From a11 at vcn.bc.ca Thu Feb 1 12:59:51 2007 From: a11 at vcn.bc.ca (a11 at vcn.bc.ca) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 12:59:51 -0800 (PST) Subject: [FreeGeek] Feb 3rd(Sat) FG Meeting AGENDA In-Reply-To: <8c0eafaa0701271455o16552a9s99323157aae5bdc7@mail.gmail.com> References: <8c0eafaa0701271454g306ff5am25e678d28b984eb2@mail.gmail.com> <8c0eafaa0701271455o16552a9s99323157aae5bdc7@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <1537.137.82.118.31.1170363591.squirrel@mail.vcn.bc.ca> My name is Sean Blackman.What is the Summit on IT?Where and when will it be held?What is the cost of attending?Thank you for responding in advance. -- From humble at resist.ca Fri Feb 2 09:14:40 2007 From: humble at resist.ca (agent humble) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 09:14:40 -0800 (PST) Subject: [FreeGeek] Feb 3rd(Sat) FG Meeting AGENDA In-Reply-To: <1537.137.82.118.31.1170363591.squirrel@mail.vcn.bc.ca> References: <8c0eafaa0701271454g306ff5am25e678d28b984eb2@mail.gmail.com> <8c0eafaa0701271455o16552a9s99323157aae5bdc7@mail.gmail.com> <1537.137.82.118.31.1170363591.squirrel@mail.vcn.bc.ca> Message-ID: <55710.64.180.182.82.1170436480.squirrel@mail.resist.ca> Hi Sean, I assume you're talking about the 2007 IT Summit (http://2007summit.ca). If that's what you're wondering about you can find full details at that link. cheers, Scott > My name is Sean Blackman.What is the Summit on IT?Where and when will it > be held?What is the cost of attending?Thank you for responding in advance. > -- > > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://freegeekvancouver.org > 'Helping the needy get nerdy since the beginning of the 3rd millennium' > https://lists.resist.ca/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/freegeek-van > -- "Revolution in society must begin with the inner, psychological transformation of the individual." ~~ Krishnamurti, The Problems of Living From wolfe at riseup.net Sat Feb 3 20:55:17 2007 From: wolfe at riseup.net (Wolfe) Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 20:55:17 -0800 (PST) Subject: [FreeGeek] on-line donations In-Reply-To: <1169873179.5114.3.camel@unode> References: <8c0eafaa0701261314h3e0bc4fbg439af7f5d3389e7a@mail.gmail.com> <1169873179.5114.3.camel@unode> Message-ID: <2363.wolfe.1170564917.squirrel@tern.riseup.net> Just a little update on a few donation systems. Well, more then a few. The NORC wiki page can be found here on the subject. http://wiki.northernoracle.org/tiki-index.php?page=Donation+System Sorry for missing the last part of the meeting btw. -wolfe On Fri, January 26, 2007 8:46 pm, wolfe wrote: > Funny this you should be asking about this. i just sent a request for a > report on this very subject that provides reviews for non-profits for > free on donation systems online, there are 26 or 27 in the report that > offer systems for donations, paypal is one one of them. > > Northern Oracle's needs are different then freegeeks so it is unlikely > that the two would end up with the same system, but I will forward the > information to you when I get it. > > wolfe > > On Fri, 2007-26-01 at 13:14 -0800, David Repa wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I would like to get some ideas on the future of our on-line donations. >> >> Paypal obviously comes to mind first. However some of our members >> have issue with this company. FG-pdx does use paypal. >> >> I looked into hyperwallet here in Vancouver. They do bank to bank >> transactions for Canadian only, and only with RBC, VanCity, BMO, and >> some others. They do not deal with CIBC, Scotia, Presidents Choice to >> name a few. Their services per transaction accepted would not cost us >> anything since we are vancity customers. >> >> I wuold like to see a credit card option. I looked into some other >> companies like paypal. They all seem rather flaky. >> >> The reasons I am posting this to the general list is I want to hear >> from everyone that may know of different companies that do this and do >> it well. We would preferably want a Canadian company, >> >> I think a good approach is to have 3 different options and let the >> donor pick the one they feel most comfortable with. So far I am >> thinking Paypal, HyperWallet, and...well...to be decided. >> > > _______________________________________________ > http://freegeekvancouver.org > 'Helping the needy get nerdy since the beginning of the 3rd millennium' > https://lists.resist.ca/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/freegeek-van > -- Wolfe http://wolfe.northernoracle.org From tlowe at shaw.ca Sun Feb 4 14:11:46 2007 From: tlowe at shaw.ca (Terry Lowe) Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2007 14:11:46 -0800 Subject: [FreeGeek] Meeting Minutes, Feb 3, 2007 Message-ID: <5.0.2.1.0.20070204140941.01ed5658@shawmail.vc.shawcable.net> (Hope I got everyone's name right...) Free Geek General Meeting 4.0 Feb 3, 2007, 1 - 3 PM Spartacus Books * People present: David, Mike C, Malcolm, Ifny, Sean M, Bernie, Sean B, Rusty, Terry, Greg R, Wolfe, Dan, Scott, Joe, Sean H, Steve K, Heather, Rowan, and one who remained anonymous. * Date and time of next meeting: Mar 3, 2007, 1 - 3 PM, Spartacus Books * Old Business from last meeting 1) Initial meeting with Techno Trash in Port Coquitlam. FG delegation was well-received, and Techno Trash is interested in having FG as an additional revenue source, and as a drop-off point for items destined to Techno Trash. FG, in turn, was impressed with Techno Trash's methods and motivations. Future meeting TBA. 2) Possible Georgia Strait article. Apparently back-burnered for the time being. This is not a bad thing: it would be much better if FG had an actual address where people could drop stuff off before that article appears. 