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DATE | 2003-06-19 |
FROM | From: "Rene Ferrer"
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SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] Gnome.org press release
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From owner-hangout-desteny-at-mrbrklyn.com Thu Jun 19 14:25:39 2003 Received: from www2.mrbrklyn.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mrbrklyn.com (8.12.3/8.11.2/SuSE Linux 8.11.1-0.5) with ESMTP id h5JIPd8m025700 for ; Thu, 19 Jun 2003 14:25:39 -0400 Received: (from mdom-at-localhost) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.12.3/8.12.3/Submit) id h5JIPc6T025699 for hangout-desteny; Thu, 19 Jun 2003 14:25:38 -0400 X-Authentication-Warning: www2.mrbrklyn.com: mdom set sender to owner-hangout-at-www2.mrbrklyn.com using -f Received: from hotmail.com (bay2-f52.bay2.hotmail.com [65.54.247.52]) by mrbrklyn.com (8.12.3/8.11.2/SuSE Linux 8.11.1-0.5) with ESMTP id h5JIPc8m025694 for ; Thu, 19 Jun 2003 14:25:38 -0400 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 19 Jun 2003 11:28:36 -0700 Received: from 67.84.234.222 by by2fd.bay2.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Thu, 19 Jun 2003 18:28:35 GMT X-Originating-IP: [67.84.234.222] X-Originating-Email: [ferrer_rene-at-hotmail.com] From: "Rene Ferrer" To: hangout-at-nylxs.com Subject: [hangout] Gnome.org press release Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 18:28:35 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 19 Jun 2003 18:28:36.0404 (UTC) FILETIME=[98D8C740:01C33690] Sender: owner-hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Rene Ferrer" List: New Yorker GNU Linux Scene Admin: To unsubscribe send unsubscribe name-at-domian.com in the body to hangout-request-at-www2.mrbrklyn.com X-Evolution: 000007ce-0000 X-Keywords: X-UID: 13215 Status: RO Content-Length: 1243 Lines: 41
SWEEPING INITIATIVE PUTS 80,000 COMPUTERS RUNNING GNOME INTO STUDENTS' HANDS
http://www.gnome.org/pr-extremadura.html
*Eighty Thousand* computers gentlemen. Is there any way that we can attempt such an outrageous thing here in the US?
let's see... if we order 80,000 cheap Walmart systems, or we bought in bulk from any of our favorite Taiwan suppliers at about $180.00USD each:
180*80,000=14,400,000
or at an even $400 with a cheap LCD monitor ($174) plus shipping and installation:
400*80,000=32,000,000
It begs the question: What's 32 million bucks to the US Government? How come we can't get 32 million dollars from the State government? It's a drop in the bucket when all is considered...
And NYLXS keeps $50 from each PC donated for operating expenses, installation, storage, etc.
50*80000=4,000,000
that's four million dollars... You can get your own building... 'nuff said.
RF
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