Lan Barnes wrote: > On Sat, December 16, 2006 10:42 am, Neil Schneider wrote: >> Carl Lowenstein wrote: >>> In case you forgot, there is an Linux InstallFest here at the National >>> City Adult Center today. Three people are here to help you, nobody >>> has yet showed up to be helped. > > I wish I could be there. I have pent-up questions on problematic machines, > and wish I could pack the whole bunch up and get installfest help. > > Unfortunately, every damn month, my other life intrudes. I either have to > ditch this pesky family or find another way to get the support I crave. > >> Sorry I can't be there today. Maybe we should discuss cutting back on >> the number of Installfests we have in the new year, or come up with a >> strategy to reinvigorate them. >> >> We were having a discussion about collecting computers and offering >> them free, preinstalled with Linux to people who normally couldn't >> afford a computer. I suggested that we might want to offer a series of >> classes to train the recipients as a prerequisite of receiving the >> computer. Perhaps we can work out a cooperative arrangement with the >> National City Adult Education Center. >> >> I'd like to continue to discuss this on the steering list. > > I think that's a great idea. I wonder how I can help, considering my poor > attendence to KPLUG in general these days.
Here's an idea. I know that Operation Home Front accepts computer donations. There are quite a few junior military that can't afford a computer or basic stuff. Yes, I know, it's hard to believe that they don't make that much money. Anyway, I suspect they wipe these machines, re-install windows or whatever on them and kick them out the door. Usually the spouse is deployed and Operation Home Front will see the wife/kids up with a computer to keep in touch via email. I keep thinking Ubuntu would be perfect for this, and 3 months into a deployment she wouldn't have a spyware ridden and screwed up machine. Mark -- Mark Wolfe Lakeside, Ca. http://www.wolfenet.org gpg fingerprint = 42B6 EFEB 5414 AA18 01B7 64AC EF46 F7E6 82F6 8C71 As usual, this being a 1.3.x release, I haven't even compiled this kernel yet. So if it works, you should be doubly impressed. (Linus Torvalds, announcing kernel 1.3.3 on the linux-kernel mailing list.) -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-steer