3) "Windowsless Wednesday" Linux Clinic. Going ahead on Feb 7, 2007 from 6 - 9 PM at SPEC building, 2150 Maple Street. FG wishes to repeat this on the first Wednesday of each month thereafter. * New Business 1) Funding. Mike gave a short talk on a conference presented by and raising money for FG, tentatively scheduled for the weekend of Sep 29/30, 2007. Preliminary estimates of costs and revenue are: $3,000 cost for organization $4,000 revenue from attendance fees $4,000 revenue from sponsorships which would represent $5,000 raised for FG. Scott to talk to Greenpeace about possible input from them. 2) Online payment and donation options. David has investigated this and reports that: HyperWallet (in Vancouver) is non-responsive and unhelpful. Vancity and Desjardin (sp?) POS systems can set up an account for the Thrift Store. PayPal (used by FG Portland) is generally seen as the one to use, since it has worldwide appeal and people trust it. PayPal requires a bank account number to work with, so FG should set up a separate bank account for this, and ensure that funds therein are transferred nightly to a different account. Donations: David received a donation of $200 from a private citizen, and some used audio equipment that can be sold, with the resulting money going to FG bank account. Cheques can now be made to Free Geek, and Vancity will accept those. Steve suggested that FG hire a fund raiser, to work on commission only. This person could also work on grant proposals. Approved, and referred to the Communications committee. 3) Events. Summit on IT, Feb 23 weekend, 2007. This conference focusses on bringing IT to rural communities. We decided that this is a good event to attend; it will give FG some exposure, and we might get some more volunteers out of it. The cost is $75 for a table. Approved, and referred to the Outreach committee. Sista Hood conference, Mar 24, 2007 at the WISE Hall. FG was specifically invited attend. The cost is $30 for a table, and we may be able to do another Linux clinic. Approved. Movie Night; should we do it again? Yes, but show a different movie this time. Where? Spartacus. When? Tentatively scheduled for Feb 28, 2007. We are to investigate a possible partnership with the Green Party on this, because they are having a Movie Night then, too. A question from an absent director was raised: Is Movie Night legal? Are there any copyright issues we should be addressing before asking people to donate money to watch movies? Joe to investigate and find out. 4) Other. David to meet with a real estate agent Feb 05 to inspect a possible FG location at Powell St and Victoria Drive. From shawn at freegeek.org Mon Feb 5 05:32:18 2007 From: shawn at freegeek.org (shawn) Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2007 05:32:18 -0800 Subject: [FreeGeek] Meeting Minutes, Feb 3, 2007 In-Reply-To: <5.0.2.1.0.20070204140941.01ed5658@shawmail.vc.shawcable.net> References: <5.0.2.1.0.20070204140941.01ed5658@shawmail.vc.shawcable.net> Message-ID: <1170682338.8512.14.camel@localhost> On Sun, 2007-02-04 at 14:11 -0800, Terry Lowe wrote: > (Hope I got everyone's name right...) > > Free Geek General Meeting 4.0 > Feb 3, 2007, 1 - 3 PM > Spartacus Books > > 2) Online payment and donation options. David has investigated this and > reports that: HyperWallet (in Vancouver) is non-responsive and unhelpful. > Vancity and Desjardin (sp?) POS systems can set up an account for the > Thrift Store. PayPal (used by FG Portland) is generally seen as the one to > use, since it has worldwide appeal and people trust it. PayPal requires a > bank account number to work with, so FG should set up a separate bank > account for this, and ensure that funds therein are transferred nightly to > a different account. > We in Portland are actually looking for another option for online donations as well. We'll keep Paypal for those who're comfortable with it, but we also want an option for those who don't want to use Paypal. We used to use contribute.com, but their commission was too high (about twice that of Paypal (?)) and we found that the webhit-to-contribution ratio was too low -- there might have been something confusing about their web interface that turned potential donors off. So, I'll be watching you to see if you go with anyone besides Paypal, and check out the wiki