[vox-outreach] Article: 'Linux in action: A public library's success story'

[Jonathan Stickel]

Richard Crawford wrote:
> Bill Kendrick said:
> 
>>Linux in action: A public library's success story
>>Newsforge, Wednesday May 05, 2004
>>
>>  http://www.newsforge.com/os/04/05/03/1520209.shtml
> 
> 
> [snip]
> 
> 
>>Considering the state of the Davis Public Library's computers (pop-up
>>ads come up, computers crash and are unusable, etc.), I'd love for us to
>>try to convince Yolo County to consider Open Source alternatives! :^)
> 
> 
> I sent a copy to the librarian in Dixon, where I'm on the Library
> Commission.  I'm planning on building a "proof of concept" box out of
> LuMiX if the library can spare me an old computer.
> 
> 
Why build Linux from scratch, or use some low-profile distribution? 
Bill has shown it to be possible to build a secure kiosk with Debian, 
and I'm sure gentoo would fit the bill as well.

I have a 333mhz computer I'd like put to good use.  This project is as 
good as any.  In fact, I am would be very willing, and excited, to help 
with a Linux project in either a library or a school.  I feel both 
publicly funded institutions should be socially obligated to use open 
source.

Jonathan