Ezekiel wrote:
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> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:2513079.dhc87Js2GY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>> New group advocates for FOSS in libraries
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> If this is the "new push" then what happened to the old push and the old
> group?
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>> | A new advocacy group, the Public Software Foundation (PSF), is working
>> to
>> | make free and open source software available to local libraries so it
>> can be
>> | checked out and used just like a book or video. The premise is simple:
>> hand
>> | out one CD and maybe you've taught one person; make it available in a
>> library
>> | and perhaps you'll reach hundreds or thousands.
>> `----
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> Make it available in a library and you won't reach many. Fact is that with
> the advent of the internet the number of people who visit a library has
> declined substantially. Years ago people would go to the library to
> research things. Today people are doing that on the internet. Despite the
> population growth, the number of people visiting libraries has fallen
> significantly.
>
> But sure... go ahead and put a pile of tux CD's in there if it makes you
> feel better.
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> ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **
Local libraries here in my locality all have internet access available for
those without broadband and free lessons available for anyone who needs it.
Unfortunately, my local council doesn't seem to get the benefits of FOSS.
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