On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 6:10 PM, Thierry Andriamirado <thierry.andriamir...@free.fr> wrote: > > > Le 8 septembre 2016 01:35:05 UTC+03:00, John Moser <john.r.mo...@gmail.com> a > écrit : >> >>> There are countless very old computers running Ubuntu, in Developing >>> Countries. >>> >> >>It's not my fault nobody counted. > > It's nobody's fault: many of those Ubuntu boxes are used in villages in the > bush, and are not even connected to the Internet. Updated from time to time > via CD-Rom.. >
As far as I know, many of the second-hand old PCs that make it to the developing world, are old computers from companies and universities in Europe. A proper disposal in the EU costs money, so they donate them to intermediaries (so no cost for the companies) that send them to developing countries. Those that receive them, end up paying quite some money (50-100€?), which is good profit to the intermediaries. Considering that at least until 2021 we will be fine regarding 32-bit support, I think it would be good to gradually get people to switch to small-board computers. These are nowdays quite cheap, and you can get a quad-core SBC with 2GB RAM for under 30€. Simos -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
