Amy, you'll have to take the gauntlet as I am now in Florida. On 7/31/15, Amy Nielsen wrote: > Maybe bring up at an installfest meeting? For the record, I would volunteer > > On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 8:56 AM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> If I was still in the Phoenixarea I would be most happy too. >> Unfortunately >> I am moving out of state even in July. >> >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 8:52 AM, Keith Smith >> wrote: >> >>> On 2015-05-21 22:32, Eric Oyen wrote: >>> >>>> hmmm. thats not a bad idea. It might also be helpful to the disabled >>>> population (of which I am one, being totally blind). Since I use >>>> ubuntu with the orca screen reader here on an old toshiba laptop that >>>> was graciously donated to me by another member of plug over 7 years >>>> ago, it has been used a lot. Mostly, I use it to control the various >>>> pieces of ham radio gear I have (using the HamLib package) It also >>>> makes radio programming a bit easier when I have to use chirp (Linux >>>> is about the only environment where that program is even minimally >>>> accessible using a screen reader). btw, there is also an accessibility >>>> list over at Ubuntu where the various screen readers and how to use >>>> them are discussed. There is also the Vinux project which was >>>> specifically designed for blind computer users. >>>> >>>> >>> Very interesting. >>> >>> >>> Combine this with a community outreach program (say for big >>>> brothers/big sisters or the YMCA or the United way) and you might just >>>> start a whole new generation of Linux users (and programmers) who >>>> won't have to put up with the failing business model that is >>>> Microsoft. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Several members of the Tucson Free Unix Group converted a school to >>> Linux >>> about 15 years ago using used computers donated by one or more local >>> businesses. >>> >>> I worked in a business 17 years ago that had 650 employees. Think about >>> that. Over a 3 or 4 year period they would replace every one of those >>> computers. Those used computers still have many years of life in them >>> and >>> by replacing M$ with Linux the old computer has a new life. My >>> experience >>> is Linux needs less resources and old iron will perform decently >>> especially >>> if it is only 3 - 4 - 5 years old. I have an 8 year old box that would >>> do >>> fine running Mint. And I suspect it could do so for 5 or more years. >>> >>> I think the real issue is finding the volunteers to do all this work. >>> >>> >>> -eric (the other eric :) ). >>>> >>>> On May 21, 2015, at 4:31 PM, Michael Havens wrote: >>>> >>>> You know, thrift stores (other than goodwill) has used computers coming >>>>> out of their ears. I think we need to find a thrift store that wants >>>>> to >>>>> unload all of this used hardware for like 25 dollars apiece and put >>>>> Linux >>>>> on it and get these fully functional and modern computers out to the >>>>> people >>>>> who need them. If you buy a modern windows computer it isn't even >>>>> fully >>>>> functional unless you pay for a subscription to something. I'm partial >>>>> to >>>>> Linux Mint but that is up for debate. >>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Keith Smith >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > > > *Amy Nielsen* > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss