Hi,
Myself Pankaj Kumar, working as a faculty in the MCA(Master in Computer
Applications) Course of B. R. Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur,
Bihar, India (http://www.brabu.net/) on contract basis is also
maintaining GNU/Linux User Group (http://www.glug4muz.org/) for my home
town. I am spreading knowledge about GNU/Linux O/S to the student
community as well as other members of my society. Due to this reason
maximum computers are being sold only after installation of at least any
one version of GNU/Linux O/S. I started working on Red Hat Linux, then to
Fedora, then to Open SUSE and now a day I am working on Arch Linux. I
have installed Arch Linux on more than 50 computers without taking any
money for this. I am also not taking money for any help required by any
one in this environment. For my survival, I am earning very little
amount (Rs. 8000 per month ~ $175 per month) from University and some
money by taking projects from http://www.freelancer.com/ in the LAMP
environment with identity of ccpplinux
(http://www.freelancer.com/users/30055.html). Now I want to expand this
project execution process by involving more and more students in this
work so that I can attract maximum students towards this operating
system. For that purpose I have divided the current running projects in
different modules and assigned them to three different students. You can
have a look at this distribution of work and money at
http://www.glug4muz.org/jobs_projects.php and then clicking on any
running project name. This process has attracted several students to work
with me due to transparency in work and money distribution. I think it
will further make popular the GNU/Linux O/S among the student community.
But now I am facing the problem of computers on which more and more
students will work on these projects. At this moment I am having only two
desktop computers on which students are working in shifts. But if I will
get any old and used computers or laptops then I am confident that I can
utilize them by installing Arch Linux on those computers and starting
development work in LAMP environment on them. I am confident that with my
present level of income I can maintain these old computers by earning
from them but I am NOT having so much money in hand that I can purchase
at least 5 new computers and start working on them to spread popularity
of GNU/Linux O/S. If any one of you are interested in donating old and
used computer for this purpose then please contact me. It will really
help me a lot and I will remain thankful to you for this forever. It will
also increase my confidence about support of GNU/Linux User Groups for
the development of this excellent environment of this world. If you know
any other person or organization which can be interested in donating used
computers / laptops then please forward this mail to them. I shall remain
thankful for this forever.
Best Regards ...
Pankaj Kumar
Webmaster
GNU/Linux User Group for Muzaffarpur
Phone: +91-9934222555