The sound of "Operation Rolling Funder"
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| 3 weeks ago Friday, I was 3 minutes away from having one huge problem swept
| away. A friend of a friend put me in touch with an "Angel Investor". HeliOS
| Solutions is holding it's own at this point. Without any real advertising to
| speak of, we've begun to establish ourselves as a viable service.
|
| [...]
|
| Key leaders in the Linux Community have been forwarded our business and
| marketing plans and they agree that this is a fantastic idea...one that can
| make history. Oh, and let's differentiate between changing history and making
| it.
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http://blog.lobby4linux.com/index.php?/archives/441-The-sound-of-Operation-Rolling-Funder.html
And it's not just voting machines that turn to GNU/Linux. Have a look:
IT practical exam on free software platform
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| According to an official statement here, the examinations will be held from
| February 27 to March 7. The examinations will be held in the software of
| IT@School in the GNU/Linux platform.
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http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEO20080219233454&Page=O&Title=Thiruvananthapuram&Topic=0
Related:
I've just met Santa Claus.
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| His name is Ken Starks and many only know him as "helios". Ken has a popular
| blog and a cause he has given much for. As a Linux advocate, Ken has not only
| spread the word across the nation and the world about Linux, he has taken on
| the task of giving poor kids computers. He calls it by the corny name of
| Komputers4Kids but it doesn't matter how corny the name sounds, it is what he
| does that makes the difference. Ken has made a difference in the lives of
| over a hundred kids in the past year.
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http://ryansrantorama.blogspot.com/2007/12/ive-just-met-santa-claus.html
Heroes of Linux and FOSS: Ken Starks, AKA Helios
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| This seems like a good time for a Ken Starks retrospective. This is the man
| who, despite some rather gnarly health problems churns out blog entries and
| interesting Linux projects by the truckload.
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http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/93551/index.html
Major Linux Hardware Donor Is a CNN "Hero"
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| Burgett's filmed interview is currently leading a CNN contest among videos
| of 'ordinary people' whom CNN considers everyday heroes, narrowly edging out
| the video of a man who is saving gorillas from extinction.
|
| [...]
|
| Reader stefanlasiewski posted a journal article describing how,
| bewilderingly, the state of California is threatening to shut down Burgett's
| ACCRC.
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http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/02/2146230&from=rss
16,000 Linux computers delivered - for free
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| With his non-profit organization called Alameda County Computer Resource
| Center, he built up a volunteer organization, collects donated stuff from the
| companies who provide them, strips any proprietary OS and software off the
| drives, re-installs everything with Linux and free applications, and then
| gives them to schools or other not-for-profit organizations or individuals
| without too much cash.
|
| A great man with a great mission. CNN called him a hero already.
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http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/89792/index.html
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