page that was just emailed out, too. shawn p.s. I was up in your town last night, and saw Ifny and some of the bike crew. You Vancouverites know how to party! Woo! From mcantelon at gmail.com Tue Feb 6 00:35:02 2007 From: mcantelon at gmail.com (Mike Cantelon) Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 00:35:02 -0800 Subject: [FreeGeek] Windowless Wednesday / FreeGeek Van Leaflets? Message-ID: <8fb626080702060035s116b006fw3fbfe393a7f56a04@mail.gmail.com> There's a PHP conference next week that I'll be attending that should have around 200 geeks floating around... it would be a good place to float out some Van FreeGeek or Windowless Wednesday leaflets. I'm already doing some design work for the conference so I probably don't have time to do more, but If anyone is feeling the need for adventure, doing up some Vancouver FreeGeek or Windowless Wednesday leaflets would be safer than crime (and we could put the PDFs on the site for download). M From richard at freegeek.org Tue Feb 6 09:14:10 2007 From: richard at freegeek.org (That Man Behind the Curtain) Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2007 09:14:10 -0800 Subject: [FreeGeek] Meeting Minutes, Feb 3, 2007 In-Reply-To: <1170682338.8512.14.camel@localhost> References: <5.0.2.1.0.20070204140941.01ed5658@shawmail.vc.shawcable.net> <1170682338.8512.14.camel@localhost> Message-ID: <45C8B762.9070704@freegeek.org> shawn wrote: > We in Portland are actually looking for another option for online > donations as well. We'll keep Paypal for those who're comfortable with > it, but we also want an option for those who don't want to use Paypal. > We used to use contribute.com, but their commission was too high (about > twice that of Paypal (?)) and we found that the webhit-to-contribution > ratio was too low -- there might have been something confusing about > their web interface that turned potential donors off. Plus, their web UI for managing the donations was extremely complex and hard to find out some very basic things. I would not recommend using contribute.com The IWW is also looking at options for contributions on their web site. I'll try to coordinate anything we find out with what the various Free Geexen want. -- Richard Seymour That Man Behind the Curtain From iamturnip at gmail.com Tue Feb 6 14:56:47 2007 From: iamturnip at gmail.com (David Repa) Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 14:56:47 -0800 Subject: [FreeGeek] Windowless Wednesday / FreeGeek Van Leaflets? In-Reply-To: <8fb626080702060035s116b006fw3fbfe393a7f56a04@mail.gmail.com> References: <8fb626080702060035s116b006fw3fbfe393a7f56a04@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <8c0eafaa0702061456g63f3a0e9h4c244440ddb1e590@mail.gmail.com> Mike, > have around 200 geeks floating around... it would be a good place to > float out some Van FreeGeek or Windowless Wednesday leaflets. Agreed, I am working on a leaflet this week. Hopefully I will have something for you. -- David 604-690-7372 From tlowe at shaw.ca Fri Feb 9 02:20:07 2007 From: tlowe at shaw.ca (Terry Lowe) Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2007 02:20:07 -0800 Subject: [FreeGeek] Panel Discussion on FOSS Message-ID: <5.0.2.1.0.20070209021849.01e903d0@shawmail.vc.shawcable.net> This may be of interest to people: /* begin paste: An extra talk on Free Open Source Software at the Vancouver PHP Conference, Open to the Public Monday February 12 6:30 - 8:30 PM, in combined rooms C150/C180 the Vancouver PHP Conference will be hosting an additional open discussion on the future of Free Open Source Software (FOSS). There is no entrance fee for this presentation; The public is welcome to attend, as this talk is scheduled for the evening, after the scheduled conference talks. In no particular order, topics for panel discussion include: * Choosing a license * GPL3 * Comon Misperceptions about the GPL * Growth in GPL * Winning Over New Converts to FOSS * Reasons Why Businesses Choose FOSS * Current state of FOSS in North America * Encouraging the growth of FOSS in Vancouver/N. America end paste */ Full page is here: http://vancouver.php.net/osspanel2007 And the conference is at UBC Robson Square. From humble at resist.ca Fri Feb 9 12:11:31 2007 From: humble at resist.ca (agent humble) Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 12:11:31 -0800 Subject: [FreeGeek] Fwd: [board-list] Municipal Wireless in Vancouver (and implications for VCN) Message-ID: <200702091211.31514.humble@resist.ca> Hi folks, This from Jim, the chair of the VCN. Interesting about City Council's support for a municipal wifi network (even against the recommendations of the consultant). FreeGeek gets a mention too! ~s ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: [board-list] Municipal Wireless in Vancouver (and implications for VCN) Date: Thursday 08 February 2007 4:22 pm From: James Sayre To: "board-list at vcn.bc.ca" I've finally gotten around to reading the news items Richard sent, and it's pretty outstanding. If they follow up, we will need to alter our long range