Checking email in Albuquerque via AOhell: We don't have to have $PROJECTNAME.org for a website. We can easily do all kinds of acronyms. Let's not worry about domain names right now and concentrate on getting the project going.
Just a suggestion. John Hebert --- Doug Riddle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I couldn't find a variation that wasn't taken. > > > --- mat branyon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com
