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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">When will the Linux users group be resuming in the new year?</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Peter Jasper</p>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> GNUz <gnuz-bounces@lists.ourshack.com> on behalf of Rik Tindall <ask@infohelp.co.nz><br>
<b>Sent:</b> 05 December 2017 09:53<br>
<b>To:</b> Canterbury Linux Users Group<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Free Software Group<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [GNUz] GNU/Linux support Weds 7.30pm</font>
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<div class="PlainText">Hi all, monthly notice, December 6.<br>
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Tomorrow night is the GNU/Linux Users' workshop: 7.30pm-9.30pm in the <br>
South Learning Centre (SLC), through rear door of South Christchurch <br>
Library at 66 Colombo Street, Cashmere - <br>
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Branch location information about South Library. ... Sending love – Write Christmas cards for local eld… November 29, 2017 Sending Love is an initiative ...</div>
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first Wednesday monthly, Feb-Dec.<br>
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LiveDVD/thumbdrive installs of freenix* distributions are used to <br>
demonstrate alternative desktop environments in the SLC computer lab of <br>
i5 all-in-one PC screens. Ubuntu-MATE is the Debian GNU/Linux variant we <br>
most display and Long Term Support releases like 16.04 are recommended; <br>
rolling upgrades to 17.10 also run very well. See <a href="http://debian.org" id="LPlnk277609" previewremoved="true">
http://debian.org</a>
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<a id="LPUrlAnchor_15168287821800.6945404015564851" href="http://debian.org/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none;">Debian -- The Universal Operating System</a></div>
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debian.org</div>
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Debian is an operating system and a distribution of Free Software. It is maintained and updated through the work of many users who volunteer their time and effort.</div>
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background and <a href="http://ubuntu-mate.org/download/" id="LPlnk116109" previewremoved="true">
http://ubuntu-mate.org/download/</a> for these distros and
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<a id="LPUrlAnchor_15168288122280.5362419460029277" href="http://ubuntu-mate.org/download/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none;">Download</a></div>
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Download a copy of Ubuntu MATE</div>
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<a href="http://distrowatch.com" id="LPlnk503739" previewremoved="true">http://distrowatch.com</a> for a great many others to choose from. Portable
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Compares Linux distributions (major, minor, regional) in simple table format. Information such as price, support, documentation, included packages.</div>
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devices welcome, e.g. laptops, Raspberry Pi and CHIP.<br>
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BYO distributions and new tech; overhead projector - let us know if you <br>
have a presentation to offer.<br>
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Thank you for the support of this workshop and the Software Freedom Day <br>
annual installfest event.<br>
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Kind regards,<br>
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Rik Tindall<br>
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pp Sydenham GNU/Linux Users<br>
<a href="http://lists.ourshack.com/mailman/listinfo/gnuz" id="LPlnk823365" previewremoved="true">http://lists.ourshack.com/mailman/listinfo/gnuz</a><br>
Software Freedom Day, Team Christchurch South, 15-September-2018<br>
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/TeamChristchurchSFD" id="LPlnk134837">http://www.facebook.com/TeamChristchurchSFD</a><br>
* Freenix: Unix-derived Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) esp. Linux <br>
& BSD<br>
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