BEL Project: The Small Business and Schools "One Stop Shop" to adopting Linux

I am proud to announce, on behalf of the BEL Project team, that BEL Project (Business Edition Linux) is here to help.

BEL Project is targeted to the Small Business as well as School communities.

So often small business users and school users are looking for options to their computer needs that don't break the bank or lock them down like a prisoner with licenses.

Unlike big businesses who have much deeper pockets and IT budgets (even they still seek out cost saving tools like Linux) or 'home users, who are individuals who have more time to devote to learning via a Do It Yourself kind of approach, these small business and school users are often on timetables and budgets that are very restrictive and there seems to be no large supply of 'easy access' resources at times.

This is where BEL Project steps in. While we aren't here to do it for you, we are here to help you get it done.

There is no need to comb the Internet for answers you don't know the questions to, no need to fear the dreaded "RTFM", for small businesses and school users, we are the "FM". (That would be the "frickin manual" for those in the know.)

What exactly is it that BEL Project intends to offer to these small business and school users? Good question...

A help forum where you can ask a direct question and get a straight answer. No attitudes or demands that you 'prove yourself' before being deemed worthy to share information with.

An irc channel monitored regularly to get more in depth contact and just to associate with others in the same situations you are in.

An online "Wiki" that strives to provide useful step by step articles and information to help make your experience of Linux be an informed one.

Remastered ISO's of established and well known Linux distros that have been customized to specifically meet the needs of small business users and schools.

Throughout all these areas, you will see friendly, helpful faces of experienced as well as 'in training' people who are here to help make Linux adoption a more productive and educating experience.

At the same time, we are always welcoming new team members to the BEL Project. If you are the type who likes to share and help others. If you enjoy volunteering and helping others get where they are going, we are looking for you.

We try to make being a team member of BEL Project fun and educational. there is no 'competition' unless it''s for fun. We can use team members at all levels of experience in all kinds of area. Graphics, packaging, remastering, scripting, configuration files, servers, networking, desktops and so much more.

It's a learning community in BEL Project where team members bring the skills they have and learn others while interacting with team members and users alike.

As I said earlier on, we are not here to do it for you, but we will do everything we can to help you get it done.

If you are in a small business or school and want to learn more about what Linux can do for you, or if you want to learn how to join the BEL Project team, you can find us at :


BEL Project

You can view our gallery of screenshots, come to the forums or see the Wiki.

When you do join the BEL Project forum, don't forget to shoot an email to the activation link so you can get straight to business using Linux in your small business or school.