<div>Hi everyone,</div><div><br></div><div>This message was mistakenly sent to the partimus board mailing list, but even though this isn't local I think the work of other organizations (and our own Board member Beth Lynn!) would be interesting to our community, so forwarding here :)</div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: Dave Sevick <<a href="mailto:sevick@computereach.com">sevick@computereach.com</a>><br>To: <a href="mailto:mak@davesevick.com">mak@davesevick.com</a><br>
Cc: <br>Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 23:24:54 -0500<br>Subject: Edubuntu Linux is launched at ComputeReach on March 6, 2012<br><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div>ComputeReach begins a new chapter to add to our Apple recycling success:</div>
<div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:22px">Edubuntu Linux</b> on recycled PCs for use in under-resourced communities.</div><div><br></div><div><img height="250" width="195" src="cid:E15C7EC8-B066-4990-A41C-DDF08BC9E4DE@zoominternet.net"></div>
<div>Linux enthusiasts from:</div><div><br></div>Pittsburgh, Massachusetts, China, Connecticut, Delaware, Seattle, Harrisburg PA, Arnold PA, Jacksonville FL, Detroit MI, Fort Wayne ID, England, and Burundi .... all gathered at ComputeReach warehouse at Construction Junction to launch the Edubuntu Linux program.<div>
<br></div><div>Please see this short video and photos of the event:</div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:19px"><b><a href="http://youtu.be/J_zFH1OxAuE?hd=1" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/J_zFH1OxAuE?hd=1</a></b></div>
<div><br></div><div>A special shout out to <b>Beth Lynn Eicher </b>( now living in Chicago )  for all her help getting the Linux program running, as she could not be there in person on March 6 for our launch.</div><div><br>
</div><div>Another <b style="font-size:17px">posthumous credit to Dave Nolder from Goodwill</b> for helping us begin this entire process back in 2010.  We sadly lost Davey in a car accident in April 2010 and we still miss him ... and give much of the honor of this day to him for his vision of Open Source Software on recycled Intel-based computers for under-resourced communities.</div>
<div> </div><div><b style="font-size:18px">18 volunteers</b> from several organizations gave 3 hours of their personal time to participate and evaluate our Linux computer imaging processes:</div><div><br></div><div><b>Google Pittsburgh</b> - <a href="http://www.google.com/corporate/pittsburgh/" target="_blank">http://www.google.com/corporate/pittsburgh/</a></div>
<div><br></div><div><b>Western PA Linux Users Group</b> - <a href="http://www.wplug.org/wiki/Main_Page" target="_blank">http://www.wplug.org/wiki/Main_Page</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Goodwill of Southwestern PA</b> - <a href="http://www.goodwillswpa.org/" target="_blank">http://www.goodwillswpa.org/</a></div>
<div><br></div><div><b>ActionCoach Business Coaching</b> - <a href="http://www.actioncoach.com/kensevick" target="_blank">http://www.actioncoach.com/kensevick</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>ComputeReach</b> - <a href="http://computereach.com/" target="_blank">http://computereach.com/</a></div>
<div><br></div><div><b>South Park School District</b> - <a href="http://www.edline.net/pages/South_Park_School_District" target="_blank">http://www.edline.net/pages/South_Park_School_District</a></div><div><br></div><div>
<b>Springline Technologies</b> - <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/maxgelman" target="_blank">http://www.linkedin.com/in/maxgelman</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Unisys</b> - <a href="http://www.unisys.com" target="_blank">http://www.unisys.com</a></div>
<div><br></div><div><b>University of Pittsburgh School of Computer Science</b> -  <a href="http://www.cs.pitt.edu/" target="_blank">http://www.cs.pitt.edu/</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>La Roche College</b> - <a href="http://www.laroche.edu/majors/computer-science/graduates.htm" target="_blank">http://www.laroche.edu/majors/computer-science/graduates.htm</a></div>
<div><br></div><div><b>Pittsburgh Apple Users Groups</b> - <a href="http://pghmac.com/iWeb/Home/Home.html" target="_blank">http://pghmac.com/iWeb/Home/Home.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Firth Consulting</b> - <a href="http://www.firthconsulting.com" target="_blank">http://www.firthconsulting.com</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>Thank you all for your concentration in this  <b style="font-size:17px">short "think tank" session</b> to help us launch a great <b>open source technology outreach movement</b> here in Pittsburgh on March 6, 2012.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Dave </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div>
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