On Sat, 2007-09-08 at 14:24 +0100, MJ Ray wrote: > Jon Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think GNU/Linux distros should really get ontop of the environmental > > "bandwagon", much free publicity to be had and market-share to be > > gained. (just like OLPC)
``... and the company is purchasing carbon offsets to match the consequences of its manufacturing process.'' cf: http://www.cheatneutral.com/ Does it really need re-stating that real environmental benefits come much more readily from _not_ throwing things away? E.g. taking the 3 million PCs chucked in UK landfill last year and using for LTSP (or as GNU desktops). :-/ > Please promote: > http://badvista.fsf.org/freesoftwarefreesociety/free-software-free-society/ > http://www.linux.com/feature/118803 > http://www.newstatesman.com/200708280002 > - links shamelessly taken from http://tom.acrewoods.net/ and (also to do with Tom, I believe) - http://peopleandplanet.org/floss As the University year starts, Birmingham Uni's PeopleandPlanet will be doing Ubuntu installs for their fellow students. Other cities may have the same. > If anyone can think what distributions can do, tell me what to ask of > debian and gobo, please. I think publicity for the sustainable benefits of Free Software computing is good whoever does it. What's needed is a list of sympathetic journalists. Are there any? - Richard _______________________________________________ Fsfe-uk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fsfe-uk
