ComputerGiving - CamLUG project

[Sam Kuper]

2008/10/20 Wawrzyniec Niewodniczański <wawrzek at gmail.com>

> My current employer has some (I think 5) old computers. The computers might
> be old but they are still useful: Pentium 4 around 2 GHz with 512 Mb of
> Memory is still enough to run Linux - I know because I grabbed  one of the
> computer home.
>

I just set up Ubuntu Server on a machine with that spec; it's working very
nicely.


> I would like to propose that CamLUG will take them, install Linux and
> redistribute. Computers are free (we might want to put some money to
> charity).
>

I assume you mean that your employer would like a donation to charity to be
made before they will donate the machines to CamLUG?


> I'm not from Cambridge and I don't have a car for a moment. -> So we need
> somebody with to pick up the computers and store it.
>

I would be willing to store one PC until a recipient is agreed. I live near
the botanic gardens. I'm afraid I can't help with transportation, as I only
have a bike.


> I rather won't have time to put Linux on them -> So is there are any
> volunteers? I guess it might be a great fun if we find proper location.
>

If I'm storing one, I'd be happy to install Ubuntu or Debian on it.


> I'm not sure who we can give them? -> I think somebody mentioned people in
> low-profit shop was interesting in Linux/Free Software so it might be a good
> point.
>

People on Freecycle would snap these up in a day or less, but some of them
would probably end up on eBay shortly afterwards (it's an easy profit,
right?). It might be better just to eBay them ourselves and donate the
proceeds to the Free Software Foundation Europe and/or Software In The
Public Interest, etc.

Alternatively, the PCs themselves could be donated. Several open source
projects seek hardware donations: Linux
VServer<http://linux-vserver.org/Donations>,
for instance, and SPI <http://www.debian.org/donations> .

Further options include:

   - CamLUG list members may have projects they want to use the PCs for (I
   would certainly find a use for one if you would be happy for me to take it;
   I'd happily pay a taxi fare to collect it, too. I could do with a test
   server!).
   - Send the PCs to Computer Aid
International<http://www.computeraid.org/businessdonors.htm>
    .

All best,

Sam
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