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In 2010 I decided to finally try a long-time business idea -- simply to refurbish old computers, install Linux on them, and sell them cheaply to those in need of a good, reliable computer. Wanting to bolster my skills in the area I spent the summer of 2011 in Portland, Oregon as a full-time volunteer at [[http://www.freegeek.org||FreeGeek]]. Slightly side-tracked, it took me til 6/2012 to register "Koneet Kiertoon" ('Cycled Computers, as a rough translation) as a secondary name for a local co-op. The following December I rented permanent space in downtown Tampere (pop. about 220k) and have been promoting Linux and open source since. In 2010 I decided to finally try a long-time business idea -- simply to refurbish old computers, install Linux on them, and sell them cheaply to those in need of a good, reliable computer. Wanting to bolster my skills in the area I spent the summer of 2011 in Portland, Oregon as a full-time volunteer at [[FreeGeekFreeGeek||FreeGeek]]. Slightly side-tracked, it took me til 6/2012 to register "Koneet Kiertoon" ('Cycled Computers, as a rough translation) as a secondary name for a local co-op. The following December I rented permanent space in downtown Tampere (pop. about 220k) and have been promoting Linux and open source since.
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 *Helped organize [[http://wiki.ubuntu-fi.org/LTSP5_Ty%C3%B6paja_2010||LTSP Workshop]] in Päivölä (2010).  *Helped organize [[LTSP Workshop||http://wiki.ubuntu-fi.org/LTSP5_Ty%C3%B6paja_2010]] in Päivölä (2010).
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 *Currently about 50% of [[https://codeclubworld.org/||Code Club World]]'s 1st year's material translated into Finnish  *Currently about 50% of [[Code Club World||https://codeclubworld.org/]]'s 1st year's material translated into Finnish

About Me

I am from New Mexico, and have been environmentally friendly/conscious from childhood, when my grandmother gave me an "Ecology" sticker book, followed up with a subscription to Ranger Rick.

I have a degree in Computer Science from the University of New Mexico (1991) and 16 years of work experience at Nokia (in varying positions). I have lived in Finland for 20ish years.

In 2010 I decided to finally try a long-time business idea -- simply to refurbish old computers, install Linux on them, and sell them cheaply to those in need of a good, reliable computer. Wanting to bolster my skills in the area I spent the summer of 2011 in Portland, Oregon as a full-time volunteer at FreeGeekFreeGeek. Slightly side-tracked, it took me til 6/2012 to register "Koneet Kiertoon" ('Cycled Computers, as a rough translation) as a secondary name for a local co-op. The following December I rented permanent space in downtown Tampere (pop. about 220k) and have been promoting Linux and open source since.

Contact Information

IRC

your IRC

GTalk

your gtalk address

Email

paul.brown( rhymes with cat )koneetkiertoon.fi

Website

www.koneetkiertoon.fi

Contributions

  • OpenOffice advocate at workplace (Päivölä adult education center) 2008-2010.

  • Converted PC lab to Ubuntu in Päivölä.

  • Helped organize LTSP Workshop in Päivölä (2010).

  • Full-time volunteer Free Geek Portland summer of 2011.
  • I have been building and selling used computers installed with Ubuntu, Lubuntu and most recently Ubuntu MATE since roughly 1/2013.
  • Sponsored Ubuntu Global Jam in 9/2014

  • Currently about 50% of Code Club World's 1st year's material translated into Finnish

Future Goals

Hoping to continue selling refurbished, Linux-installed computers, "spreading the word" about Linux and open source in general. My hope is to help create not only a supply of Linux computers, but also a demand for Linux-savvy tech people AND help in educating said tech people.

Testimonials

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