Increasing Linux usage was: County Meeting

[Matt Alexander]

On Tue, 9 Jul 2002 dennisk@sahuaro.f2s.com wrote:

> I've noticed that the Scottsdale Library has software you can check out just
> like you do a book. Obviously the selection is limited by copyright restrains
> and most of it is outdated. You can't check out M$ Office, load it on your
> computer and then return the CD two weeks later.
>
> Would this be a good way to introduce the public to Linux? What if they could
> just go to the library and check out a copy of OpenOffice and load it on their
> Windows box? ("Hey, this is cool!") And maybe find the latest Linux distros on
> the same shelf with a note that PLUG could offer install help.
>
> Now it might not be so simple as taking a load of CD's down to your local
> branch. While the library does take donations they will not guarentee that
> they will be put on the shelf.

Excellent idea, Dennis, and a nice way to get Free Software in the hands
of additional users.  Would you like to take the initiative to call
libraries and make them aware of your plan?  I'd be happy to burn zillions
of OpenOffice and Linux CDs for this project.  We should make sure to
include information about PLUG with each CD as well.
~M