Thomas, I wasn't necessarily thinking from a programmer's perspective, though that was the first thought I had had.  There would indeed be many hangups to get past about differing opinions regarding a programming project.  However, the idea of a community-based outreach like Nathan had mentioned and Jason's suggestion of assisting not-for-profit organizations with getting linux set up are great ideas in my opinion. I totally agree that not everyone would be active in it, or even interested for that matter.  But, I do not believe this discussion is pointless.  Not everyone can program, sure, but not everybody has the same skills as others, either.  Combining our efforts could yield some surprising results.  So how about it.  Would the aformentioned ideas be of any interest to you?  And thanks for the responses! Regards, Dan Ryan P.S. to everyone.  Now that I type this, I do have a specific project in mind, unrelated to the community ideas.  I'm in need of a C programmer with experience in Ruby.  Please E-mail me back if you fit the bill.