Re: [LINK] EverythingLinux offers Linux CDs to charities

From: Danny Yee (danny@anatomy.usyd.edu.au)
Date: Tue Jul 17 2001 - 19:55:32 EST


Robin Whittle wrote:
> Who at a charity has what it takes to negotiate the RedHat package
> selection inquisition, let alone read installation manuals, create boot
> floppies and partition hard drives?

Well, let's see... Oxfam Community Aid Abroad is pretty close to using
Linux on all our servers now. There's a rent-a-geek list set up just
for free software support of non-profits in Sydney running Linux,
helping out in places like the Nationa Parks Association.

> What are they going to tell the
> recipient when they get thrown into vi, and have no idea at all what is
> happening?
 
pico anyone? But check out the stuff at Project Computerbank
        http://www.computerbank.org.au/

Danny.



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