Linux wrote:
> 
> John,
> 
> Excellent idea!
> 
> One thing I'm thinking is that free software could be deployed with no help
> from the public for the $172 million a year cost.  I know you want to
> transfer these funds to other programs that is why the volunteers.
> 
> Several years ago I read an article that Sun was going to make Star office
> an Internet application.  If this is their goal maybe they would do the job
> for less. Much less.  maybe even free! This same article said that Sun
> wanted to position Star Office to steal market from M$.  M$ Office is a real
> cash cow for M$ according to that article.
> 
> Maybe you could contact Sun and get some help there?

running around and getting something like this coordinated is NOT
something I'll have time for (I'm in the middle of a *concurrent*
masters in CS and Ecology).  There are a fure things I can do however,
or should I say that I have done for so many years that I can nearly do
it in my sleep like running a silk screen)...

> *_Another resource is_*
> 
> Harry McGregor, CEO, Co-Founder
> Hmcgregor@osef.org, (520) 661-7875 (CELL)
> Open Source Education Foundation, http://www.osef.org
> 
> Harry and several people have established Linux in one of the schools in
> Tucson.  This is an example of what can be done right here is our own back
> yard.

Another is:

Angles Acts of Kindness
Sandra Sandien, Founder
3213 Montreal NE
Albuquerque, NM 87801 
(505) 296-8896

One of Angles missions is education.  She is also the person who has old
machines referbished through her non-profit/non-tax group and given to
underprivleged/needy.  She might well be interested in helping with the
non-technical end. 

  EBo --