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title: Welcome 2018 Freshers to Freeside!
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author: Starbeamrainbowlabs
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date: "2018-09-17"
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tags: updates
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This is an introductory post to Freeside, a loose group of students who use Linux and want to educate themselves (and others!) about alternative open computing.
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## How to find us
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Our physical space is a new Lab that has been purpose built - the _Ritche Lab_ - which is located next to LTD on the 3rd floor of the Robert Blackburn building. It contains computers running Fedora Linux for all students to use - simply register an account [here](https://profiles.freeside.co.uk/join) to get your login credentials. There's more information about our new Lab in our [recent blog post](https://freeside.co.uk/2018/04/15/freeside-is-now-open)!
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Our virtual space are the [forums](https://forums.freeside.co.uk/) - where you can discuss Linux-related topics with other students, get help and support with Linux and Freeside related issues, and even help out with some of our outstanding tasks if you're feeling brave!
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In addition, we also have a Discord server, in which most of discussion currently happens. Here's an [invite link](http://discord.freeside.co.uk/) - it'd be great if you could join us.
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## Goals
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This year, we would like to grow Freeside as a group such that it can be self-sustaining in the future. Currently, the group has very few active members, but with the new room and [forums](https://forums.freeside.co.uk/) we hope to change this by providing a useful place for for both beginners and the more experienced alike to learn about Linux.
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We'd also like to do some educational workshops in collaboration with [HullCSS](http://hullcss.org/) to teach valuable Linux-related skills to students. In today's world, having knowledge of Linux gives a competitive edge when starting a career - especially due to its ubiquity in the server world.
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Keep an eye on our social media ([Twitter](https://twitter.com/freesidehull), [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/freesideHull/)) for upcoming events!
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## Help out!
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We're always looking for more people to help out. Whether you're an experienced Linux user or just starting out, there are lots of ways that you can contribute! Check out [our forums](https://forums.freeside.co.uk) for a list of things that need doing - you're welcome to propose new ideas too!
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