[GRLUG] Possibilty of creating a nonprofit orgination

[Matt Michielsen]

How about starting a non-profit to run an affordable wireless ISP?  I mean,
we could provide PC's too, but the monthly fee is what's going to turn off
people with fixed incomes.  Obviously, it would have to be a fairly limited
speed, with P2P stuff blocked.  Maybe it could even be free like Google's or
like some cities have.

-mm

On 10/24/06, Bill Littlejohn <billl at mtd-inc.com> wrote:
>
> Bill Creswell wrote:
> >
> > Let's not forget whether there is a market. I used to have P2's and
> > P3's around my house to give away, but find very few people who want a
> > computer that do not have one.
> I think this is because people tend to associate the usefulness of the
> computer with access to the internet. It is seen as a communication tool
> first and foremost. People with the disposable income for an ISP tend to
> have a computer already (new or secondhand), and those that do not -
> tend to not want one.
> I would suggest that GRLUG pc's be 'advertised' first as educational and
> fun, second as an 'easier and more secure' way to get on the internet.
> In my experience there are many kids 7-15 that are denied the computer
> time they want because their family only has one flaky Windows pc, and
> they don't want it pushed over the edge, or the parent understands how
> likely it is for their kid to get exposed to various nasties.
> I think a full Edubuntu install would work for both the family that
> wants the kids safer, and the ones who probably can't get internet
> access, but it would depend on the presentation to drive interest.
> Bill
>
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