[dundee] A call to action... Seeding Dundee!

[Rick Moynihan]

Ok, that makes 8 of us in so far... with Magnus sounding his support
on the T-lab list also...

Nick, can we add this onto the agenda for tomorrows meeting?

Eight people's a good start, but I'm sure we can do better... Who else
is up for helping out?  Either on the day or in preparation?

R.

On 24 February 2010 13:14, Axel <newsletter at axelbor.de> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> can assist by 4 and 5
>
> Axel
>
>
> Quoting gordon dunlop <zubenel at fedoraproject.org>:
>
>> On 23 February 2010 23:49, Rick Moynihan <rick.moynihan at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Okay as mentioned on the other thread [1] I like many others on this
>>> list have dozens and dozens (possibly a hundred or so) Linux
>>> Magazines...
>>>
>>> Though they've all been read, their value to me is wasted as they sit
>>> gathering dust, and unlike most technology magazines, the articles in
>>> Linux magazines stay relevant for many, many years.  Despite Linux's
>>> pace, an article on bash scripting written in 1995 is likely as
>>> relevant and useful then as it is today.
>>>
>>> Like it or not Linux Magazines, with their how-to guides on Linux,
>>> Unix, BSD, Free and Open Source Software, Programming and Hardware
>>> Hacking currently represent the ONLY mainstream form of the hobbyist
>>> computer market.
>>>
>>>  "In the 1980s, you could look up from your Commodore 64, hours after
>>> purchasing it, with a glossy feeling of empowerment, achieved by the
>>> pattern of notes spewing from the speaker grille in an endless loop.
>>> You were part of the movement to help machines sing! You were a
>>> programmer!"  _why the lucky stiff
>>>
>>> Instead children today are introduced to a world of proprietary
>>> systems, appliances which are not only locked down, but who's
>>> development tools are commercial or proprietary...  The hobbyist
>>> computing environment which led to the birth of Personal Computing and
>>> much of the innovation we see on the Internet is under increasing
>>> threat.
>>>
>>> This *NEEDS* to be addressed, as it's an issue we all care about!!
>>> It's not even a Linux or Free Software issue, it's a more fundamental
>>> educational one!  For this reason, I'd happily hand out the odd M$ rag
>>> if it had a high density of good hobbyist computing articles in it
>>> (but in my experience they don't).
>>>
>>> THE PROPOSAL
>>> -----------------------
>>>
>>> 0) Gather a large supply of donated Linux Magazines.  (I alone have
>>> got about 2 or 3 foot of them!)
>>>
>>> 1) Print off some fliers for the LUG/Linux-Society.
>>>
>>> 2) Promote this in advance on the web and try to get some press
>>> publicity before hand.
>>>
>>> 3) Find and agree upon a suitable weekend....  I suggest one within
>>> the next 2 months!
>>>
>>> 4) Show up in force in the town centre, and give the magazines to
>>> anyone who wants them...  (Preferably kids).
>>>
>>> 5) Take lots of photos
>>>
>>> 6) Publish the photos on the blog, further promoting the cause.
>>>
>>>
>>> THE BIG QUESTIONS
>>> --------------------------------
>>>
>>> 0) Who's joining me?
>>>
>>>   I will be there.
>>
>>
>>> 1) Who else is joining me?
>>>
>>> 2) Who's got the penguin suit?
>>>
>>> 3) Who's willing to donate magazines?
>>>
>>>   Good excuse to clean out the garage, I have plenty of Linux magazines to
>> donate.
>>
>>
>>> 4) When shall we do it?
>>>
>>>  A weekend when the weather forecast says it will be sunny.
>>
>>
>>> [1] http://mailman.lug.org.uk/pipermail/dundee/2010-January/007126.html
>>>

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