[Computerbank] statement of purpose

[Bruce McCubbery]

Thanks Pen!

What's wrong with what it says?

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  STATEMENT OF PURPOSE 
                       
The purpose and objects of the Association are: 

(a) to promote and encourage computer literacy throughout the community; 

(b) to solicit and accept donations of computer equipment both new and used; 

(c) to give computer systems assembled from donations to approved recipients; 

(d) to promote, encourage and provide training in the use of
donated computers; 
                                            
(e) to promote the Free Software Foundation of 59 Temple Place - Suite 330
Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA and its
objectives of developing and promoting computer software that users are
authorised to copy and modify; 
                                            
(f) to increase public recognition of the contribution of the GNU/Linux
computer operating system developed by the Free Software Foundation in
facilitating access to computing in the community; 
                                            
(g) to promote the use of the GNU/Linux computer operating
system; 
                                            
(h) to undertake promotional and fundraising activities as
required from time to time to achieve these objectives; and 
                                            
(i) to associate or affiliate with other organisations having similar or
complementary objectives.

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They are not the sort of words I'd use but it fits the rest of the
document, why do we emphasise the GNU/Linux connection so much? Aren't we
just using it to get donated computers to worthy recipients as quickly as
possible?

Regards, Bruce

At 18:20 29/08/01 +1000, Pen wrote:
>The URL is 
>http://www.computerbank.org.au/victoria/cbvconstitution.html