On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 10:24 AM, Simon Vass <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 10:24 AM, Simon Vass <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hari, > > > >> you condemn the ban on importation of second hand computers into the > >> country labelling it as "heinous". Maybe I have missed something. > > > > So we ban the importation of second hand computers import new ones and in 3 > > years dump those into the ground? Meanwhile loads of students go without. > > Or We import lots of cheap new computers which neither work as well, as a > > brand name second hand computer, so expediting that trip into the ground.
That idea has been recycled (pun intended) many times yet I doubt this will really bridge the digital divide. Wire's experience of computers donated to Mwiri Secondary school can be found here:- http://www.computerworlduganda.com/articles/2009/06/21/ban-importing-second-hand-computers-hurts-uganda-it > > I thought the ban was a blunt instrument, I thought encouraging companies > > like Secondlife to recycle them would have been a better path to follow. > > Which I believe has actually happened. It helps to recycle but where does the (toxic) waste that SecondLife cannot recycle finally end up really? http://www.secondlife.co.ug only mentions about the sale of "low cost new and refurbished computer systems". -- Hari _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
