do we have a community outreach program?

[Michael Havens]

Amy, you'll have to take the gauntlet as I am now in Florida.

On 7/31/15, Amy Nielsen <amyjoan48 at gmail.com> 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 <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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