planning to focus our service on areas not covered by the new wireless network, and on providing help for people to take advantage of it. I posted the report from city staff to the Council on Jan. 30th. It was pretty vague and unenthusiastic about providing internet access to non-profits and to the low income people. However, when the report was considered last Thursday, the city council went way beyond the staff's recommendations and really committed itself to providing access to the "information highway" for low income people and non-profit groups. It sounds like the plan will be to provide a lower bandwidth and/or ad supported service to anyone, with a higher speed and possibly ad-free service available for those who are willing to pay for it. It would be just too cumbersome, and demeaning, to force individuals to apply for free service by proving that they're poor. Non-profit groups will probably have access to the high speed service without charge. That's somewhat similar to our current dial-up modem service structure, where there's a separate phone number and bank of modems for community groups, while individuals have to compete for the other lines and are subject to a daily time limit. The implications of such a municipal network go way beyond just allowing people with laptops to use the internet having to buy coffee at Starbucks. See especially p. 3-4 of the staff's report for some of the other possible uses of a wireless network, including surveillance, enforcement and egovernment. Any such network also creates inherent privacy concerns - big ones since anyone using the network will be much more of a target than people using a modem or broadband connection. See p. 11-12 for a brief discussion about some of the privacy issues. The formation of FreeGeek is very timely, since its services are ideal for helping low income families take advantage of the new network. What will this all mean for VCN? Well, if the City and its private partner(s) are going to provide free basic access, we can devote our energies to other things, and/or other people who don't live in the free wireless region. All of the discussion so far has been about wireless access in Vancouver. It's likely that people in the other lower mainland municipalities are going to demand similar services, but I can't see how a network of access points could affordably be set up to cover sprawling suburban areas like Surrey, Delta, Langley, etc. unless the technology changes. VCN will still be needed for those residents. One planning question we should address fairly soon is whether we should seek to play a major role in the administration of the Vancouver network. We could campaign to become the gatekeeper for low income people and non-profit groups, but that would take up a lot of our time and energy, and expose us to criticism if our servers go down and we can't authenticate users who want to connect to the wireless network. Unless there is a special advantage for people in having VCN play this role, such as our strong commitment to defending users' privacy, maybe we should stay out of it except as a policy stakeholder. Anyhow, this should put to rest any thoughts of immediately spending a lot of time, money and energy on developing local Vancouver hotspots or mesh networks, since they'll be obsolete as soon as the new network is established. But there's still the rest of the lower mainland, and for that matter the rest of BC. Today Vancouver, tomorrow the world.... (just kidding) Jim Here's one account of the Vancouver Council's decision: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vancouver Sun - Friday, February 02, 2007 (page B-1) headline: City wants WiFi network by 2010 sub-head: City seeks private-sector partner for $10-million venture Randy Shore VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver is seeking a private-sector partner to install and operate a wireless communications network that could provide free wireless Internet WiFi access to the entire city. The network will require about 2,000 antennae, many of which will be installed on city buildings and infrastructure such as lamp standards and will cost about $10 million to fully implement in time for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. The scheme, approved by council Thursday, is intended to provide high-speed Internet access, a communications platform for security and emergency services *and free limited Internet service to people on low incomes*. About $500,000 to be spent on feasibility studies and technical consultants will be added to the 2007 capital plan. The money is to be recovered from the company that secures the contract to build the network. *In approving the motion councillors were clear the system should maximize benefits to the non-profit sector and to people who might not otherwise have access to wireless services. Free or low-cost wireless Internet service for the city and community building applications of the network were among the stated goals of a council motion passed last year. "We can see P3 models used all over the world that provide free networking that all the non-profits can then use," said Coun. Heather Deal. She was particularly intrigued by the educational and cultural opportunities provided by a network that gives access to information and communication by anyone, anywhere in the city. Museums, art galleries and institutions like Telus World of Science could use WiFi to guide people through interactive installations in parks or anywhere in the city, Deal said. "We don't want a system that is only accessible to those who pay into it," Deal said. "I think free access is a very attractive opportunity."