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Re: [PLUG] Community Service Project
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OK, I'm interested. A weekend loading up computers for a good cause
sounds like a good weekend.
My only concern is whether this installfest will be held somewhere I can
get to sans auto.
On Wed, 9 Jul 2003, Jon Nelson wrote:
> Fellow geeks,
>
> I need some volenteers to help me with a community service project. To
> put a Linux computer in the home of every kid in a Chester elementry
> school, which is 450 students. If this works, I will try to do other
> schools as well.
>
> Here is the basic plan:
>
> There is a local non-profit that recycles computers
> (http://www.teamchildren.com) and sells them at low cost ($50-$150) to
> economically challenged families. They currently have 2000 computers
> available. I also have a friend that is a grade school teacher in Chester
> City who's students come from economically challenged families. I would
> like to get the computers to the school/children at no cost, but running
> Linux of course. The computers are currently sold with win98. Putting
> Linux on the boxes would give the kids and their families a better leg up
> and not have to worry about being strapped with an antiquated, substandard
> OS. I am currently working on corporate sponsors to pay for the computers
> and Linux distros to provide the OS (and maybe some funds too).
>
> This is where PLUG comes in...I was hoping to recruit as many people as
> possible to install Linux on all the boxes. I'm hoping the majority will
> have the same hardware, which would make this decidedly less difficult.
> As far as time frame, I don't have one. I'm just trying to gauge the
> level of cooperation I can muster.
>
> Ideas and suggestions are welcome!
>
> TIA,
>
> Jon
>
>
> --
> Trooper Jon S. Nelson, Linux Certified Admin., CCNA
> Pa. State Police, Bureau of Criminal Investigation
> Computer Crimes Unit
> Work: 610.344.4471 Cell/Page: 866.284.1603
> jonelson@state.pa.us
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