I have several machines which also can be donated. I don't know whats in them - I never tried them. These all come with windows and AFAIK all are properly licenced.
On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 09:59:41PM -0600, TekBudda wrote: > Hi Ralph, > > I also have some tech that I could donate to the cause. > > It is a mixture of computers, parts, monitors & possibly other gear as > well. Do you have an idea of what components & such are needed? > > Let the group know what the needs & such are. I might be able to donate > some time as well during the summer as I am possibly taking some time off. > > We could even approach ERA or Computers for Schools & see what we can > get from them as well. I am also part of an online group that I might > be able to get stuff from as well. > > TekBudda > > On 5/17/2011 10:59 AM, Ralph Pichie wrote: > > Thousands of people have lost everything in the fire that destroyed > > much of Slave Lake and forced the population to evacuate. The new > > library is gone. That means hundreds of school-age children will have > > no access to computers when they return to the area and families will > > be without computers and Internet communications. > > > > GNU/Linux and free software is known for its adaptability to the needs > > of developing and recovering communities, which Slave Lake now is. > > While we focus on the tragedy, we should not lose sight of the > > opportunity to introduce thousands of people to the many benefits of > > secure, sustainable, open and adaptable software. Let's put a dent in > > the mountain of allegedly obsolete computers otherwise destined for > > unsafe disposal or the landfill. Let's help Slave Lake put funding > > into more important things than software license fees and pricey > > hardware they don't actually need. > > > > With experience in aboriginal organizations, a location in Edmonton, > > connections in Athabasca (where an evacuation center is located) and > > experience converting computers to GNU/Linux or free software on > > Windows, I am in a unique position to coordinate aid for Slave Lake. > > > > I'll be over at the temporary shelter in Edmonton to see what I can do > > for the people who are staying there, both in the short term and when > > they start rebuilding. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Ralp Pichie > > > > > > For those of you who are not familiar with free/open source software > > or computer recycling/re-use, here are some links: > > > > Ubuntu Canada Local Team web site: http://ubuntu-ca.org/ > > Ubuntu main site: http://www.ubuntu.com/ > > Free software at Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software > > Free Geek Vancouver: http://freegeekvancouver.org/ > > Linux for Aboriginal beings http://tinyurl.com/3d939t4 > > > > > > If you missed this important bit of Canadian news: > > http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/05/17/slave-lake-tues.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > > clug-talk mailing list > > clug-talk@clug.ca > > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > > **Please remove these lines when replying > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > clug-talk@clug.ca > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list clug-talk@clug.ca http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
