azstrut -> free software(was Re: Waging War on Business - judo anyone?)

[minddog]

I want to bring this up again because we now have a page dedicated to AzStrut.

http://www.gnufans.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?AzStrutAgenda

Read and feel free to edit. =)  

I am also a bit mad about not being to access a linux box at asu for purposes 
in class.  Free Software shouldn't be denied access to because they let 
everyone log on as root ;X  

good day!

On Wednesday 12 February 2003 16:43, minddog wrote:
> Arrangments:
> So what do you guys think we need to arrange this "meeting"?
> I'm going to setup part of our wiki for you guys to play with ideas.
> http://www.gnufans.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?FreeSoftwareEducationalDeployment
>
> On Wednesday 12 February 2003 16:26, Jim wrote:
> > On Wed, 2003-02-12 at 16:19, Charlie Bullen wrote:
> > > Hi, Laura Hyde, who works for AZSTRUT, I think the only paid employee,
> > > came to the installfest at GCC and was quite interested in linux in
> > > general and Linux terminal server specifically. They tend to get a lot
> > > of substandard boxes that would be quite usable as terminals.
> > >
> > > I've spoken to her several times and would be glad to work on this
> > >
> > > Charlie
> >
> > Last I heard, Laura was trying to convince her boss, Ken Mystrom (I
> > think) to let us meet with him and do our song-and-dance.  If Laura has
> > his approval, we can meet with the volunteer staff at one of their
> > centers.  See how Laura wants us to proceed, Charlie.
> >
> > > On Wednesday 12 February 2003 03:19 pm, Michelle Lowman wrote:
> > > > I think this is a great idea. Would you like to draft the letter? As
> > > > soon as we have a date and location set, we can send it out. I would
> > > > like to get as many schools and educational organizations involved as
> > > > possible.
> > > >
> > > > --Michelle Lowman
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, 2003-02-12 at 14:11, minddog wrote:
> > > > > As a member of Free Software in Education, I'd like to help out
> > > > > with this.  I think we should write a letter to azstrut
> > > > > organization and speak out on the behalf of the Free Software
> > > > > community to help out. Anyone else interested?
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wednesday 12 February 2003 14:03, Plug@0x1b.com wrote:
> > > > > >  As members of PLUG this is an opportunity to use our skills -
> > > > > > and free an important charity program, and its recipients, of any
> > > > > > fear regarding a BSA Audit.
> > > > > > I am speaking of StRUTS (www.azstrut.org) which redistributes
> > > > > > used computers to schools. These computers likely do not have the
> > > > > > proper papers for any software left on them. And rather than set
> > > > > > the schools up for a problem with any BSA Audit, we should
> > > > > > replace it with free and open software and certify the computer
> > > > > > as not containing software encumbered by a BSA Audit. a charity
> > > > > > install fest anyone?
> > > > >
> > > > > regards,
> > > > > --
> > > > > --minddog( Adam Ballai )
> > > > >
> > > > > "I try to take it one day at a time, but several of them attack me
> > > > > at once." -mistyflip
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--minddog( Adam Ballai )

"I try to take it one day at a time, but several of them attack me at once."
-mistyflip