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新闻来源:Solidot HeliOS Project是德州Austin的一个向孩子传授Linux教育的组织，现在它发现教室里存在一些自由软件教育需要跨越的阻碍。某天，当一个学生向他的同学们演示Linux并分发LiveCD时，他的老师走过来没收了光盘，并询问了学生，了解到HeliOS这个组织后就给其创始人Ken Starks 写了一封愤怒的邮件 ： Starks先生，我确定你在做什么！但我既不支持也不允许这种事发生在我的教室里。在这点上，我不确定你做的是否合法。没有软件是免费和自由散发的， 这种错误想法是有害的。孩子们尊重成人的指导和教诲。我会进...
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2008
2008 HeliOS Project Christmas Raffle Winners
The following people are winners of the First Annual HeliOS Project Raffle. From Larry, Tom, Bob, Darrel and myself; thank you for making this year's raffle a success. We will be able to build approximately 20 computers with what was donated during this raffle. The names of each winner will be posted here after the Twitter posts at 6 pm CST, 12/20/08. See the winners as they are drawn and posted on twitter.
look on Twitter for helios17.
You folks are a huge part of what we do and we thank you for thinking of those who cannot always provide for themselves.
As a side note, if there are any Austinites or Central Texans reading this, email me if you wish to go out on any of our HeliOS Project installs. It's not only gratifying, it's usually a lot of fun.
First Prize Winner
Clarence Beckham
Alexandria VA
Second Prize Winner
Nichole Uhlik
Austin TX
Third Place Prizes
Autographed Linux Networking Cookbook
George Socker, Owlings MD
Peregrine Concepts, Brush Creek TN
Samuel Woods, Round Rock TX
Robert Williams, Lancaster OH
"watdat", Newark DE
Lee McLain, Cuyahoga Falls OH
Mandriva 2009 Live CD w/4 gig thumb drive
Rich Bacchetta, Rochester NY
Ryan Southard, Harrisonville MO
George Gatewood, Belfast ME
John Pelrin, Carver MA
Jenny Vincin, Missouri City TX
Again, thanks to everyone who helped us get through this Christmas season. I was able to go out today and install two computers in Florence Texas that would not have been available had it not been for the fine people that entered our raffle. From my heart to yours...
Thank you.
All-righty Then
John Adam Garcia from Austin, Texas is happy with the computer he got from the HeliOS Project. We began our web presence in 2003. Ken Starks, after discovering the Linux Operating System, realized the impact it could have on the everyday computer user. He began a website called Lobby4Linux and began advocating the Linux System to anyone who was interested. In that effort, Ken realized that there were many school-aged kids that did not have computers at home. This posed a particular problem not only academically but socially as well. Ken spoke with two other military veterans/retirees and solicited their help in building computers for kids, which soon became Komputers4Kids and was later renamed as “The HeliOS Project”. With the help of Austin Texas Attorney Anthony Read, Ken is forming the HeliOS Project into a multifaceted organizationi and an official and government-recognized Non-Profit organization. Ryan Foster is one of our dedicated volunteers. He holds a second job just to help finance the HeliOS Project. Ken started the “Buckamonth” program to aid the HeliOS Project and other organizations in fund raising. The competition for charitable donations is fierce so the logic was simple. Make it easy and inexpensive for your customers and supporters to donate just a litte bit every month. That way, the charity, in this case, the HeliOS Project, has a steady stream of loyal donors who don't feel pushed to donate large amounts of money. If enough people support the effort, then the Buckamonth project will go a long way to support that effort While funding was fairly successful via donations, it did not always fill the needs of the effort. It was then that Ken realized he could start a business installing Linux on people's computers who either did not feel confident in doing it themselves or simply did not have the time. In December of 2007, with the invaluable help of Sander Marechel from the Lone Wolves Foundation, the HeliOS Solutions website was build and published to the web as http://www.fixedbylinux.com. HeliOS Solutions is now the primary funding effort for the HeliOS Project and shows promise in being used by anyone who wishes to do the same thing.MONDAY, DECEMBER 08, 2008
Linux - Stop holding our kids back
This blog is momentarily interrupted to bring you a snippet of recently received email.
"...observed one of my students with a group of other children gathered around his laptop. Upon looking at his computer, I saw he was giving a demonstration of some sort. The student was showing the ability of the laptop and handing out Linux disks. After confiscating the disks I called a confrence with the student and that is how I came to discover you and your organization. Mr. Starks, I am sure you strongly believe in what you are doing but I cannot either support your efforts or allow them to happen in my classroom. At this point, I am not sure what you are doing is legal. No software is free and spreading that misconception is harmful. These children look up to adults for guidance and discipline. I will research this as time allows and I want to assure you, if you are doing anything illegal, I will pursue charges as the law allows. Mr. Starks, I along with many others tried Linux during college and I assure you, the claims you make are grossly over-stated and hinge on falsehoods. I admire your attempts in getting computers in the hands of disadvantaged people but putting linux on these machines is holding our kids back.
