Computers to be Recycled, loaded with FOSS and donated to Schools
Thanks to an event that Untangle is organizing, schools in Northern California will be getting recycled computers loaded with a bunch of FOSS goodies.
The event, Installfest for Schools, is happening on March 1st in four Bay Area locations: San Francisco, Berkeley, San Mateo and Novato. Volunteers will be helping to install Ubuntu 7.10, including OpenOffice, as well as Untangle's Open Source Network Gateway on recycled hardware from the Alameda County Computer Resource Center.
If you're interested in volunteering or want to learn more, you can get more details, and sign up here.
A very cool effort by the community for the community.
Pau for now...
This is great! It even beats the OLPC initiative, and way better than dumping another ton of eWaste into landfills. Long ago I volunteered for the first NetDay where we strung Cat5 cable in schools to connect them to the Internet. These days in my son's new school everything is connected by WiFi including the teachers "overhead projectors".
Posted by Walter Bays on February 21, 2008 at 01:48 PM CST #
we give free, virus free, computers to the hanficapped, aged and those who have become disabled midcareer-- by disease or acccident. Please contact us for becoming a donator. We will rehab software...Especially if you are in the bradenton-sarasota, tampa bay area of Florida. WE are on the gorgeous Arts Coast near the John Ringling Arts Museam Asolo Theaater, Players, and the Lipizzan Horses summer home. Thanks.
suncoast center for independent living (low budget non profit)
keith kitchens,dir
2989 fruitville road
sutie 101
sarasota, fl 34237
941.351.9545 (ask for sharon)
fax 941.351.9875
TDD: 800.299.0297
Posted by grant me access, volunteer on February 28, 2008 at 02:16 PM CST #
It is great what you all are doing. May God bless you all. I would like to ask you a question. Do you know who would be willing to donate computers to a school in Belize? I am a teacher and I am seeking for donations of computers for my School. If you know please email. Thank you
Posted by David Paredes on April 24, 2008 at 11:48 AM CDT #