Cool i'll be there this time bevan
Regards Bevan In a world without fences and walls, who needs Gates and Windows? Remember April 2014 Windows Xp will be no longer supported, so now is the time to change to Linux because its an easier learning curve than learning windows 8 the new windows vista. Check out http://www.ubuntu.com/ http://www.linuxmint.com/ or if you have an old computer which has limited resources you can use http://www.lubuntu.net/ http://crunchbang.org/ or http://puppylinux.org On 5 November 2013 11:53, Rik Tindall <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, monthly notice, November 6, > > Tomorrow night is the Freenix* workshop, 7.30-9.30pm (first Wednesday of > each month, February to December), at the South Learning Centre < > http://www.library.christchurch.org.nz/South/>, entry at rear door of > South Christchurch Library, 66 Colombo Street, Beckenham-Cashmere. > > We use the 33-computer suite of i5s and overhead projector there for free > and open-source software demonstration: a BYO thumb-drive / memory stick or > liveCD software distribution show & tell, a knowledge exchange with system > troubleshooting help and basic tuition on hand. Notebooks and tablets are > easy demo systems people may choose to bring along. > > Technical presentation space - an open format for talks people can offer, > and monthly venue familiarisation with training for the > http://www.SoftwareFreedomDay.org open day annual event (SFD). > > Freenix workshop is a social opportunity to meet other *nix users, have > FOSS installation questions answered, gather on-line computer security > tips, plan FOSS projects, etc. All welcome. A $2 SFD donation is asked. > > Debian-based software distributions are the main type we currently display > on the lab machines: L/Ubuntu 12.04 - 13.10, Linux Mint and Point Linux > GNU/Linux especially. New users can request any FOSS CD or DVD burnt, from > what is displayed, or by off-list reply to this email. > > Come along and join the fun. > > Kind regards, > > Rik Tindall > > pp the Sydenham GNU/Linux Users 2004-2013 > Software Freedom Day Team Christchurch 20-September-2014 > http://lists.ourshack.com/mailman/listinfo/gnuz > > * Freenix = Unix-derived, Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) club: > > BSD-friendly + http://www.infohelp.co.nz/fsanz-constitution.html > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users >
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