Fwd: [mdlug] Mastodon Thread asking if anyone knows: help for people install Linux on old unused computers
Someone on this list and also on the fediverse might want to mention the list: -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Mastodon Thread asking if anyone knows: help for people install Linux on old unused computers Mastodon Thread asking if anyone knows: help for people install Linux on old unused computers. I just thought this was interesting. https://social.jvns.ca/@b0rk/114949209070855062 -------- Forwarded Message --------
Which "the list" are you referring to? I got this on the GTALUG list. --dave On 8/1/25 03:24, Ron via Talk wrote:
Someone on this list and also on the fediverse might want to mention the list:
-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Mastodon Thread asking if anyone knows: help for people install Linux on old unused computers
Mastodon Thread asking if anyone knows: help for people install Linux on old unused computers.
I just thought this was interesting.
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Thanks for starting this thread Ron. I am curious if there is such an organization that does this in the GTA. It'll be great to help out charities/not for profits at least. With the end of 10 coming up in October, there may be a lot of folks who cannot afford a new Win11 PC and will as time goes by be more vulnerable to cyber threats, not to mention the e-waste produced in dumping Win10 machines. Thanks, Sam - new joiner here
Hi Ron, Would you be able to put a link here for the list you are referring to? I looked around the GTALUG but could not find something like a list of orgs that would provide help on linux installs. Thanks Sam
Sam K via Talk wrote on 2025-08-04 13:12:
Would you be able to put a link here for the list you are referring to? I looked around the GTALUG but could not find something like a list of orgs that would provide help on linux installs.
The fediverse link: https://social.jvns.ca/@b0rk/114949209070855062 Something else I stumbled across (Canada): http://lugslist.com/ctry/canada.php?lg=en Global: http://lugslist.com/
On Mon, 4 Aug 2025 at 16:35, Sam K via Talk <talk@lists.gtalug.org> wrote:
Thanks Ron!
btw -- did the Regina folks purposely pick that acronym?
Linux/Open Source Users of Regina, Saskatchewan (LOSURS) I'd say so. When I lived in central Georgia, I ran a LUG for several years called "the Central State Linux Users Group" - aka CSLUG. -- Giles https://www.gilesorr.com/ gilesorr@gmail.com
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