Follow-up to Linux around the world: one of the awards presented Tuesday night was for a school teacher migrating their NT servers to Linux because of the cost & stability. There was also mention of extensive use of Linux in China because it can run successfully on a $50 386 box. (monitor, keyboard, mouse - extra). Kathy > Kathy E. Gill > > > > ---------- > From: Rainmaker[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Hi: > > This came in on the New List list. FWIW. > > George > > > > Linux Without Borders > > > >This E-list is dedicated to discussion and implementation of the > >vision that in countries whose citizens are not yet rich enough > >to own Personal Computers(PCs), computers must be *shared*; and > >that the way to enable sharing while preserving individual > >privacy is to install Linux, a multi-user, multi-tasking > >operating system, on PCs owned cooperatively, or by businesses. > > > >This will enable citizens to establish their own accounts on a > >commonly owned, or rented, computer, where they can do all the > >things that citizens of wealthier countries can do: write, do > >accounts, and -- perhaps most important -- use "their" computer > >to communicate with other people, in their own country and > >throughout the world. > > > >To subscribe, send E-mail to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >with the following line in the body of the message: > > subscribe linux-without-borders > > > >For further information, send E-mail to: > > Alan McConnell ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) > > > >(Acknowledgement: The name "Linux Without Borders" was suggested > >by Eric S. Raymond) ____________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Join The NEW Web Consultants Association FORUMS and CHAT: Register Today at: http://just4u.com/forums/ Web Consultants Web Site : http://just4u.com/webconsultants Give the Gift of Life This Year... Just4U Stop Smoking Support forum - helping smokers for over three years-tell a friend: http://just4u.com/forums/ To get 500 Banner Ads for FREE go to http://www.linkbuddies.com/start.go?id=111261 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
