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Linux Against Poverty: putting old computers to good use
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| We’ve written about Ken Starks in this space before and the admirable work he
| does for the HeliOS Project.
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| It’s one of those amazing Austin organizations that puts a lump in my throat
| every time I write about it. Ken and his volunteers take computers that would
| otherwise go into landfills or get donated to Goodwill, get them operational
| and donate them to needy kids, families and non-profits that are happy to
| have functioning desktop and laptop computers.
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| One thing I still hear a lot at this late date is why techies aren’t spending
| less time Twittering and more time doing things for their community. Well,
| Austin, it’s time to put up or shut up. This Saturday, you have an
| opportunity to get computers in the hands of those who need them most. Starks
| hooked up with networking guru Lynn Bender of GeekAustin and they have
| organized Linux Against Poverty.
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http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/digitalsavant/entries/2009/07/27/linux_against_p.html?cxntfid=blogs_digital_savant
Recent:
Linux Against Poverty Installfest - August 1st
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| What's even better than recycling your old computer? Donate it to a good
| cause!
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http://sxsw.com/node/1905
the home desktop, the the work station and the school desktop, oh my!
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| The Linux home desktop. This is the coveted property that untold numbers go
| home to play video and music on. Create home made birthday cards and print
| their digital photos from.
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| [...]
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| So, start the schools using OpenSource software and Linux. The students will
| be trained and proficient on it. Workplaces will buy into it to accommodate
| to meet the capabilities and experience of the incoming generations of
| skilled new workers.
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http://linuxgeeksunited.blogspot.com/2009/07/home-desktop-the-work-station-and.html
Linux Against Poverty - It is a GO
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| Quoting Helen Keller in a Linux blog may seem strange, but there are many
| parallels between this magnificent woman and Free Software/Linux. We both
| started way behind the competition with handicaps and hindrances that made it
| almost laughable that we would compete.
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| First they Ignore you
| Then they laugh at you
| Then they fight you
| Then you win...
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| Of course you can only win if you compete.
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| Common sense. And not being afraid.
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http://linuxlock.blogspot.com/2009/06/linux-against-poverty-it-is-go.html
Linux Against Poverty: The Update.
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| The date is approaching, and we’re ready to kick Linux Against Poverty into
| high gear.
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| For our friends in other cities, we’ve made a few changes. The initial Linux
| Against Poverty event will be in Austin only.
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http://linuxagainstpoverty.org/2009/06/07/linux-against-poverty-the-update/
Related:
How to Save the Amazon Forest by Sharing
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| Sharing this kind of info (a) costs *nothing* to the governments concerned
| and (b) could give this important project a big boost.
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http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2008/10/how-to-save-amazon-forest-by-sharing.html
How Linux Can Help Reduce Poverty
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| Poverty is a global problem, which is not limited to third world developing
| countries. Even mature developed nations like United States has ~18% poverty
| rate. There are many reasons and causes of poverty, which includes but not
| limited to, natural disasters, war, disease, politics, religion, and
| over-population and so on and so forth. Some of these causes are beyond our
| control while others are beyond our means. There is no single factor that can
| totally eliminate poverty, even the almighty latest Linux Kernel release; but
| many ideas and anti-poverty initiative can come together to reduce the causes
| of poverty.
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http://www.linuxhaxor.net/2008/10/12/how-linux-can-help-reduce-poverty/
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