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Free Geek Central Florida takes in older and/or broken computer equipment, rebuilts and refurbishes it, loads Open Source Systems and software on them, and gives them to people who can't afford computers. Our goals: Right now, we focus on the reuse part of our mission. As we grow, we'll be able ...
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Open Source, Less Labor, More Love
OStatic blogs — ... their own situations better. He observes, "Fortunately making your own world better often means making someone else’s world better too." He mentions in particular a response to a related post on open learning. Open source software has an advantage in that it runs exceedingly well on modest hardware. It likely won't make the digital divide history, but it levels the playing field, opening people to knowledge and ideas far beyond computer literacy. Free Geek Central Florida was the project Bacon specifically mentioned, but there are many ...

Open Source, Less Labor, More Love [OStatic]
GigaOM Network — ... better. He observes, "Fortunately making your own world better often means making someone else’s world better too." He mentions in particular a response to a related post on open learning. Open source software has an advantage in that it runs exceedingly well on modest hardware. It likely won't make the digital divide history, but it levels the playing field, opening people to knowledge and ideas far beyond computer literacy. Free Geek Central Florida was the project Bacon specifically mentioned, but there are many ...

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