This is a world where Windows runs on virtually every computer and putting on a carnival show for an operating system is not helping these children at all. I am sure if you contacted Microsoft, they would be more than happy to supply you with copies of an older verison of Windows and that way, your computers would actually be of service to those receiving them..."
Karen xxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxx Middle School
AISD
Hmmmm....
I suppose I should, before anything else, thank you. You have given me the opportunity to show others just what a battle we face in what we do. "We" being those who advocate, support and use Free Open Source Software and Linux in particular.
If you find my following words terse or less than cordial, take a breath and prepare yourself...what I have to say to you are soft strokes to your hair in comparison to what you are about to experience.
First off, if there was even the slightest chance that I was doing something illegal, it would not have been done. To think that I would involve my kids in my "illegal" activities is an insult far beyond outrage. You should be ashamed of yourself for putting into print such none sense.
And please...investigate to your heart's content. You are about to have your eyes opened, that is if you actually investigate anything at all. Linux is a free as-in-cost and free as-in-license operating system. It was designed specifically for those purposes. Linux is used to free people from Microsoft. The fact that you seem to believe that Microsoft is the end all and be-all is actually funny in a sad sort of way. Then again, being a good NEA member, you would spout the Union line. Microsoft has pumped tens of millions of dollars into your union. Of course you are going to "recommend" Microsoft Windows". To do otherwise would probably get you reprimanded at the least and fired at the worst. You are only doing what you've been instructed to do.
You've been trained well.
I don't know when you attended college Karen but the Linux of even two years ago pales in feature and ability to what there is available now...and that in turn will pale in a year's time. linux is superior to MS windows in so many ways, they are too numerous to mention here...I am weary of enumerating them. Unlike Microsoft who meters their "improvements" and then shovels them to you every five years or so for purchase; Linux releases their improvements upon their completion. We receive the newest and the best of the system when it is tested to be usable and stable. Karen, you have no idea the slavery you work under...but you don't know any better. The shame of it is, you are trapped with millions of other teachers in obeying the NEA and preaching the goodness of Windows and Microsoft. A superior, free and absolutely entertaining method of operating your computer is within reach and you are unable to grasp it.
The most disturbing part of this resides in the fact that the AISD purchases millions of dollars of Microsoft Software in a year's time when that money could be better spent on educating our children. A dedicated School Teacher would recognize that fact and lobby for the change to Free Open Source Software and let the money formally spent on MS bindware be used on our kids.
A teacher who cared about her students would do that.
That is sad past my ability to express it to you. Don't shackle your students in your prison Karen.
Now. You give that boy his disks back. Aaron is a brilliant kid and he's learned more using Linux than he ever did using Windows. Those disks and their distribution are perfectly legal and even if he was "disruptive", you cannot keep his property. I have placed a call to the AISD Superintendent and cc'd him a complete copy of your email. It looks like we will get to meet in his office when School starts again after the holiday. I am anxious to meet a person who is this uninformed and still holds a position of authority and learnedness over our children.
Ken Starks
HeliOS Solutions
All-Righty Then
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2008
New Computer Prize Draws computing Fans To Raffle
Being that times are a bit tough, it's proving increasingly difficult to meet the challenges of the Christmas Season for The HeliOS Project. As you may know, The HeliOS Project builds and gives Linux computers to disadvantaged or exceptionally promising students. Their new non profit application has been submitted and Directors have been recently named.
Welcome to the first annual HeliOS Project Christmas Raffle. We have found that people are most inclined to support an effort when we do things like this. What a great way to support a project that both aids the Linux Community and the greater community as a whole.
To date this year, we have built and placed 315 Linux computers with kids that normally would not have been able to afford a computer for their school work. Add this effort to our Linux Labs and you have a well-rounded effort that benefits everyone. Our HeliOS Project has inspired others to do the same thing in other communities and we're proud to help them any way we can.
So, what are the goodies for this year's drawing? Let's take a look.
Grand Prize
A Compaq SR5505F with Lightscribe burner and a 64 bit dual core AMD 2.2 gigger that drives the machine. It comes with one gig of ram and as you can see, it ain't too rough on the eyes. It houses a 160 gig hard drive which isn't too shabby since most of these come with half that storage. But the best part isn't what comes with the computer.
You get the privilege of utterly destroying the uber-virus known as Windows Vista (home Edition wouldn't you know...those cheap so-and-so's)
However, we do have folks entering the drawing that are not particularly Linux fans. You are more than welcome to leave Vista on there...we don't know why you would but hey...we aren't here to judge, we're here to raise money for our kids. We will be happy to include a live linux cd for your use though...it's our pleasure.
Here are the complete specs on this machine if you want to give them a look. Scroll down about 1/3 of the page to see them. Not too bad for a "low end machine".About the HeliOS Project and HeliOS Solutions
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