* Free access to electronic communications has a powerful democratizing influence, too, she said. "In the U.K., they are doing online petitions and they go directly to the politicians," Deal said. "That is proving extremely popular." Several U.S. cities are either offering or implementing WiFi systems with free service, according to a city report to council. Vail, Colo., offers a free lower-speed service subsidized by paid high-speed customers, a model also being considered by San Francisco. Most of the systems that offer free service defray costs through premium paid services or advertising targeted at free service users. Deal admitted that free users might be exposed to advertising under such a system and although she is not completely comfortable with the idea, she is ready to consider the tradeoff. Industry representatives were unanimous in their support for council's initiative. Eight people spoke to council Thursday. "What council approved in principle today were the perceived benefits of a [public-private partnership], and those benefits are the widest coverage and the most likelihood of creating the best city possible in terms of competitiveness and innovation. It also has the highest probability of not costing the taxpayers money," said Judy Bishop, a market strategist for the BC technology industry. "The P3 model gives the city the ability to provide the widest possible benefits." Staff will report back to council on the logistics of the P3 before proceeding to consultation with the community and public organizations like TransLink, Vancouver Coastal Health, Terasen and BC Hydro, any or all of which could become anchor tenants of the system. "Each city develops a model that works for its unique circumstances, based on its geographic, social and technology requirements," said acting director of technology Shari Wallace. "What it looks like will be based on what makes our city unique." The city is likely to be an anchor tenant, using the network to reduce the $1.6 million it spends annually on emergency communications for police and fire departments, computer and digital assistant access for workers in the field, Blackberrys and cellular phones. The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will use a wireless network as the backbone of its anti-terror security and emergency communications system. 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Name: message-footer.txt URL: From iamturnip at gmail.com Fri Feb 16 12:07:10 2007 From: iamturnip at gmail.com (David Repa) Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:07:10 -0800 Subject: [FreeGeek] call for help Message-ID: <8c0eafaa0702161207u18dd195dj11b1f68d23549173@mail.gmail.com> Hello, I know it is short notice. If anyone can help me move some shelving, desks, and bookcases on Sunday please let me know. There is a business that is closing down and they have donated some items to us, but we need to get them on Sunday. There is a large metal rack that needs to be dismantled also. Please give me a call if you are interested. -- David 604-690-7372 From tlowe at shaw.ca Fri Feb 23 14:29:48 2007 From: tlowe at shaw.ca (Terry Lowe) Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:29:48 -0800 Subject: [FreeGeek] First Software Committee Meeting Minutes Message-ID: <0JDX00EMLT53M790@l-daemon> Software Committee Meeting, Feb 21, 2007 The software committee meeting consisted of: Terry, Sean, and David. Scott and Joe were unable to attend, although Joe was supposed to, but never showed. A webcam link to Scott did not work. We set an agenda to discuss the following: * Distros: which distro should FG Vancouver use? * A review of FG Portland's software. * Other software that FG Vancouver might need. The distro question can best be summarized as: what do we want FG Vancouver boxes to go out with? What are the people who get a FG box going to get? We divided this question in half, and restated it as: * What are the needs of an average user, who only needs a desktop/client system? * What are the needs of a a non-profit user, who needs a server? * How do these needs differ? And how best to meet that? But first we had to get through the question of proprietary drivers, which have been a big issue in the Ubuntu world of late. Should FreeGeek provide systems with such drivers (ie Flash, MP3 etc)? Our tentative answer is: Yes, if only so people won't feel "limited" during ordinary