do we have a community outreach program?

[Michael Havens]

people hear complain about the heat and I just laugh and say that
people in Florida have no idea. One of the women I know down here has
a brother that lives in Phoenix and I'm told that he says the same
thing,. It is paradise here! You sweat because of the humidity but it
is not hot here. The weather guys talk about a heat index, or what it
feels like, and I say that is Bologna. 99 degrees with the heat index
making it feel 110 does not feel like 110. it feels like 99 but your
sweat doesn't feel like an evaporative cooler.

On 7/31/15, Amy Nielsen <amyjoan48 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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 <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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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