Re: [seul-edu] Linuxastronomy.org

["psutton" <psutton@uklinux.net>]

Given that MAC OS/X is built on Linux / Unix technology it's only fair any
project should support MAC OS/X also,  anyway one more Linux / OS/X user is
one less MS user.

Paul

----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Loss" <drloss@suscom.net>
To: <seul-edu@seul.org>; <schoolforge-discuss@schoolforge.net>
Cc: <pete@seul.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 1:26 PM
Subject: [seul-edu] Linuxastronomy.org


> Some of you may remember "pixo," Eugene Clement, who used to work
> for Mandrakesoft.  I hadn't heard from him in quite a while.  H
> just sent me a message telling me about his new personal project,
>   <http://linuxastronomy.org>.  He says:
>
> "The goal is to built a remote controlled telescope accessible
> from the internet.
>
> "It run on linux of course. Meanwhile, users are free to use what
> ever they like, I do not like to force people to switch from Ms,
> Apple, etc. products to linux, I let them free to first observe
> what we are doing, later, they will probably end up with a
> machine running linux at home, or at work.
>
> "I invite you to take a look at it. the "volunteers page", has a
> lot of pictures, to give you an idea of what we do.  The
> teenagers are also proud to have a homepage on it.  I let the
> ones that help on the project, to have a web page. Not all of
> them, did one yet.
>
> "I realize the site has a lot of broken english. I struggle for
> help on the pages.  I have some very good helpers, that are doing
> a fine job in their spare time, but it is far to be done."
>
> I think this is a very interesting project, and one well worth
> supporting.  Please take a look at it and give Eugene and his
> crew whatever encouragement you can.
>
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