[LUAU] regarding HOSEF mtgs (was: Personal Touch Computers)

[Hawaii Linux Institute]

Michael_Bishop/FARRINCS/HIDOE at notes.k12.hi.us wrote:

>LTSP Mtg was at 1pm and the Org Mtg was at 4pm. The building was not open
>until 12:45pm because I became unavoidably delayed at work. Normally I open
>up the building 30 minutes before any HOSEF mtg.
>
>Michael
>

Last Saturday was the only time I was able to try to attend any hosef 
mtg and I felt sorry that I didn't wait long enough until the door to open.

I will be out of town in the next few weeks.  During this trip, I will 
be talking to several friends who are with one of the largest notebook 
PC makers in the world.  They are very interested in Linux, but, just 
like everyone else, don't know how and where to start.  (Information 
abounds, but the useful one is always missing.)

This brings up the subject of hosef.  I am sure hosef is doing a great 
job, but I always wonder whether it should break out from the cocoon of 
placing too much resource, though still very limited, on revamping used 
hardware.  Of course, this is a very honorable thing, but I just thought 
perhaps we should also focus on other avenues with more definitive goals 
of making it less painful for businesses to adopt Linux?

I suspect these subjects must have been discussed at hosef mtgs.  This 
(i.e., ignorance) is one of the main perils of living (only) in a cyber 
world.  wayne