I'm happy to announce that Allen Y Chen, Jeff Beckham, and the Austinist team have joined Linux Against Poverty to help get the word out.

Last year, for the first Linux Against Poverty Install Fest, it was relatively easy to get computers. We basically hit up a bunch of people that we knew, and the companies that they worked for.

This year, we have enough volunteers to get about 400-500 computers in the hands of local kids who need them.

However, the challenge is going to be more difficult this year. We have to find additional sources for computers. We have to get the word out in front of more people.

Having the folks at the Austinist with us is going to help make our goal a possibility.

-Lynn