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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Rob Beard wrote: > james kilty wrote: >> On Wed, 2009-05-06 at 11:47 +0100, tombrough@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >> >> >>> I didn't get kicked off as such, but they where not happy with me >>> "advertising" the Free Software Day last year. They felt that I wasn't >>> giving anything away. I pointed out that we where giving services and free >>> CD's, but the moderator was still not happy. >>> >> Interesting. I was able to advertise our 2 sessions in Penzance via the >> Penzance Freecycle on the grounds that it was a way to hold on to >> computers and reuse older ones - hence is well within the spirit of >> Freecycle - we did offer to give away copies of the install discs and >> even install for people bringing computers along. >> >> Can you makew this case? >> >> Good luck >> >> James >> >> > Well I've ordered some Ubuntu discs in preparation for the event on > Preston Green which Paul is sorting out. I'm just thinking that if > we're left over with a whole load of discs then rather than them go to > waste they would be better to go to other people who might be interested > (I've lost count on how many Ubuntu 5.04, 5.10 and 6.06 discs I still > have kicking around here). > > I do think though that it would be better to give out Ubuntu discs > rather than copies of Microsoft software and I've lost count how many > times people have asked for computer bits or given away computers or > simply asked for computers. It's a shame we can't set something up so > we can get ex-corporate computers and recycle them (I believe something > like this already happens in Cornwall, I did have a copy of an article > about it in the Western Morning News). I'd love to do something along > these lines although I wouldn't know where to start in getting funding > for such a project (I'm thinking funding for premises and staff costs). > > Rob > > There are lots of places where you can get funding for this sort of thing, or anything it seems for that matter, http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/funding-uk is one starting point, Paul - -- Paul Sutton www.zleap.net Support Open and ISO standard file formats ISO 26300 odf http://www.odfalliance.org Next Linux User Group meet :Saturday ** May 9th ** : 3pm, Shoreline Cafe Paignton Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope - Launched April 23rd, 2009 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkoCCbUACgkQaggq1k2FJq3I9QCeM99NfiWuKBugVcd9jPPX0RIx pZIAn1zqPYrFwLDMb4MJ4bynS/VIN2w+ =B341 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html