Internet use. But that answer comes with a qualifier, in that people who receive such systems should also be directed to a FG Linux Clinic so they can learn more about this issue. Subsequently, another question arose: Should FG provide tech support for a system that has had third-party proprietary drivers added to it by a user who has learned enough to add such? The answer to that is more definitive: Yes; we'll restore the system to its original state, and then direct the user to the FG Linux Clinic. * Next issue: is Ubuntu stable enough to use on a FG-supplied server (such as might be required by a suitable non-profit needing a database server, for example)? We had some concerns about whether Ubuntu's aggressive "Six Month Release Cycle" is useful, helpful, or even wise. The answer to the server question is No, and this is primarily because Ubuntu uses a pre-emptive kernel, which is not yet entirely stable. A better idea would be to use Debian for FG servers, and use Ubuntu's last known stable release for desktop systems. Thus, the needs of an average user we defined as: Web browser, email, basic office software; and, of course, an assumption of reliability and stability. Therefore, FG needs to provide that as a primary installation. We will probably add another more complex installation later, after assessing user needs and comments. The second agenda item (a review of FG Portland's software) was postponed, due to Joe's absence, since he is the only one of us who has studied it in detail. The third agenda item (other software that FG Vancouver might need) was also postponed, for the same reason, although we did decide that a simple web-based app for counting incoming inventory will be required, so Terry should make a demo in PHP. From iamturnip at gmail.com Sun Feb 25 19:48:33 2007 From: iamturnip at gmail.com (David Repa) Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:48:33 -0800 Subject: [FreeGeek] pcmcia card Message-ID: <8c0eafaa0702251948h53184680uaec951d1b810cde3@mail.gmail.com> Hey folks, I am looking for a PCMCIA Ethernet card to do some Linux install on some old laptops we have received recently. I am thinking of using one of them at some upcoming events. Thanks -- David 604-690-7372 From fenris at fenris.ca Sun Feb 25 23:49:07 2007 From: fenris at fenris.ca (Marc) Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 23:49:07 -0800 Subject: [FreeGeek] pcmcia card In-Reply-To: <8c0eafaa0702251948h53184680uaec951d1b810cde3@mail.gmail.com> References: <8c0eafaa0702251948h53184680uaec951d1b810cde3@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: got an old intel pro/100 you're welcome to. marc On 25-Feb-07, at 7:48 PM, David Repa wrote: > Hey folks, > > I am looking for a PCMCIA Ethernet card to do some Linux install on > some old laptops we have received recently. I am thinking of using > one of them at some upcoming events. > > Thanks > > -- > David > 604-690-7372 > _______________________________________________ > http://freegeekvancouver.org > 'Helping the needy get nerdy since the beginning of the 3rd > millennium' > https://lists.resist.ca/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/freegeek-van From sean.brookes at contentsolutions.ca Mon Feb 26 08:10:05 2007 From: sean.brookes at contentsolutions.ca (Sean Brookes) Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:10:05 -0800 Subject: [FreeGeek] pcmcia card In-Reply-To: References: <8c0eafaa0702251948h53184680uaec951d1b810cde3@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <45E3065D.80109@contentsolutions.ca> I've got a 802.11g wireless PCMCIA card that I never ended up needing if you want to really go crazy. Sean Marc wrote: > got an old intel pro/100 you're welcome to. > > marc > > On 25-Feb-07, at 7:48 PM, David Repa wrote: > >> Hey folks, >> >> I am looking for a PCMCIA Ethernet card to do some Linux install on >> some old laptops we have received recently. I am thinking of using >> one of them at some upcoming events. >> >> Thanks >> >> -- David >> 604-690-7372 >> _______________________________________________ >> http://freegeekvancouver.org >> 'Helping the needy get nerdy since the beginning of the 3rd millennium' >> https://lists.resist.ca/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/freegeek-van > > _______________________________________________ > http://freegeekvancouver.org > 'Helping the needy get nerdy since the beginning of the 3rd millennium' > https://lists.resist.ca/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/freegeek-van > > From seanmoffat at gmail.com Mon Feb 26 16:30:40 2007 From: seanmoffat at gmail.com (Sean Moffat) Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:30:40 -0800 Subject: [FreeGeek] pcmcia card In-Reply-To: <8c0eafaa0702251948h53184680uaec951d1b810cde3@mail.gmail.com> References: <8c0eafaa0702251948h53184680uaec951d1b810cde3@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <45E37BB0.8060000@gmail.com> Hi Dave, I've got one too, don't know how well it hacks with linux but it's here if you want to use it. Sean