[Leaplist] leap state of the union?

[patrick]

Phil Barnett wrote:
> On Saturday 03 May 2008 02:41:29 pm tom foster wrote:
>> Ok prez (or anybody),
>>
>> A LEAP "State of the Union" address is overdue.  How are things in
>> LEAP land?  
> 
> We don't have any special projects going on right now, but Patrick has been 
> finding lots of places to send Linux into overdrive, so me might be helping 
> out with that. Right now, we are waiting on decisions from some of that 
> projects leaders. Patrick can expound on that when he knows more.


Getting my eyes dilated, new prescription or glasses...  So, I have NOT
had the chance to run Mint yet...

The "Gift From God Computer Foundation" distributed 1200 PCs last year
to kids who would not get a PC any other way.

Many of the volunteers are already on the Linux Bandwagon, but, I came
in and the Managers, so far, are listening to me about how powerful and
wonderful it would be to not spend over $3 grand a year on MAR licenses!

They will run whatever version of Linux we can demonstrate to be better
than Win98, on a 400Mhz system.  I will build two this evening,  Yes, I
will evaluate Mint, MintKDE, Mint Mini, Ubuntu 8.04, with the addon
Edubuntu game repository...

Ubuntu impresses the Board, because of the promise of 'SUPPORT' (3 year
support desktop, 5 year server).

Every level in that organization, as I present the Linux plan to
install, seems agreeable and supportive, is informed that Win2k and Win
98 are dinosaurs!

All seem to be fed up with the long load times for them, plus, the
wasted time finding drivers, added to the lengthy times spent in loading
third party programs to fight the million Microsoft
virus/worms/trojans/adbots/spybots and exploits.  This bunch of hooey
means only a limited output of systems can be accomplished.

They also are aware users don't defrag, or run the updates for their
systems, and in about 6 months, most donated systems are bogged down and
infested, then dumped on the trash heap by frustrated parents.

Volunteers are welcome, Monday and Wednesdays from 6 to 10 PM, at 160 N.
Alayfaya Trail, to help build systems, tweak a Linux for their server to
 install via server and PXE, and to build the  "GFGCF" version of a Live
or Install Linux.

Probably a single large DVD image, that brings in a JPEG of their logo,
 and a second version, under 700 MB for the equipment under 700 MHz.

Both need to include similar Crosswire programs for Bible study, Open
Office, and here is the tricky part, games that work in the two
architectures,