[GLLUG] Linux from the Library

[Chick Tower]

I like your idea a lot, Rick.  But CDs from Canonical come in nice 
packages, so I think we should investigate both options.  I'll try to 
contact someone in the library (via e-mail, since I'm in St. Louis for 
another week) to see if they are amenable to having Linux CDs available 
in their branches.  Can someone with an account that allows you to order 
Ubuntu CDs check to see if they will provide CDs to an interested public 
library system?  I don't mean order the CDs right now, just e-mail them 
to ask the question.  Perhaps, with just this little bit of exposure to 
FLOSS, we can persuade the library to save some money by dropping at 
least some MS licenses.

Clay, does the burn box count the number of CDs burned?  Did it count 
them when it was placed in Gone Wired?  If so, do you know how many CDs 
were burned there?

                                Chick


Richard Houser wrote:
> Chick,
> 
> I really like your idea, but I think we might be able to do one better 
> with only minor cooperation from the Library.
> 
> What would you all think about scrapping together enough parts to build 
> a burn box or two?  I would certainly volunteer some hardware and a 
> little time to drop in a few times a year to keep the distributions up 
> to date.  If a few others were willing to do the same, we could provide 
> a monthly update (or more often if basic net access was provided to the 
> machines).
> 
> Chick Tower wrote:
>> Here's an interesting idea, somewhat related to Software Freedom Day.
>>
>> http://blog.lobby4linux.com/index.php?/archives/318-So-This-Penguin-Walks-Into-The-Library....html 
>>
>>
>> Perhaps we could set up CADL with an on-going subscription (if they 
>> have such a thing) for Ubuntu CDs.
>>
>>                                Chick