.----------------------------------------------------------------------. | 8 8 8"""" 8"""88 8""""8 8 8 8 8""""8 8""""8 8""""8 8"""88 | | 8 8 8 8 8 8 " 8 8 8 8 " 8 8 8 " 8 8 | | 8e 8 8eeee 8 8 8e 8eee8 8e 8e 8eeee8 8e 8 8 | | 88 8 88 8 8 88 88 8 88 88 88 8 88 ee 8 8 | | 88 8 88 8 8 88 e 88 8 88 88 e 88 8 88 8 8 8 | | 88ee8 88 8eeee8 88eee8 88 8 88 88eee8 88 8 88eee8 8eeee8 | | Users of Free Operating systems -- Chicago | '----------------------------------------------------------------------' .--------------. .----------------------------------------------------. |what's a ufo? | | What exactly is a UFO? | `--------------' `----------------------------------------------------' :::::::::::::: .--------------. There are plenty of Linux user groups out there, and a | membership | few BSD user groups of various stripes. But most of `--------------' these are rather narrow in scope. After all, this :::::::::::::: isn't 1993 any more, and the free Unix workalikes are .--------------. rather more polished and friendly than their | calendar | commercial proprietary counterparts. They also tend `--------------' to have more in common with one another than they do :::::::::::::: differences. .--------------. |mailing lists | The UFO is a group for Users of Free Operating `--------------' Systems. This encompasses the entire Free Software and :::::::::::::: Open Source sphere, from Linux and BSD to Hurd, and .--------------. even FreeDOS or Eros. Any system that allows free | irc | modification and redistribution is fair game for us to `--------------' hack on and enjoy as a community. :::::::::::::: .--------------. And when we use the term "free", we are speaking | links | primarily of "freedom". As Richard Stallman likes to `--------------' say, think "free speech", not "free beer". We are :::::::::::::: concerned primarily with the freedoms to hack and :::::::::::::: share software among our peers. :::::::::::::: :::::::::::::: .----------------------------------------------------. :::::::::::::: | What do you do? | :::::::::::::: `----------------------------------------------------' :::::::::::::: :::::::::::::: We hold lively discussions on mailing lists, hold :::::::::::::: lively discussions in person, chat on irc, use :::::::::::::: free software, write free software, and generally :::::::::::::: enjoy computing on our own terms. Many users groups :::::::::::::: are lecture and eductation centered -- we find that our :::::::::::::: strength is to focus on community. To that end, ufo :::::::::::::: rarely organizes education-centered events and we :::::::::::::: focus more on socializing at our bimonthly meetings. :::::::::::::: :::::::::::::: If you're looking for a chance to hang out with new :::::::::::::: people and have lively discussions, come check us out. -====================================================================- (c) 1999-2026 users of free operating systems, chicago il email us: ufo-info@tastytronic.net generated by asciiweb v0.90