almost free software
I'm posting this in case anyone wants to support open source software development and also receive lots of great "free" software on a disk for a small donation. My friends over at Organizer's Collaborative are having a fundraising drive:
FROM NOW UNTIL December 31, if you make an online
donation of $25 or more to Organizers' Collaborative, you
will receive a BONUS CD with a copy of over a dozen
software programs, including the Organizers Database and
both Macintosh and Windows versions of the Open Office
office Suite, the AbiWord word processor, the Mozilla Web
Browser, and the Scribus desktop publishing program for Macs.
[Note: if you receive this email after the 31st, we will
still honor the offer until Jan. 10.]
Can you help us reach our goal? Our online donation
link is: http://organizenow.net/join.html
Though these excellent OPEN SOURCE software programs are
available on the web, downloading them even on a computer
with a fast connection can take a half an hour. And then
you have to go through the trouble of burning a CD to bring
the software to the social change group down the street
that has only a modem connection. We've done that for you.
We think that is a win-win situation if there ever was one:
- First, you get a CD with high-quality software -- all
programs are improved substantially over last year's versions.
- Second, you support our program to deliver high quality
technology assistance to needy grass roots groups and take
a tax deduction for it if that matters to you.
- Third, you can copy the CD we sent you without running
the risk of paying a fine or going to jail.
- Finally, you can rest assured that your gift is going to
technology assistance and not PR: we receive no funds
from Microsoft and much of our work is done by volunteers.
And if you want to give but don't want the CD, just
write "NO CD" in the donation comment box in the web form.
FROM NOW UNTIL December 31, if you make an online
donation of $25 or more to Organizers' Collaborative, you
will receive a BONUS CD with a copy of over a dozen
software programs, including the Organizers Database and
both Macintosh and Windows versions of the Open Office
office Suite, the AbiWord word processor, the Mozilla Web
Browser, and the Scribus desktop publishing program for Macs.
[Note: if you receive this email after the 31st, we will
still honor the offer until Jan. 10.]
Can you help us reach our goal? Our online donation
link is: http://organizenow.net/join.html
Though these excellent OPEN SOURCE software programs are
available on the web, downloading them even on a computer
with a fast connection can take a half an hour. And then
you have to go through the trouble of burning a CD to bring
the software to the social change group down the street
that has only a modem connection. We've done that for you.
We think that is a win-win situation if there ever was one:
- First, you get a CD with high-quality software -- all
programs are improved substantially over last year's versions.
- Second, you support our program to deliver high quality
technology assistance to needy grass roots groups and take
a tax deduction for it if that matters to you.
- Third, you can copy the CD we sent you without running
the risk of paying a fine or going to jail.
- Finally, you can rest assured that your gift is going to
technology assistance and not PR: we receive no funds
from Microsoft and much of our work is done by volunteers.
And if you want to give but don't want the CD, just
write "NO CD" in the donation comment box in the web form.