The Ubuntu Georgia US Team is proud to announce Atlanta Linux Fest 2008!

The Atlanta Linux Fest is the place to come and learn, discuss, and discover your next favorite system!

Atlanta Linux fest will be host to many distributions: Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, OpenSUSE -- all on the bleeding edge of innovation. If you are curious about what makes Linux the ultimate operating system, you definitely want to attend this event! There will be Live CDs available so you can try out the latest releases on your machine without installing anything.

There will be demos of distributions, installation help, user support for all your favorite distributions, and drawings for prizes! All you have to do is register to come (it's free!) and there will be pizza available for a $5 donation to the event.

Demonstrations will include IBMers showing off Symphony, multimedia, dual-booting for your college kids PC, Fedora 10, and much more!

This event will be held on Software Freedom Day. The Atlanta Linux Fest will celebrate the freedom Linux distributions provide and help educate users about the benefits of using high quality free and open source software in education, government, home, business -- in short, everywhere!

This event will be held:

Saturday, September 20, 2008, 11am - 6pm

IBM Hillside Conference Center
4111 Northside Pkwy Atlanta, GA.
30327
(Map)

Register Today! (required to use free wifi) @ http://atlantalinuxfest.org

The logo poll for the UbuCon 2008 event is now open!

Visit this page to vote:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=874752

The next Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts Meeting will be held:

When? -- Thursday, May 15th, 7:30pm

Where? -- ALE Central Location - http://www.ale.org/new/directions-to-ale-central/

The next InstallFest is coming!

Bring your computers to get the latest-and-greatest of the two top Linux distributions installed on your computer for free! We will also have other distributions that you can install as well, such as PCLinuxOS, Mandriva, G-OS, and many others.

We will be holding this event:

When: Saturday, May 17, 2008, 9-5pm

Where: Emory School of Law, Room 5E, 1301 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30322

See this page for more information:

Hardy InstallFest Wiki Page

See you all there!

We decided to mix it up this month and have the face to face meeting in Athens. About 12 people showed and we had a great time!

The Ubuntu Georgia Local Community Team will now be meeting in two new locations, Athens and Decatur, in addition to the current location of Sandy Springs.

We will be alternating locations from month-to-month. For example, next month in April, we will be meeting in Athens. In May, we will be meeting in Decatur, and then returning to Sandy Springs in June. The planned dates for the meetings will be on the second Saturday of he month, typically at 2pm.

For those who have never attended a face to face meeting, it is a place that you can come, eat lunch, and talk to other Ubuntu users from around the state. Typically, there is a short presentation given at the meeting. Meetings usually last 2-2 1/2 hrs.

Locations will be announced soon. Check the Georgia LoCo Calendar for updates. (see left-side navigation menu, under "links")

The February Face to Face Meeting will be held:

Where?: Mellow Mushroom - 6100 Roswell Rd., Atlanta, Ga 30328

When?: This Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008 at 2pm

We will also be giving out a free copy of the Official Ubuntu Book for the person who can come up with the most interesting problem they have experienced while using Ubuntu.

Face to Face meetings are the place where you can come, eat lunch, and meet other Ubuntu users in the Atlanta area.

See you all there!