A long time in the works, we announce our "Care and Feeding" Linux basics class. It will be piloted Monday, July 12th from 6:30 to 8:30pm and will be instructed by two Freegeek Chicago staff. Care and Feeding is a one-time class that will be offered regularly as a supplement to our volunteer program. It is designed to provide support for new users of Xubuntu, the Linux operating system that we install on the Freekboxes that volunteers earn after completing 24 hours of service.

The regular topics the class will cover will be documented on the class's wiki page as they evolve. The last half hour or so of class will be left open-ended, with instructors demonstrating tasks at the request of participants.