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Re: [LUG] Children in need F/LOSS Install Day in devon *and* cornwall (was Children in Need Linux Install Day)

 

Ed Rackham wrote:
> * <mailto:eddster19@xxxxxxxxxxx>*Jonathan Roberts wrote:
>   
>> Aaron Trevena wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> On 07/11/06, Rob Beard <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>   
>>>     
>>>       
>>>> I have done a bit more today about the Children In Need Linux install
>>>> day idea.  I have asked one of the presenters at Gemini who owns a club
>>>> in Exeter if he could think of anywhere where we could hold an event.
>>>>     
>>>>       
>>>>         
>>> Why restrict it to just Linux?
>>>
>>> I imagine there are many more people who would be interested in trying
>>> openoffice, firefox, thunderbird, gimp, inkscape, etc on their windows
>>> or macintosh system - providing them with CDs with all the open source
>>> software they need for a small donation would surely work excellently.
>>>
>>>
>>>   
>>>     
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>> I've already got .iso images of the 'Open CD' lying around on my hard 
>> drive so I'd be happy to bring along some discs with that on, and even 
>> plenty more blank discs to burn as we need. The 'Open CD' really is a 
>> good project I think and would be a great for spreading interest, using 
>> OpenOffice.org on windows is what got me interested in GNU/Linux in the 
>> first place and could have the same effect for lots of people :-)
>>
>> As for the efforts in devon, I'd love to do what I could to help and 
>> would be quite happy to grab dvd images of OpenSuse (if people aren't 
>> still angry over the whole novell-microsoft thing), FC6, Damn Small 
>> Linux and any other distros that you might want to have around, burn 
>> them, and post them up; or anything else you might like me to try and 
>> contribute!
>>   
>>     
> I could help out by possibly donating a few hundred blank CD's or DVD's. 
> How many would you need of each, and what type (i.e. printable, 
> full-face, non-printable, doesn't matter etc...).
>
> Cheers,
>
> *Ed Rackham | EDSA Designs
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>   
Hi Ed,

I have an Epson R200 printer with one of those CISS systems so I would 
be happy to print off a load of CD labels.  Printable (either full face 
or normal printable) CDs and DVDs would be great! :-)

Rob


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