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Could libraries be able to get grants to pay someone (like me, lol) to help people leave Windows for Linux? (beehaw.org)

submitted 2 months ago by Dymonika@beehaw.org to c/libraries@literature.cafe

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Could this be a thing? I'd love to get paid to help people leave Windows and move to Linux Mint, but I'm not sure of where a funding source could come from. I wonder if anyone would know if libraries could possibly be open to such a program.

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[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I mean, you could offer tech support for some hourly rate, where you do consulting whether Linux is good for some person, do the switchover on their PC (and maybe a backup before that) and then help them, if they have any problems after the switch.

But yeah, I don't really see why libraries should get involved in that, unless you do it as a public service with no or minimal payment.
If you want full payment, you'll just have to advertise in the newspaper or such, like other companies do, too. Of course, that still requires that there's actual demand...

[–] Dymonika@beehaw.org 0 points 2 months ago

Right, I was hoping that there might be some way to partner with the library to get the power of its marketing. Libraries are there for us to learn stuff, not just for books. I guess I'm wondering if a library is a better place for this versus a rec center or something.