http://www.newsforge.com/software/03/12/14/1545216.shtml
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Editor's note: Bob Kerr has tackled an important task: Making open source software available through local libraries. He's been extremely successful at doing it. But that's not all. He has also written a Howto on the subject so that others can follow his lead. We invited Bob to do a commentary on the subject for NewsForge, and he has graciously accepted. If you are looking for a way to help spread open source software to those still on the wrong side of the digital divide, Bob writes with intimate knowledge of one way you can do just that.
Why are open source CDs not available in libraries for borrowing? The answer is because no one has asked librarians why.
I have been spending the last six months working to get the first open source or free software CDs available in libraries as lending CDs. I have now succeeded; 415 public libraries out of a possible 507 have accepted them in Scotland.
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