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*