Hackers' Pub

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`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
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@reiver ⊼ (Charles) @reiver@mastodon.social

10/4/2023, 10:45:06 PM

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I am old enough to remember when Linux was not yet common.

(I started using Linux back in 1996. And have been using some distro of Linux since then.)

Back then, Linux User Groups (LUGs) got created in different cities by regular people who were enthusiastic abut Linux — to provide help, support, and community for those who were interested in Linux.

(I used to be an active member of VanLUG — the Vancouver Linux User Group.)

@reiver ⊼ (Charles) @reiver@mastodon.social

10/4/2023, 10:46:55 PM

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From-time-to-time these local Linux User Groups (LUGs) would put on a Linux InstallFest —

An in-person event where people (who weren't using Linux yet, but were interested) would bring their computer to the Linux InstallFest, and someone from the local LUG would help install Linux for them on their computer.

This helped spread Linux.

We (of the Fediverse) could do something similar.

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