[SC.LUG] Re: [linux-users] Re: Infopoints

[Richard Smedley]

Jono Bacon wrote:

>Hi Richard,
>
>I have marked you down for the Manchester fair. Do you
>have people who can you out with this?
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>I am going to be arranging dates next week.
>
>  Jono
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Hello Jono,

I'm unavailable 'til after 3rd of May - I take it you weren't
planning on anything that soon? I should be around to
talk dates, though. :)

I've cc'd this to Mcr and Cheshire groups, to see who wants
to come along - everyone welcome ;-)

- Richard

[apologies for not snipping the post below, but it is otherwise only
available in the password-protected Mcr archive, so I've left it in
for the SC.LUG subscribers]

>--- Richard Smedley <richard.smedley03 at ntlworld.com>
>wrote:
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>>Dr A V Le Blanc wrote:
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>>>Jono Bacon http://www.jonobacon.org) has sent
>>>the following message.
>>>
>>>    -- Owen
>>>    LeBlanc at mcc.ac.uk
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>>>
>>>I have struck a deal with Northern Computer Markets
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>>to
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>>>provide a free space for advocating Linux to
>>>      
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>>computer
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>>>fair visitors. This free space will be given at
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>>every
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>>>computer fair that they run, once a month. I have
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>>also
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>>>got some coverage of this in Linux Format and I
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>>think
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>>>it could really be a great opportunity for true
>>>advocacy of Linux to regular people.
>>>
>>>To get the project of to a flying start we need
>>>volunteers to run some infopoints. We need
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>>volunteers
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>>>for the following areas:
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>>>- Birmingham
>>>- Leeds
>>>- Bradford
>>>- Manchester
>>>- Hull
>>>- Doncaster
>>>- Stoke-on-trent
>>>- Derby
>>>- Nottingham
>>>- Burton-on-trent
>>>
>>>(See www.computermarkets.co.uk for more details)
>>>
>>>I have created some pages about the project at
>>>http://www.jonobacon.org/infopoint/ with a simple
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>>FAQ.
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>>>If anyone is interested in getting involved could
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>>you
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>>>let me know either on this list or privately.
>>> 
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>>Hello Jono,
>>
>>I'd be interested in helping to promote Free
>>Software and
>>GNU/Linux at Bowlers and other Northern Computer
>>Markets, and I rather suspect some of the other
>>SC.LUG
>>members would to - so I've cc'd them in.
>>
>>This is a great idea, which could work well if
>>enough volunteers
>>can be found. An LTSP set-up would be ideal,
>>enabling us to cope
>>with whatever machines volunteers (or curious
>>members of
>>the public) bring along, and allowing us to present
>>the
>>possibilities of recycling old machines into use for
>>school, charities and small businesses.
>>
>>AFFS(1) should be happy to provide some information
>>leaflets
>>for this project, and we should perhaps produce some
>>with a
>>local slant. One point: you mention distributing
>>Knoppix on your
>>site. iirc Knoppix currently contains non-free
>>software - perhaps
>>we could look at the next release of Morphix, which
>>should be OK.
>>
>> - Richard Smedley
>>South Cheshire Local User Group
>>
>>(1) www.affs.org.uk - have a leaflet introducing and
>>advocating
>>Free Software
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>=====
>Jono Bacon - http://www.jonobacon.org/
>Professional Writer / Web Developer / Musician
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