New Blog

Hi folks,

Welcome to my new blog. The aim of this blog is to record the progress of a project I am involved with which aims to help bridge the digital divide and get computer suites based on Linux into small Community Centres in the Devon & Cornwall area.

Now some of you reading this may be wondering what Linux is, well rather try and explain what it is, it might be a good idea for you to check out the rather good articles here.

Now there have been a few discussions on the Devon & Cornwall GNU/Linux User Group mailing list about suitable locations where the members can meet up, discuss things to do with Linux and Free Software and optionally hold talks, demonstrations and install days. Now during the discussions ideas have been chucked around about helping provide computers running Linux to local community centres and other organisations. Part of the aims of this is to provide access to the Internet and e-mail to visitors of these centres, promote the use and benefits of Free and Open Source Software and to make use old older machines that normally would end up in land fill.

So, watch this space for more information about the current project which is starting to take shape and further posts about how we got to this point.