive<br \/>\nwhen you decide that Free Computer Freedom is a really great deal!<br \/>\n&#8212; Free Copies of the Ubuntu v9.04 &#8220;Jaunty Jackalope&#8221; Live Install CD along<br \/>\nwith other Linux OSS package disks will be available to everyone attending.<br \/>\n&#8212; Demonstrations of the free Ubuntu Desktop and other major Open Source<br \/>\nsoftware like Open Office packages will be offered at the Install Fest.<br \/>\n&#8212; A plethora of Linux &#038; Ubuntu experts at the ready to assist with any<br \/>\nquestions about anything involving Open Source, Linux and Ubuntu.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Ubuntu GNU Linux and the<br \/>\nUbuntu &#8220;Jaunty Jackalope&#8221; 9.04 release specifically,<br \/>\nplease visit <a href=\"http:\/\/ubuntu.com\"><strong>Ubuntu.com<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nNote that free Ubuntu Live CD&#8217;s can also be ordered, requested or downloaded<br \/>\nfor burning anytime at<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ubuntu.com\/getubuntu\">Ubuntu.com\/getUbuntu<\/a><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nTo get a broader view taste of the many choices in Free,<br \/>\nFreedom Friendly, Open Source Operating Environments,<br \/>\nvisit <a href=\"http:\/\/DistroWatch.com\"><strong>DistroWatch.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For any additional information needs, please contact:<br \/>\nAaron Ruscetta,   404.315.0406  \/\/ aruscetta@gmail.com<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let the helpful Open Support Communities of Ubuntu GA &#038; ALE help you upgrade to the totally Free, Freedom Friendly and Permanent ESCAPE from the &#8220;PANE&#8221; of Windows computer diseases by joining us for The Spring, 2009 ALE Ubuntu Linux Install Fest Saturday, May 16, 2009, 9:30am to 5:00pm at Emory Law School Gambrell Hall, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ale.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96","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=96"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ale.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ale.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=96"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ale.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=96"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ale.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=96"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}