I've been toying with the idea of putting together a couple basic linux boxes
with Atom boards and using them as loaners for those who can't live without.
What makes the Atom an ideal platform is the low cost and small size. People
aren't going to want to worry about plugs on a "big" PC and would rather wait
AND I don't want to create something of more value than what we have in our
hands to repair.
This gives people an oppurtunity to at least try linux. The one test system
we've done in the past was actually enjoyed by the customer who used it.
And FWIW, CBase has a couple refurbed linux systems under $100 if you know
anyone who needs something inexpensive. At least 1.4Ghz and no less than 384MB
RAM. No keyboard/mouse included (those are $25 brand new) but we do have a CRT
monitor to give away with a system if needed.
That be all,
Mr O.
--- On Mon, 2/16/09, BB <bilbobag...@gmail.com> wrote:
> From: BB <bilbobag...@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] inside NextStep
> To: "Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group" <euglug@euglug.org>
> Date: Monday, February 16, 2009, 3:33 PM
> I make a counter-proposal. Why don't WE, as a group,
> offer a program called
> * Linux Learner Loaner *(L3.) L3 could be a way to see
> what is holding
> people back from Linux migration, especially as an Internet
> appliance.
>
> Select candidates, with a emphasis on teachers, could be
> loaned a computer
> w/ KVM switch over a 90 day period. They could then see
> how to wipe via
> DBAN, load Linux, browse the web using NoScript, Web of
> Trust, etc. Throw
> in some creative programs like Lilypad and Rosegarden for a
> local music
> appreciation spin and I think we'll win over some
> people.
>
> Could be a great summer...
>
> Brian
>
>
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