George wrote:
For an SDCS charity project we could make Linux starter kits that would
have a CD or DVD and some printed documentation. We could give/loan/sell
them to libraries, churches, library friends clubs, senior centers, etc.
Okay, but why duplicate all that effort?
Maybe the starter kits could be as simple as an Ubuntu CD and a few
explanitory pages. I don't see why the library should have a limited
supply of expensive books for specific distributions when they can have
an essentially unlimited supply of our inexpensive starter kits.
Unless they have changed their policies Ubuntu will give you
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There are a lot of details to work out...
Not so much. The universal question is do you give away dead trees along
with the CD's or? Realistically humans do not do well without something
to hold when they are learning. Part of the reason the paperless office
will never be.
Do we want to invest the time and money to make the starter kits look
more like a real book?
Other than the cosmetic effect what purpose does it serve?
Will they actually get used?
They might if a cadre of Linux savy folks offered to hand-hold would-be
beginners. Linux has come a very long way from the days when you had to
knows refresh rates on your monitor just so you could configure
X-windows. And Ubuntu has made things as painless as they know how but
it is still daunting for beginners.
How can we get some assurance that the librarian won't just toss them?
Show that you are invested. Join Friends of the Library. Offer to help
out at the library. They need people who have time to invest in reading
programs for small children and tutoring/mentoring bright young kids who
might not have the resources you did when you were growing up.
Librarians serve the whole community with their library. Help them be
successful and they will champion what you are interested in.
Rick
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