Re: [seul-edu] Call for help

["tompoe@renonevada.net" <tompoe@renonevada.net>]

Hi:  Nifty.  Definitely useful and needed.

Any thought about putting the burden on the volunteer to translate 
his/her travel limitations into zip codes?  For example, I'll volunteer 
to cover the following zip codes.  Does that make sense?
Thanks,
Tom Poe
Open Studios
Reno, NV

Jeff Knox wrote:
> I had a database before, i think the USPS actually provides it. The
> zip code thing is cause I envision a school putting in their zip and
> getting a response back of people in their area willing to help.
> When a volunteer signs up they put in their zip, and how many miles
> (10, 20, 50, 100,etc..) they are willing to travel to help a school.
> So if I have a school at 98665, and Bill at some zipcode 70 miles
> away (who had volunteered to travel upto 100 miles), it matches them
> up, because the school is within bills volunteer range. The
> timezones I dont think should matter, scheduling issues would be
> between school and volunteer.
> 
> Jeff
> 
> On Wed, 25 Sep 2002, tompoe@renonevada.net wrote:
> 
> 
>>Hi, Jeff:  Can the zip code thing be done on an as-needed basis?
>>
>>Our project is directly related in one aspect to the zip code
> 
> setup you
> 
>>refer to.  So, will help with that, if you want.  Are time zones a
> 
> part
> 
>>of it?
>>
>>Anyway, if you want to have a volunteer help with the volunteer
> 
> database
> 
>>or anything, let me know.
>>Thanks,
>>Tom Poe
>>Open Studios
>>Reno, NV
>>
>>Jeff Knox wrote:
>>
>>>Out of the woodwork I come. The company I work for (consolidated
>>
> 
>>>freightways) is going out of business, so I should be finding my
>>
> 
>>>self with some time in the near future to help with things. I
>>
> feel
> 
>>>bad that the only time I really find to devote to working on
>>
> seul
> 
>>>and litc is when I find my self out of a job.
>>>        I am going to really start working on the whole LUG
>>
> support
> 
>>>material project that we talked about so many LinuxWorld's ago.
>>
> I
> 
>>>want to get a material package going for schools as well, with
>>
> some
> 
>>>cds, instructions, some articles, etc. The problem in the past
>>
> with
> 
>>>that has been getting a sponsor to front a bunch of linux cds
>>
> and
> 
>>>other related material cost. cough cough redhat fork over some
>>
> bucks
> 
>>>cough cough.
>>>        I also want to get going on the volunteer database that
>>
> I
> 
>>>have failed to start so many times. Im going to need some way to
>>
> 
>>>find all people within a certain mile range of a zipcode, so
>>>basically a zip to zip distance matrix, anyone know where I can
>>
> get
> 
>>>that. The rest will be simple php and mysql stuff. I want to
>>>integrate it with a list of LUGs, so it returns LUGs and
>>
> Individuals
> 
>>>when a school puts in a query for help. It would be nice if
>>>companies like LinuxCare would offer perhaps some free help, or
>>>seriously reduced help for emergency situations where a lug
>>
> member
> 
>>>could not be reached.
>>>        I have proposed this in the past, but I think we should
>>>maintain a weblog of Linux in Education events, instead of a
>>>singularly maintained weekly report. This would allow mulitple
>>>people to maintain it, and it would be fresh, updated as often
>>
> as
> 
>>>their is news. I already created one, but I never had anyone
>>>volunteer to help post. I have it setup using Blogger.com, using
>>
> my
> 
>>>hosting services. It could always move to seul.org though. See
>>>http://www.thestuph.com/litc/blog/ for an example of what im
>>
> talking
> 
>>>about.
>>>        I will help out with what I can (I can handle Phorum, at
>>
> 
>>>least set it up). When i get these various applications built, I
>>
> 
>>>could help on any other development (web or otherwise) projects.
>>
> I
> 
>>>know how you feel doug, Its hard to balance working full time,
>>
> with
> 
>>>running an organization like Seul. Throw in having personal and
>>>family obligations, it takes a great person to keep it all up. I
>>
> 
>>>appreciate all the hard work you do, as I am sure most people on
>>
> 
>>>this list do. Your constribution has made a big impact , I can
>>>assure you that. Now relax a bit..
>>>
>>>Jeff Knox
>>>Linux In The Classroom
>>>
>>
> 
> 


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