[OS:N:] Washington, DC area (09/10): Software Freedom Day event

[Kevin Cole]

Know any folks in the Washington, DC area who are interested in Linux
but afraid to try it (or who don't know where to get their hands on a
distribution)?  Send them to the "Free Books, Free Software" event at
the Mount Rainier Public Library.  Original "press release" below:

WHAT:   Free Books and Free Software!
WHEN:   Saturday, September 10, 2005. 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
WHERE:  Mount Rainier Public Library
        3409 Rhode Island Avenue
        (just east of the traffic circle)
        Mount Rainier, Maryland 20712-2002
WHO:    Friends of Mount Rainier Library (FOL),
        Capital PC User Group (CPCUG),
        Young Hackers and Scholars Libre Users Group (YHSLUG)

FREE BOOKS!!

Friends of Mount Rainier Library (FOL, http://mtrainierfol.org/) will be
giving away books, including hundreds graciously donated by the former
Riverdale Bookstore. We have mysteries, classics, popular novels, nonfiction,
and much more. FOL seeks further donations, especially children's books and
books in Spanish. Everyone, especially those who may not find everything they
want, are strongly encouraged to get a FREE county library card that day and
get the rest of their favorite books through the Mount Rainier Public Library
for FREE!

FREE SOFTWARE!!

As a celebration of Software Freedom Day (http://softwarefreedomday.org/), FOL
(led by Board Member Jeff Elkner), in collaboration with the Capital PC User
Group (CPCUG, http://www.cpcug.org/) and the Young Hackers and Scholars Libre
Users Group (YHSLUG, http://yhslug.tux.org/) will be giving away free CDs with
Edubuntu Linux for Personal Computers (including those with AMD64 processors)
and Macintosh Computers! There will also be free educational software for
Edubuntu and Windows systems that should be of interest to students and teachers!

What is Edubuntu? Edubuntu is an "Ubuntu" version of the Linux operating
system software that is designed especially for classroom use. "Ubuntu" is an
ancient African word, meaning "humanity to others." Ubuntu also means "I am
what I am because of who we all are." The Ubuntu Linux software is free to the
public and, thus, brings the spirit of Ubuntu to all software users. Edubuntu
is part of the Ubuntu free software project. Information about Ubuntu is
available on the web at http://www.ubuntulinux.org/

What are the Goals for Edubuntu? As a simpler form of Ubuntu, Edubuntu is
specifically designed to help enable teachers with limited time, money, and
technical skills to set up computer labs and online learning environments that
are amazingly easy to use. Information about Edubuntu is available on the web
at http://www.edubuntu.org/

Who is using Edubuntu? Colin Applegate and Jeff Elkner at Yorktown High School
in Arlington County, Virginia, are developing and using the first USA
prototype of Edubuntu. The Shuttleworth Foundation's tuXlabs are using an
early version of Edubuntu called Skubuntu, which is operating in 50 schools of
South Africa, with planned expansion to 200 schools by March 2006.

The first major public release of Edubuntu is slated for October 2005 to
coincide with the release of Ubuntu version 5.10. Watch the Edubuntu Wiki
(http://udu.wiki.ubuntu.com/) for news updates.

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