Of Kids and Linux
LinuxWorld is planning a good old-fashioned install-fest for their San Francisco conference. And if you have an old PC or can bluff your way through an Ubuntu install, you're invited to participate. More information at Untangle's site, who is sponsoring the event.
Oh, and this event is being run by sensible professionals, so it isn't organized like a hippie carnival where they have to shake people down for money and start fights with everybody. Unlike certain other parties ("Ah-lindepen-choo! Ah-dence08-choo! 'scuze me") whom I won't mention.
The minimum requirements for hardware are a Pentium 3, 256MB RAM, and 20GB hard drive, so really any hunk of circuit boards you've acquired in the past decade should work - although speaking from my own experience I'd recommend a beefier system for Ubuntu. After the install, the machines will be donated to school kids.
Ah, the kids! God bless the younger generation. That is the hope for Free and Open Source Software. Those of you who are parents or teachers will know what I mean. Children and young adults, unlike their older counterparts, have less resistance to trying new things.
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