sounds like a badass draft to me... and you dont *have* to have the E in FOSSIL...
-- -mat --beta.latech.edu/~abs005 --out of order On Fri, 21 Jun 2002 06:04:47 -0700 (PDT) John Hebert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Doug Riddle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As we discussed, I submitted a project to > > sourceforge with the > > following outline: > > > > This project is aimed at putting Open Source > > documentation, Software > > and avenues to local technical support in all public > > libraries. > > We aim develop an "adopt a library" program > > throughout the United > > States, if not globally. > > > > Our mission statement will become more defined and > > evolved as our > > project grows legs. > > > > Currently our aims are to: > > 1) Encourage groups and individuals to adopt and > > support Pubilc > > Libraries and endow them with Open Source software. > > 2) Institute a "branding" concept that will let > > librarians, end users > > and auditors verify the software via a checksum > > database, or other > > mechanism. > > A) This will help ensure that copyrights and other > > concerns are not > > brought up. > > B) ensure that the CDs actually contain the > > information cited on > > the label and not copyrighted, or objectionable > > material. > > C) Enable the librarian to check for latest > > versions. > > 3) To put Open Source software into the hands of > > people that might > > not otherwise be able to obtain it. > > 4) Enable people interested in Open Source to have a > > well established > > avenue for obtaining not only the software, but > > support for it as > > well. > > 5) Support niche applications currently burdened by > > expensive > > software. > > A) For example: Farmers who currently pay > > astounding amounts for > > specialty software. > > B)Schools and teachers who currently cannot afford > > the hardware to > > run the "state of the supply" software. > > C) To provide alternatives to people and > > organizations that cannot > > afford to upgrade thier hardware, but need increased > > reliability and > > "reach" with their current hardware, or donated > > hardware. > > > > Our methodology, as currently envisioned, is to > > provide the public > > libraries with CDs for check out and copying. We > > hope to be able to > > provide the libraries with a way to create CDs on > > demand. We aim to > > provide documentation, Open Source software, and > > contacts for > > technical support. > > > > Our hope is to contact and capitalize on the various > > Librarian > > Associations to help put Open Source in the hands of > > the people that > > need it most and have the least access to it. > > > > We are the Baton Rouge Linux User Group > > (www.brlug.net) and we want > > you to get involved with us. > > > > -------- > > It will take up to three business days to hear from > > them. I will of > > course keep you informed. > > > > After some searching on the web, I went with PLLUG > > as the name of the > > project. Public Library Linux User Group. We can > > of cource alter > > that but all the good anagrams were taken. > > PLLUG.org is open for > > registration. PLLUG was not my first choice, it was > > the first one > > (of very many) that seemed memorable and was open > > for choosing as a > > dot org. > > > > I wasn't sure if this should go out to the general > > mailing list or > > not, so I sent it to you two gentlemen. > > Damn, Doug. You're making me feel like I'm not needed > here. :) > > Thanks. Good write up. My notes were pretty much the > same thing. > > How about FOSSILE (Free and Open Source Software In > LibrariEs)? PLLUG is good, but it is kinda skewed > towards Linux then (genuflect in the direction of > RMS). > > I was thinking it would be cool if Larry Ewing drew up > a logo for us of Tux pulling a little red wagon full > of CDs. > > Here's my take on the mission statement: > ----------------------- > The aim of Project X is to place free and open source > software on public library shelves around the world to > make it more easily available to the general public. > > Why? > 1. The aims of the Free|OSS community and public > libraries are the same: intellectual freedom. > 2. Public libraries are properly seen as an essential > element in communities, so are a logical choice for > Free|OSS advocacy. > ----------------------- > > Eh, I'm not real happy with my mission statement yet. > What do ya'll think? > > Doug, thanks again for jumping into the breech. ;) > > Reminder to those interested: this discussion will be > moved to a SourceForge mailing list as soon as it is > ready. > > John Hebert > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > -- -mat --beta.latech.edu/~abs005 --out of order
