Well enjoy Florida! Okay, I will do my best. I had my ankle fused in May and next week will start physical therapy, and hopefully I will be good to drive in a couple weeks. As soon as I am able to drive, I will go to the next installfest. Is there anyone else you have been talking about this with that I should talk to? Well good luck, Florida has to be better than Arizona summertime! Amy On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 3:44 AM, Michael Havens wrote: > 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 > -- *Amy Nielsen*