[Wolves] Re: Wolves Digest, Vol 3, Issue 1

[david]

Si Griffiths wrote:

>On Wednesday 08 Oct 2003 7:49 pm, Howard Berry wrote:
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>>I am drawn to Linux from socio-political reasons 
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>yeah that were what got me into it an all - I ain't a 
>programmer either (holds a slight interest for me but 
>seriously don't think it's ever gonna be a path that i go 
>down) done a bit of multimedia type stuff but pretty basic 
>really - however the implications of communal working & 
>free sharing of information in the times of acts such as 
>the RIP one (it's MY information & you gonna have to pay ME 
>a load a dollar if you wanna use it, or even just look at 
>it) are of immense import both politically and socially. 
>When i think of those linux equals communism scare stories 
>it just makes me laugh - that in itself would be enough to 
>get me to use it (not that I consider myself to be a 
>communist)
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>basically i've been using mandrake as my first choice 
>desktop/os for about a year now & only use windows when 
>neccessary - this is increased by the fact that i can at 
>times be a lazy linux boy - but then when i do find the 
>time to get stuck in and solve problems - i really enjoy 
>it. The socio-political aspects are for me at the heart of 
>what we're currently trying to achieve with A2RT - mine & 
>steve's computer recycling/linux propagating organisation - 
>& it seems to be going well - there's a possibility (but 
>only a possibility at this stage) that come next year we 
>may be putting recycled computer running linux into 
>literally thousands of homes in Brum - which will be well 
>wicked if it happens.
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>laters
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>Vinnie
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"computer recycling/linux propagating organisation"

<sits upright with twinkly eyes>

need any help?

i'm up for anything that propogates linux, and currently have a fair amount of time free

nux