do we have a community outreach program?

[Amy Nielsen]

Maybe bring up at an installfest meeting? For the record, I would volunteer

On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 8:56 AM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> 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 <techlists at phpcoderusa.com>
> 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~(-:
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