[FM Discuss] FOSS Manual proposal

[John Curwood]

Hi Joseph,

This sounds like a really worthwhile project.  I like the idea for
making everything re-mixable for each readers needs.

If you are keen to get started I can set up a manual for you, just let
me know.

Cheers,

John

On Tue, 2010-08-17 at 14:02 -0400, Andy Oram wrote:
> There are commercial books about building PCs from stock parts (for 
> instance, our popular "Building the Perfect PC") but I don't know an 
> book about reclaiming old ones, and it looks like a great project to 
> help underdeveloped areas. Nice to meet with you, Joseph.
> 
> Andy
> 
> On 08/17/2010 01:37 PM, Joseph Apuzzo wrote:
> > After seeing Andy Oram talk at DebConf10 I was inspired to propose this
> > FOSS manual idea:
> >
> > Computer & Equipment Recycling Handbook
> >
> > After reading this article =>
> > http://www.osnews.com/story/23645/How_to_Revitalize_Mature_Computers
> > I think there is a clear need for a "field book" on Recycling Computers
> > which would cover the following topics:
> >
> >     * How to test old hardware to assess it's revitalizing potential
> >     * How to identify computer components, test them and locate drivers
> >     * Understanding what hardware is capable of what task and where
> >       recycling makes sense.
> >     * Integrating recycled computers in to an organization ( example is
> >       LTSP or Edubuntu )
> >     * Single purpose computers
> >     * FOSS software that works better on older systems
> >     * Now that it's dead... Recycling electronics, how to.
> >     * Setting up and running a computer recycling operation
> >     * Glossary of supported
> >           o Motherboards/CPU/Memory
> >           o Video Cards
> >           o Sound Cards
> >           o PCI Cards
> >           o Modems
> >
> > Above is to get the ball rolling, what is needed is to flesh this out in
> > to a useable manual that is a must have for system recyclers.
> > Since this would be a valuable book for many countries, there should be
> > a translation plan from the start.
> > I also thing that each chapter should be self contained so that a person
> > can make there own mix for there recycling needs.
> >
> > Comments, suggestions and ideas are welcome.
> >
> > Joe Apuzzo
> >
> >
> >
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