Freedom Toaster

rvijay · 08-02-2005, 10:08 AM

Comment: Wish this idea/project spreads globally.

http://www.freedomtoaster.org/

Thorium · 09-07-2005, 03:52 AM

That's a really cool idea, I'm spoiled with huge bandwidth but I can imagine that would be great for many people.

corbis_demon · 09-07-2005, 08:08 AM

Great idea, and some cool hardware under the hood. Should be greatly beneficial to bandwidth challenged folks (like me)

etruiii · 09-07-2005, 08:46 PM

I would love to see something like this for Linux in the US. I know there has been some talk of Microsoft wanting to test setting up kiosks where you can buy software on the spot, but for Linux that would be cool...

corbis_demon · 09-07-2005, 11:40 PM

Well, this idea will take off in places where broadband is still a distant dream, or perhaps terribly expensive. Folk in these place usually procure distros from magazine editions. So something like the Toaster would be fantastic, and that too, to downpour the distro of your choice, or any other freely downloadable software, for that matter.

kencaz · 09-07-2005, 11:52 PM

Seems like a good idea, however, the price of a CD burner, and some blank media is minimal now... I don't see where it would really be in demand, (at least in the US). If your talking about bandwidth, that is only a time issue. I started out with a Hayes 1200baud modem where even small files took ages to D/L but, I would not see any pressing need for someone to be able to D/L an linux disto in a couple of minutes as opposed to a few hours... It's really a patience matter.

KC

corbis_demon · 09-08-2005, 12:04 AM

Well, as I said, it would matter to people who don't have access to high speed internet services. Perhaps not in the U.S. or in Europe,or perhaps in Japan, but certainly in other countries, where, let alone an internet connection, even computers have not been able to widely penetrate. Setting up such a kiosk will certainly make people curious about Linux or any other FOSS. So it also makes good marketing sense, in place where other commercially available OS's dominate the market.

kencaz · 09-08-2005, 12:31 AM

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Originally posted by corbis_demon
Well, as I said, it would matter to people who don't have access to high speed internet services. Perhaps not in the U.S. or in Europe,or perhaps in Japan, but certainly in other countries, where, let alone an internet connection, even computers have not been able to widely penetrate. Setting up such a kiosk will certainly make people curious about Linux or any other FOSS. So it also makes good marketing sense, in place where other commercially available OS's dominate the market.

Point well taken. We here in the US tend to forget the privilege of having computers and the internet but as you stated many do not have Internet. I think we should promote computer use to our younger generation any way possible. They are of course, our future.

KC