[Leaplist] Recent Linux Advocasy

[Hank Lambert]

Is this the same location we gave those Edubuntu machines away to the 10 
families? Also, it this every Monday and Wednesday?

--Hank

patrick wrote:
> I showed up and volunteered to help re-furb computers of all ages and
> varieties a "Gifts from God Computer Foundation" who have a website by
> the same name.
>
> The history is they started over 5 years ago, and donated 1200+
> computers in 2007 to kids who are denied free access to them for
> whatever reason, usually that their parent just can't afford.
>
> I went to a bench and there was a Gateway 350 system, and an AMD Athlon
> 2200 box.
>
> The OS of choice is to first try to locate a COA on the case, and if
> none, get a MAR (Microsoft Authorized Reseller) for Win2k.
>
> There is a server for all the utilities, drivers, SWORD, and other
> programs.
>
> I am recommending that on all machines without a Microsoft license,
> (costs them $$$ for that little MAR-COA sticker!), or COA on the case,
> Linux (Edubuntu 7.10) be installed.
>
> All the wonderful volunteers, and the network engineer are experienced
> at this entire scenario of refurbishing computers, and some have had
> some experience running Linux!  The server actually has a partition with
> Linux ISOs on it!  Yaah, Woot!
>
> Their objections (and those purported to be of the 'management, Mr.
> Jerry Myers, Volunteer Coordinator, and a competent network engineer at
> Siemens, I was told and  who was unable to attend last night) is that
> the typical child might be stymied by Linux!
>
> Well, to counter that, the Network guru and a couple others who have
> been doing this the entire 5+ years, are convinced that Windows is
> stale, and that Linux offers much more in applications besides the Open
> Office, Mozilla, and SWORD, that they are already loading on every unit.
>
> I gave out Live CDroms to the interested parties last night.
>
> If anyone desires to show up over here on Hwy 434 in Oviedo, North of
> the firehouse on the same side of the street, on Monday or Wednesday for
> a work session to assemble and load systems, show up at 6 pm and help
> until 10+.  You'll see my green Plymouth Grand Caravan and landscaping
> trailer on the South side of the building.  Just come in and we'll greet
> you and put you to work!
>
> Also, ALL computers, parts, components, are welcome!  Minimum systems
> are PII 233 (Win98SE) with 96MB RAM, ethernet, modem, sound.
>
> (My cell is 407-446-5115)  We want to encourage them, gently, to save
> money and to send out Linux systems.
>
> Softly, softly, catchee monkey!
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