A Day of Discovery
Linux Against Poverty...
No one knew really what to expect.
Some, mostly out of not knowing exactly what to call it, referred to it as an install-fest. Others simply lumped it under the heading of "Charity Event".
It wasn't really either of those things...but it was all of those things and more...
The BrainChild of Linux Against Poverty is Lynn Bender, a local network and database guru. Linux Against Poverty began as a simple idea. Lynn could gain access to a corporate pool of decommissioned computers. He could rally the aid of Linux/Tech professionals in Central Texas.
His purpose? Give kids who would normally never have a computer in the home an even shot at their future.
A level playing field
A bridged Digital Divide
Pick your cliche'...
But regardless of what you call it, the goal of this global project can be found in the one-sentence phrase that defines The HeliOS Project:
"A child's exposure to technology should never be predicated on the ability to afford it."
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