Apologies all.  I have comitted a cardinal sin by not specifying that this
> > Cheers All for your words of wisdom.
> > I came across this which has worked a treat:-
> So why did you waste the time of those who looked
> up Linux-related info for you?  If you said that it
> was for Windows, you'd probably have gotten both
> more relevant answers and flames for asking this on

URL: http://boingboing.net/#85481566
Date: Not supplied
Great article on a group of East Bay activists who rehab junk computers, using
semi-skilled volunteers who train other semi-skilled volunteers. The resulting
computers are sent to the developing world for activist use.
For the Amazonian villages where there's no electricity or where phone
lines are scarce, the activists plan to set up free computer labs in the
nearby cities. Many cities already have commercial Internet cafes, but they
cost about a dollar per hour of use, Henshaw-Plath says, which is about a
day's wage for most of the population.
The IMC activists plan to ship off these computers to Guayaquil, Ecuador's
main port city, by the end of September. Because none of the computers are
being sold in Ecuador, and because they're being transferred from an
American nonprofit to an Ecuadorian one, the activists won't be charged any
international shipping duties on the computers. "It's what you call real
free trade," says Eddie Nix.
Link[1] Discuss[2] (_Thanks, Markoffcharney!_)
[1] http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/09/23/antiglobal_geeks/index.html
[2] http://www.quicktopic.com/boing/H/gSpjZZSBcWc84

URL: http://scriptingnews.userland.com/backissues/2002/09/23#When:8:59:58PM
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 03:59:58 GMT
"rssflowersalignright"I've gotten to know Phil Ringalda over the last few weeks
in all the discussions about RSS 2.0, and I like him, and would like to work
with him in the future. I don't say that lightly. This evening he posted a note
[1] on his weblog that he was giving up trying to get RDF to make sense inside
RSS. As I read his essay I could feel two-plus years of exhaustion overwhelm
me. I found myself writing a comment after his essay saying, among other things
"RSS is not a brilliant format. It is a compromise. It is for syndicating news
feeds. That's all it is for, for the 18,000th time." It's time for RDF to pack
its bags and leave. RSS deserves some dignity, as does RDF. Emphatically, once
and for all, they are not the same thing. Peace be with you RDF. Leave RSS
alone. Thank you.
[1] http://philringnalda.com/archives/002330.php