Hi, I may or may not be a person they're looking for but I'm very interested.
I'm not a senior, but I'm pushing 60. I'm still considered a houseless veteran even though I've a HUD-VASH housing voucher. I've a background in computer networks, wireless, telecom and Linux, but my skills & knowledge aren't up to date as I've been out of the tech field for about 5 years now due to health issues that I've been recovering from. I'm also returning to college this fall at PCC in Computer Info Systems. Thank you, Mike Connors Sent with Proton Mail secure email. ------- Original Message ------- On Saturday, September 23rd, 2023 at 4:07 PM, Russell Senior <russ...@personaltelco.net> wrote: > Priority populations: "Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), > seniors, LGBTQIA+, immigrants and > refugees, houseless or housing insecure, foster youth, domestic > violence survivors, people impacted by > incarceration, people with disabilities, and those living in poverty" > > On Sat, Sep 23, 2023 at 3:40 PM Russell Senior > russ...@personaltelco.net wrote: > > > I'm involved with a grant funded project in which Personal Telco Project is > > to indoctrinate a few people in Community Networking serving a target > > population. We want people who are members of the target population, but in > > order to meet the project goals we feel like they need to start with a > > basic familiarity with Linux command line, since basically every part of > > the network management will require it. Our partners are concerned they > > won't be able to find anyone with the starting skills we have asked for. As > > someone for whom the Year of the Linux Desktop has been every year since > > 1993, I have trouble understanding their concern. We are only looking for a > > few people in the Portland metro area, and there are certainly a few such > > people here, it is just a matter of finding them and funneling them towards > > the entrance gate. We aren't in charge of selecting people, but given our > > partners concerns it seems appropriate to help them recruit potential > > candidates, and PLUG seems like a good place to start looking. > > > > I have thought about asking local community colleges that teach Linux > > skills. > > > > Any other thoughts? > > > > -- > > Russell Senior, President > > russ...@personaltelco.net
