Boerseun Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 Would this count as spam? I guess so... But check out http://www.freedomtoaster.org ! I'm gonna build one for my suburb! I'm gonna be toaster guardian! This is such a cool idea! It started off as a vending machine for open source software, being basically a kiosk where the user has to insert his own blank cd/dvd, and copies whatever he wants from the machine. But now, they've included tons of cool stuff! Each freedom toaster has quite a couple'o dvd's worth of project Gutenberg texts, amongst others, thousands of megs! All indexed, etc - you just pop in your dvd and go! No more tedious downloading! I think this is so cool! Tormod, you'll dig this - you being a big Ubuntu fan! This whole concept was developed by Mark Shuttleworth specifically to distribute Linux in areas with dodgy bandwidth (basically, the whole of Africa) but by now they've added so much cool content that virtually no shop should be without one! Check it out - they're going international now as well, so if you wanna become a toaster guardian, giv'em a buzz! Chacmool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedars Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 Would this count as spam? I guess so... But check out http://www.freedomtoaster.org ! I'm gonna build one for my suburb! I'm gonna be toaster guardian! This is such a cool idea! It started off as a vending machine for open source software, being basically a kiosk where the user has to insert his own blank cd/dvd, and copies whatever he wants from the machine. But now, they've included tons of cool stuff! Each freedom toaster has quite a couple'o dvd's worth of project Gutenberg texts, amongst others, thousands of megs! All indexed, etc - you just pop in your dvd and go! No more tedious downloading! I think this is so cool! Tormod, you'll dig this - you being a big Ubuntu fan! This whole concept was developed by Mark Shuttleworth specifically to distribute Linux in areas with dodgy bandwidth (basically, the whole of Africa) but by now they've added so much cool content that virtually no shop should be without one! Check it out - they're going international now as well, so if you wanna become a toaster guardian, giv'em a buzz! A very good idea! Yay for the open source communities! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chacmool Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 Wow, what a great idea! Every school and library should have one of these. BoerseunToaster Guardian Boerseun 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAHD Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 I think their bandwidth is limited, I can't connect (did we hypo-dot them?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAHD Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 Wow, what a great idea! Every school and library should have one of these. Yes, the new generation of hackers needs more to play with /forums/images/smilies/devilsign.gif than just the school's CS lab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boerseun Posted June 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 I think their bandwidth is limited, I can't connect (did we hypo-dot them?)Give it another bash - I tried again just now, and it seems to be working fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwes99_03 Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 I just tried and couldn't get access, but it could be my boss's firewall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwes99_03 Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 But I found this via Google. http://www.netsquared.org/freedomtoaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexander Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 this has been around for a while, i first heard about it when i was doing some research on ubuntu movement in south africa, then i saw those stations on the "Go Open" show, so its been around, i have considered making something along the lines, but my budget restrictions have the best of me... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tormod Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 Tormod, you'll dig this - you being a big Ubuntu fan! This whole concept was developed by Mark Shuttleworth specifically to distribute Linux in areas with dodgy bandwidth (basically, the whole of Africa) but by now they've added so much cool content that virtually no shop should be without one! Cool. Is this the Shuttleworth who spent time in space? :eek_big: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chacmool Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 Yes, that's him. Mark Shuttleworth originally made his fortune in IT, and then went into space with the Russians. How cool is that?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Grimm Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 Its also been a major boost for our country (SA) because after that suddnely we were on the map. It's also awesome to realise that someone from here can do so well - great inspiration to the rest of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexander Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 i wanna have one of those stations at the local mall, infact, i'll put it up at the RipoffUSA store (CompUSA), with a sign Tired of outrageously priced OSes and software, blue screens and viruses, popups and spyware? It's time to step it up to the next level! Do what the real professionals do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boerseun Posted June 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 'Zactly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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