Re: [school-discuss] FLOSS & Post-Disaster Reconstruction

[David Bucknell <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Joel,
Of some relevance, perhaps?

http://sahanafoundation.org/annual-community-meeting-at-iscram-barcamp-disaster-simulation-workshop-and-more/
http://eden.sahanafoundation.org/wiki/Book
http://sahanafoundation.org/deployments/haiti-earthquake-of-2010/
http://sahanafoundation.org/sahana-high-school/
http://eden.sahanafoundation.org/wiki/Event/2012/Sahanathon

http://www.awareforum.org/tag/sahana/
http://www.awareforum.org/tag/drupal/

Best wishes,

David

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    Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:36:36 -0800 (PST)
    From: Joel Kahn <jj2kk4@xxxxxxxxx>
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 Subject: [school-discuss] FLOSS & Post-Disaster Reconstruction
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> Have any of you looked at volunteering with rebuilding efforts after
> disasters as a way of promoting FLOSS?
>
> To take an example close to where I live: The city of Joplin, Missouri,
> is still rebuilding from the May 2011 tornado that wiped out around a
> third of the place, including much of the educational facilities. Large
> parts of the public and private schools in the area still have a long
> way to go before they're fully functional. A situation like this should
> represent an opportunity to present more cost-effective alternatives
> to the way things had been done in the past.
>
> Time to do some thinking and looking around in your own area, perhaps....
>
> Joel
>
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