[olug] Computers 4 Africa

Tue Nov 12 15:17:36 UTC 2002

I worked with setting up 10 computers for africa last night.  This
computer recycling warehouse (Electronic Recyclers) down on 11th street
like hamilton? has some of their computers systems set aside for CFA and
we setup a makeshift assembly line installing network cards, printers,
modems, and cdrom drives on them... with a load of Win95 and Staroffice.

This next shipment of 200 or so computers is expected to ship out in mid
December.  If you would like to help out, please email me.  I will have an
'installfest' at my garage for the next couple of mondays it sounds like,
1305 S. 55th Ave.  

I would like to send a couple systems this time, or perhaps a complete
pilot school on the next shipment with GNU/Linux systems.  Would anyone
else be willing to help me out with this... getting an easy-to-use and
maintain standard system load ready?  This could be a project for the next
shipment, the group could sponsor a school out in Africa.  Refer to my
links below for some info.  I'm ready to use GNU/Linux, and
opensource/free software to help save the world!  Anyone want to join me? 
=)

peace
Brian

ps
also - please tell your business and companies to consider donating or
selling (for a small price, $10/system?) their old but usable computer
systems to the 501 c non profit organization Computers For Africa.  If
nothing else, please recycle with Electronic Recyclers here in town - we
don't need ewaste. :)

On Thu, 7 Nov 2002 09:52:20 -0600
Brian Wiese <bwiese at cotse.com> wrote:

|Hey guys and gals,
|
|I just heard on public radio today (91.5fm) that this organization
|Computers 4 Africa is having a organization meeting tonight!!  Sounds
like
|fun!  They are preping computers to ship off to east Africa and help get
|their communities developed and into the information age.  If somebody
|can, please make it tonight and advocate GNU/LINUX!!!!!
| 
|     [ Tonight! ]
|Crieghton Prep Campus - 4:45pm - Thursday, Nov 7th
|7400 Western (north of dodge on 72nd street)
|Omaha, NE (sorry Lincolnites!)
|
|Use WEST main entrance of school.
|
|Website for info:
|http://www.computers4africa.org/index.htm
|
|They need more help though, technical help getting computers tested and
|rebuilt, and software loaded, and possibly even GNU/Linux??  They are
|currently shipping with licenses for Windows 95 (ugh!) that can, but I
|think the open source movement could really help this project out.  I'm
|going to try and influence them of that, but I need you're help as well! 
|They do need to be able to use the computers and perhaps email back here
|to the U.S. for tech support?  These barriers have been encountered
|before, and I think it's our turn to face them, and help out those in
|need!  (and help curb the tide on the M$ monopoly, undercut M$ and give
|people the Freedom they deserve!)
|
|If you would like to help out, please email:
|	Tim at computers4africa.org
|and let him know what talents and skills you can contribute.  I think
this
|could be a great co-project for the OLUG and ACM chapters here in the
|area.  What do you think?
|
|GNU/Linux and Free Software/Open Source software can provide everything,
|from the infrastructure, to the servers and desktops, everything... I
|think you know this though. 
|
|some more links of info:
|
|http://k12os.org/
|
|Radio E-mail in West Africa: The Complete Version 
|http://linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6299
|
|Ghost 4 Unix
|http://rfhs8012.fh-regensburg.de/~feyrer/g4u/
|
|Indian Government Chooses Linux for Academia 
|http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/10/14/2213222&mode=thread&tid=146
| 
|Mexican Schools Embrace Linux
|http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,16107,00.html
|
|Mexico City Says Hola to Linux
|http://wired.com/news/linux/0,1411,42456,00.html
|
|it is crucial though - we need to provide 'support'!
|
|What Happened to the Mexican Scholar Project? 
|http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/01/13/2314227&mode=thread&tid=146
|
|Open-Source Software Opens New Windows to Third-World 
|http://linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6049
|
|The Penguin Continues Its March
|http://wired.com/news/linux/0,1411,52863,00.html
|
|Ximian project - ease of use, and built for Mexico
|http://www.ximian.com/about_us/open/
|
|Focus: Internationalization and Emerging Markets 
|http://linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=4264
|
|
|I know theres more than this... anyone have more links?!
|GNU/Linux, Openoffice, Wireless networking...
|
|peace
|
|  Brian Wiese | bwiese at cotse.com | aim: unolinuxguru
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