[TriLUG] End Of 10...

[David Both via TriLUG]

I'd love to help with this. I live in North Raleigh and am close to WF.
We go to St John's Episcopal in WF.



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On Mon, 23 Jun 2025, William Sutton via TriLUG wrote:

> Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2025 10:28:11
> From: William Sutton via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
> Reply-To: William Sutton <william at trilug.org>,
>     Triangle Linux Users Group General Discussion <trilug at trilug.org>
> To: James Toebes <james at toebesacademy.com>,
>     Triangle Linux Users Group General Discussion <trilug at trilug.org>
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] End Of 10...
> 
> See Dave's Garage youtube video on this:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am0O6GpB7qI
>
> William Sutton
>
> On Sun, 22 Jun 2025, James Toebes via TriLUG wrote:
>
>>  I have had people asking about what machine they should buy to replace
>>  their Windows 10 machine that is not supported.
>>
>>  I do not like seeing perfectly good machines go to waste.
>>
>>  Seeing things like https://endof10.org/ has inspired me to see if I can
>>  get an option together.
>>
>>  I am talking with my Church about hosting an event in the Wake Forest
>>  area.   The basic plan is to provide a brief intro to linux.  After
>>  that I would like to help people either load Linux on their machine or
>>  on a thumb drive to take with them. 
>>
>>  Looking at several distros,  I am thinking of using Linux Mint since it
>>  supports a large variety of hardware,  not snap/flatpack heavy.  And
>>  easy for them to find support for.
>>
>>  I would like to advertise it a bit.  Request they bring either their
>>  computer or laptop so it can be configured.  Hoping to have something
>>  either Aug or Sept.   I do not think I can handle a large response on
>>  my own. 
>>
>>  If this is to happen,  I am looking for a few volunteers to help.
>>  1. Someone to help with planning/organizing the event.
>>  2. People to help with install
>>  3. Recommended support options to help people post install.
>>
>>  If anyone is interested in helping,  please let me know.
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