[NBLUG/talk] OT: SoCoSA Meeting Tuesday, Apr 1: Computer Recycling

[Eric Eisenhart]

Hey NBLUGers...

Thought you might be interested in this topic.  It's one week before NBLUG
at the same location.  Start time is earlier, too.  You don't have to be a
sysadmin to show up for our meetings.

This is a speaker from the same organization that installed Linux on
hundreds of computers several weeks ago and gave them to schools.

Yes, I know our meeting is on April 1st.  It's not a joke, it's just the
first Tuesday of the month.  Don't worry, there won't be any Sardine and
Mango pizzas ordered!

Ever wondered why it can be so hard to get rid of old computers?  Got some
old equipment that you think maybe somebody could put to use but never quite
knew what to do with it?  Got a ton of ancient hardware you have to pay big
$$$ to get rid of?  This is the meeting you want to attend to learn all
about that.


Meeting Details:
  Day: Tuesday, April 1st
  Time: 7pm for speaker starting, doors open at 6 for social hour
  Pizza: show up by 6:10 to get in on order; or bring your own food
  Topic: Free Software, The Environment, Social Welfare, and the Digital Divide
  Who: James Burgett, Alameda County Computer Resource Center (ACCRC)
  Where: The usual spot; Tarsier Conference Room at O'Reilly (there's a sign!)
  URL: http://socosa.org/node/736

  James will recount the path ACCRC has taken as it’s grown in the last five
  years to reclaim and reuse computers, peripherals, and other electronic
  devices people donate. In general, ACCRC gives computers to individuals and
  worthy organizations without charge or strings. ACCRC uses Linux on the
  systems it gives away and has developed quite a bit of expertise in
  installing various Linux distros on various (old) hardware.


About SoCoSA:
  SoCoSA.org is a group of SysAdmins in Sonoma County and the surrounding
  areas. (Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Petaluma, Novato, Windsor, etc.)

  We meet the First Tuesday of each month. Meetings are at O'Reilly Media's
  offices in Sebastopol. Social hour and food at 6pm, speaker at 7pm,
  finished by 8:30pm. Meetings are open to all (you don't have to be a
  sysadmin to show up!) and free except for the pizza.  Feel free to bring
  your own food.

  URL to map to get there: http://xrl.us/u6vz
-- 
Eric Eisenhart <freiheit at SoCoSA.org>
SoCoSA Founder and President
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