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Re: [ProgSoc] Idea
If someone wants to take the initiative with this, then the next step
would be to go and find prospective customers. Just walk up the road
early Monday afternoon (say between 1pm and 4pm?) and walk in to shops,
tell them that you're from ProgSoc [1] and you're trying to ascertain
local businesses' interest in a community project designed to promote
free open source software, and that the goal is to give away free
computers to support small business as part of an incubation programme
that may or may not have legs.
[1] http://www.progsoc.org/wiki/index.php/What_We_Do
Then ask them questions to fill out this form:
Business name: __________________________
Business type: __________________________
Contact: __________________________ on _______________________
Business hours: __________________________
Would you entertain the possibility of letting a volunteer group
provide you with computing facilities to help you run your business? The
goal is to promote Free (as in Freedom) Open Source Software in the
local community and at UTS.
( ) yes
( ) no
Regardless of the above, would you mind answering a few questions
about how you use computers to help you run your business?
( ) yes
( ) no
Can we talk about your business identity/processes/requirements
publicly? (i.e. on the ProgSoc mailing list)
( ) yes
( ) no
Number of staff: _________________________ (employed on any basis)
Number of users: _________________________ (people using computers)
Roles of users: _________________________ (i.e. job title/activity)
_________________________
_________________________
...
Number of computers: _____________________ (Total. Home/office, etc.)
Computers: Hardware Software (Include OS/version)
Brand/Model CPU RAM HDD (GB)
___________ _____ _____ ______ - ________________________________
- ________________________________
- ________________________________
- ...
___________ _____ _____ ______ - ________________________________
- ________________________________
- ________________________________
- ...
...
Peripherals: (Comment/Details)
- [ ] Printer(s)? __________________________________
- [ ] Till(s)? __________________________________
- [ ] Scanner(s)? __________________________________
- [ ] Barcode reader(s)? __________________________________
- Other? __________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
Date types: Data format (i.e. PDF, XLS, etc.) ~ #Files / Size
_________________________________ _______________
_________________________________ _______________
_________________________________ _______________
_________________________________ _______________
_________________________________ _______________
...
Existing processes:
[ ] Do you do backups?
How? ___________________________________________________
[ ] Off site?
[ ] Have you ever used them?
[ ] Do you have a connection to the internet?
What type? _____________________________________________
[ ] Do you have a business email address(es)?
Provided by who? _______________________________________
[ ] Do you have a business web site?
What is the URL? _______________________________________
Provided by who? _______________________________________
Comments, notes, etc.
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
...
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