[NBLUG/talk] New Linux Based North Bay Company

Daniel Packer dp at danielpacker.org
Wed Jul 9 08:18:50 PDT 2008


Dear Fellow North Bayers,

As I mentioned to some of you at last night's meeting, I'm the proud founder
of a new Linux based computer company that aims to be a model for
sustainable business in the computing industry. We've started off on the
right foot, locating our offices in the environmentally friendly Sonoma
Mountain Business Cluster in nearby Rohnert Park, and are working on putting
together our first products. We need your feedback on computers, but
especially regarding sustainable computing, and we've put together a web
survey - please give us a hand and fill it out. I know many of you are
passionate about sustainability and of course, Linux, so please let me know
if you'd like to brainstorm - we're looking for a diverse group of advisors,
as well as some exceptional hackers, designers, and business-y types. Here's
the pitch and the survey link right below. Hopefully I'll get to tell you
more about the business at the next meeting in August.

-Daniel

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Some would argue that times are changing because technology has changed so
rapidly, but in some ways technology is so very behind the times. Now that
we've seen how sending our technology jobs overseas, filling up landfills in
developing nations, overconsumption and the bottom line business model has
ravaged our economy and our environment, it's time to catch up.

We're a startup computer manufacturer that does things differently. We don't
have a bottom line, we have several bottom lines. From materials, to energy
efficiency, to toxicity and recycling, to sourcing of labor, suppliers, and
vendors, to employment practices, to technology, and more - we're focused on
being sustainable from the bottom up. While there are many companies that
market energy efficient computer products, our vertically sustainable
business model makes us unique.

Please help us make a difference for people, for the planet, and for
progress. Take the survey at the web link below, and tell us what you'd like
to see.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=rvGMljPow62Io6WBr0L9pw_3d_3d
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