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Getting Linux Into the Right Hands…

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KS
Ken Starks
Nov 8, 2010

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“1159

“That’s the number so far.

“As of today, that is the number of Linux-based computers The
HeliOS Project has placed in the homes of disadvantaged Austin
kids.

“That number will reach 1168 as this weekend comes to a
close.

“From a relative point of view, I suppose that might represent
the proverbial drop in the bucket.

“Until you consider what forming that drop entailed.

“Each of those machines represents at least 4 man hours. From
the time we receive a machine until the time we walk out of a fresh
computer install, we’ve invested a substantial amount of time into
it.”


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