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About thirdworld countries receiving hardware. Romprakun Baptist Bible 
Institute will be very happy to receive some so that I cound implement a 
Linux terminal system. We got ancient 486's currently running WIN95. 
Very slow, even with the antivirus removed.

I have been providing support for Thai national churches and 
missionaries. What we really need here is to rent a place, provide 
training and seminars, for Thai pastors and for our missionaries, too. 
Of course, there will be equipment requirements.

Our God in Heaven is rich but somehow we are missing something along the 
way and are not cashing in yet. Will appreciate prayers very much so 
that we will know what needs to be done.

How will the mentioned "business model" fit in a situation like the above?

Art

Tim Young wrote:
> Norbert,
> Ok, I had a few more questions for you then.  :)

> 
> Anyway, the quick way I describe it is as a free replacement for what people do
> with Microsoft Access, without the limitations.  It has the potential to
> revolutionize the way small business work.  But missions really are not
> interested in keeping it up.  The hope is that some other people will take the
> project and run with it, leaving missions to focus on the applications they
> write in Centrallix.  (The neat thing about this particular project is that
> many of the developers of it are non missionaries, and so if someone did start
> a business around it, there would probably be 3 or 4 developers willing to jump
> on board immediately.)  Centrallix is about 98% of the way to the first
> development release.  It has one organization that is currently using it
> in-house.
> 
> I am not expecting you to jump at Centrallix.  Rather I am throwing it out as a
> real opportunity that will probably get a response that will help me understand
> more about your thoughts as to what your Free Software business will entail.
> But, of course, if you wanted to run off with Centrallix I am sure we would be
> happy!
> 
>     - Tim Young
>