Hey Joel, I took at look the Basic256 site--looks interesting. I never learned Basic myself, but I agree that learning a practical low-level programming language early on is a good way to introduce young people to the field and spark an ongoing interest in cultivating a deeper understanding of the fundamentals of computing.
One of the things I would like to see in the future is the general use of free software in school districts and classrooms, rather than the current system of corporate indoctrination with microsoft and apple products. I always wonder how my own understanding of computers would have developed had I been introduced to GNU/Linux at an early age... I also agree that there is a deep connection between mathematics and art. wayne On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 11:01 AM, < [email protected]> wrote: > Send libreplanet-discuss mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of libreplanet-discuss digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: new regional group (wayne, steve) > 2. Re: new regional group (Daniel Mart?) > 3. Regional Group(s) (Joel Kahn) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 12:49:39 -0600 > From: "wayne, steve" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [libreplanet-discuss] new regional group > Message-ID: > <CAFzuKnzbCuW3aH3Fn-A6epvq_j3CvXchPMs7PSJTOihPqpE=+a...@mail.gmail.com > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > hello? <crick chirping> > > wayne > > > > On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 12:59 PM, wayne, steve <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > hello all, > > > > i am interested in getting a free software advocacy group going in > > southern illinois. our focus would be twofold: first, we would provide > > teach-ins about various free software issues (SOPA, secure/restricted > boot, > > how to install free operating systems and use a package manager) at our > > local independent media center which is currently hosting and managed > > primarily by folks involved with our local Occupy movement (known as > Occupy > > Carbondale); second, we would provide a point-of-interaction between > > students at our local univeristy (southern illinois university > carbondale) > > and software hobbyists/professionals in the community by offering code-in > > events and promoting involvement with larger groups like freeculture.org > . > > > > i am contacting this list to seek information and guidance in developing > > this group from folks with experience. specifically, does the above > > description sound like it would be a good candidate for a LibrePlanet > team? > > if not, is anyone aware of an existing organizational model that i might > > use or are there any helpful words of advice? > > > > thanks for your time, > > > > wayne > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.libreplanet.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/attachments/20111208/a44b79b7/attachment.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:57:34 +0100 > From: Daniel Mart? <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [libreplanet-discuss] new regional group > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > You asked for experienced advice, which I don't have yet. But yes, this > mailing list has been a bit lazy lately. > > "wayne, steve" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >hello? <crick chirping> > > > >wayne > > > > > > > >On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 12:59 PM, wayne, steve > ><[email protected]>wrote: > > > >> hello all, > >> > >> i am interested in getting a free software advocacy group going in > >> southern illinois. our focus would be twofold: first, we would > >provide > >> teach-ins about various free software issues (SOPA, secure/restricted > >boot, > >> how to install free operating systems and use a package manager) at > >our > >> local independent media center which is currently hosting and managed > >> primarily by folks involved with our local Occupy movement (known as > >Occupy > >> Carbondale); second, we would provide a point-of-interaction between > >> students at our local univeristy (southern illinois university > >carbondale) > >> and software hobbyists/professionals in the community by offering > >code-in > >> events and promoting involvement with larger groups like > >freeculture.org. > >> > >> i am contacting this list to seek information and guidance in > >developing > >> this group from folks with experience. specifically, does the above > >> description sound like it would be a good candidate for a LibrePlanet > >team? > >> if not, is anyone aware of an existing organizational model that i > >might > >> use or are there any helpful words of advice? > >> > >> thanks for your time, > >> > >> wayne > >> > >> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.libreplanet.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/attachments/20111208/527570a7/attachment.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 13:10:26 -0800 (PST) > From: Joel Kahn <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > Subject: [libreplanet-discuss] Regional Group(s) > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > To Wayne: > > I'm in southwest Missouri, which isn't quite convenient to southern > Illinois; > however, if you do get something going in your area, I might be open to > making some kinds of connections. My specific field of interest at the > moment > is in using a GPL-licensed programming language . . . > > http://basic256.org/index_en > > > . . . to produce math-based artworks: > > http://www.saatchionline.com/joelkahn > > > http://joel-kahn.fineartamerica.com/ > > > If possible, I'd like my activities to get into the educational > environment and > help combat the destructively artificial barriers that too many people > think > still exist between art and mathematics. > > If any of this looks good to any of your allies, send me a message. > > Best of luck > > Joel > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.libreplanet.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/attachments/20111208/2118a4c1/attachment.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > libreplanet-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss > > > End of libreplanet-discuss Digest, Vol 24, Issue 3 > ************************************************** >
