Increasing Linux usage was: County Meeting

[Trent Shipley]

OHHH!

Now *that* is a cool idea.

I second it.

On Tuesday 09 July 2002 14:13, you wrote:
> Quoting Robert Bushman <plug@traxel.com>:
> > On Tue, 9 Jul 2002, Bill Nash wrote:
> >
> >
> > There are many targets of opportunity in Maricopa
> > County - private, public, and individual. If we
> > get the populace of Maricopa County up to 10%
> > Linux deployed on the desktop, with a 90% success
> > rate, will Maricopa be able to defend it's
> > Microsoft-centricity?
>
> I'm picking one item from this long post to comment on.
>
> 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 restrains and most of it is outdated.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.
>
> - Dennis
>
>
>
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