[LibrePlanet-US-MA] Member greeting

[George Roberge]

Greetings, everyone.

I'm a relatively new member to the FSF (just this past March/April), 
but an old FOSS zealot.  I've been using non-proprietary software for 
years now, and am an advocate of it as much as I am able.

This is just a brief "hello" to the group here in Massachusetts.  I 
noticed that there was mention somewhere of UMass or Hampshire College, 
which is great: I'm just outside of Springfield, and am naturally much 
closer to Amherst than I am to Boston.  I'm hoping at some point to make 
myself useful to the group and FSF community at some point.  I'm also 
looking around for a good source of "FSF-type" information, since I'm 
not a TV watcher and don't read the newspapers, and honestly probably 
wouldn't have even heard anything about PRISM if it weren't for Identica 
and the DuckDuckGo site image.  I know, I know: shame!

Anyhow, I'll check for meetings or events in the area, and keep 
plugging away for free software out here as I am able.  I'm usually 
surprised at what I find in my immediate area, because, as much as I am 
not up on too many current events and the latest tech necessarily, I 
have yet to meet someone who knows any other OS than Windows, or an 
alternative to MP3 format or iTunes.

Take care!
George R.


-- Bugs come in through open Windows.
-- Free Software Foundation Member #11716