From:	 John Blanford <johnb@peakserv.com>
To:	 lwn@lwn.net
Subject: Event announcement
Date:	 10 Apr 2002 14:45:08 -0700

Hello, here is an event for your Announcements page:


lliad, of User Friendly fame, and Joseph Cheek, CEO of Lycoris, will be
featured speakers at  Linuxfest 2002, April 20 from 10AM to 4PM in
Bellingham, Washington.  Linuxfest 2002 will include linux
demonstrations, tutorials and vendor exhibits.  The event is presented
by the Bellingham Linux Users Group and held at the Bellingham Technical
College.  For details go to http://blug.org and click on the Linuxfest
banner.


-- John

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John Blanford                 (360)733-6010
Peak Services Inc.            johnb@peakserv.com   
104 Prospect Street           http://www.peakserv.com
Bellingham, WA 98225
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Leland Anderson
Phone : 360-733-6010
Email : leland@peakserv.com
Bellingham Linux Users Group http://www.blug.org/

BLUG will host Linux Fest 2002 at Bellingham Technical College

Bellingham, WA – March 15, 2002 -- The Bellingham Linux Users Group
 (www.blug.org) is hosting their 3rd annual promotional event. Geared toward
 educating the public about the LINUX Operating System and other Open Source
 software alternatives, "Linux Fest 2002" is being held from 10:00am until
 4:00pm, on Saturday April 20th at Bellingham Technical College.

The event is free and open to the public.

There will be free software, numerous raffles and items for sale, speakers and
 demonstrations,  and tutorials.  Vendor displays will include Peak Services,
 Planetary Data Systems, Jade Microsystems, Northwest Computer Supplies, 3D
 Computers, Puget Sound Technology, Bargain Bookland, and Lycoris (formerly
 Redmond LINUX).

In a marketplace dominated by high priced proprietary source code software
 products, LINUX and other Open Source applications have been gaining ground.
 LINUX has long been popular as an operating system for Internet and Web
 servers. A variety of LINUX distributions and other Open Source applications
 now offer a sophisticated desktop, bringing viability to those seeking cost
 effective alternatives to the status quo.

Open Source means the source code, or language the system was written in, is
 free to be modified and improved by individuals or groups. Thousands of
 developers from all over the world have worked together to create surprisingly
 high-quality operating systems and applications, as well as new methods of
 developing them in a collaborative and cooperative environment. Open Source
 products allow you to avoid the licensing costs and hassles associated with the
 proprietary source model.

LINUX is available for free download over the Internet.  You can also purchase
 retail packaged distributions from a number of vendors locally and online.
 Bring your questions to the festival and ask our friendly and knowledgeable
 volunteers to explain the benefits of LINUX and the Open Source software model.


There will be two keynote speakers at the Linux Fest:

At 1:00 pm we have Illiad, the author of the popular comic strip User Friendly.
 See his work at www.userfriendly.org.

At 2:00 pm Joseph Cheek, the CTO of Lycoris will speak. The Lycoris distribution
 makes the desktop appear familiar to users of Windows systems. Find out more
 about Lycoris at www.lycoris.com.






Linux Fest 2002 demonstrations and tutorials include:

* Back by popular demand: 45 minute hands-on tutorials where participants will
 get a chance to use Linux and open source office applications (word processor,
 spreadsheet, graphics program, etc.). One tutorial will be with the KDE desktop
 environment, one with Gnome, and one about Java programming.

* Linux in the Office: A demonstration network of Linux and Windows computers
 sharing files and printers.  A demonstration of sharing Internet access with
 several computers and creating a firewall to protect a network from hackers.

* Linux at home: The Linux desktop, applications, graphics, games, and running
 Windows and Linux together.

* Linux Games & On line Play demonstration: Stop by to play popular
 games--playable over the Internet or a Local Area Network.

* Wireless networking: there will be a functioning wireless network with Linux
 workstations.

* Low cost Linux: A demonstration of Linux running on a second hand system and a
 demonstration of Linux as a low cost network router.

For additional information contact:
Leland Anderson
Phone : 360-733-6010
Email : leland@peakserv.com

Event details and times will be posted on BLUG's web site at:
http://blug.org/linuxfest2002/index.html

More information on the Bellingham Linux Users Group is available at
http://www.blug.org/

DIRECTIONS:
>From I-5: Take exit 258 (airport exit), follow signs left onto Bennett Drive, at
 the end turn left onto Marine Drive, after the bridge turn left on either
 Lindbergh Avenue or  Gilligan way, the entrance is between Buildings C and D.

A map and directions can also be found at the BLUG web site.