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<p class=MsoNormal>September 20 is Software Freedom Day. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>To mark the event the sponsors have prepared an updated
version of the Open CD that you can download. The CD contains a number of open
source programs including Open Office, FireFox, Pdf Creator, Scribus, Nuv etc.
The software on this disk alone could save your library thousands of dollars when
compared to commercial alternatives.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>You can get the disk here:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.theopendisc.com/faq/distribution-pack/">http://www.theopendisc.com/faq/distribution-pack/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>If you’ve within easy driving distance of Xenia you’re
invited to join me and the NASAC computer users group this Thursday at 6:30pm
in the Xenia library for a program providing an overview of the programs on the
disk. More info here:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nasac.org/index_files/Page532.htm">http://www.nasac.org/index_files/Page532.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Or for an online overview you might look at this:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.komando.com/columns/index.aspx?id=5046">http://www.komando.com/columns/index.aspx?id=5046</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Just a note in passing….GCPL and Goodwill Dayton/TRC
have created a recycled consumer computer using the software on the Open CD.
With the exceptions of XP and IE the computer uses no commercial software. We
hope that this will be an important first step in providing consumers with
low-end recycled computers which are functional and productive.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Jim
Mann<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Technology
Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Greene
County Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>76
E. Market St.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Xenia
Ohio 45385<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>(<span
style='color:red'>937)352-4000 x1210</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>mailto:
<a href="mailto:jmann@gcpl.lib.oh.us"><span style='color:blue'>jmann@gcpl.lib.oh.us</span></a></span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>"If everything seems under control, you're just not
going fast enough." - Mario Andretti.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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