Re: [SLL] hardware donations
Just wanted to add for the record / archive: Someone here had suggested http://www.scn.org/scna/pcdonate.html The site seems a little dead so I emailed them them last week. They didn't respond to my email until this week. So, they missed the boat this time, but they say they're still accepting computer donations. I don't know the details, but I'll consider them as an option worth investigating next time I have donations. -- Francois Caen
Re: [SLL] hardware donations
On Mon, 24 May 2010 07:26:42 -0700 Mark Foster wrote: > On 05/23/2010 05:28 PM, Francois Caen wrote: > > Thank you all for your suggestions. > > > > In the end, I went with http://www.computers.interconnection.org > > > > They're semi-local for me (N Seattle), seem well established, have a > > real facility open 6 days a week, took everything I had with no > > questions and gave me a tax receipt. > > > > Thanks go to Bill Wright for pointing me to them. > > > So for computers that get *refurbished*, Interconnection installs a > Microsoft operating system on them. In effect you are promoting > Microsoft, not Linux when donating (reusable) computers to them. > > This is a major reason why we are starting a Free Geek here in Seattle, > to provide a similar function (recycle/reuse) but also promote Linux and > open-source. Free Geek has locations in Portland, Vancouver B.C. and > other cities across the U.S. > > I'm not trying to ruffle feathers here, but knowledge is power. > Mark, do you have any information on the Free Geek startup in Seattle? When it will open and contact information would be nice. I'm putting together a list of equipment and supplies accumulated over 30 years as a home/friend/community builder (non-commercial) and would like to find friendly homes for this stuff. Thanks, Tom -- Tom Taylor - retired penguin openSuSE 11.3-M7 x86_64 KDE 4.4.3, FF 3.6.4 claws-mail 3.7.6 linxt-AT-comcast.net
Re: [SLL] hardware donations
On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 7:26 AM, Mark Foster wrote: > So for computers that get *refurbished*, Interconnection installs a > Microsoft operating system on them. In effect you are promoting > Microsoft, not Linux when donating (reusable) computers to them. > > This is a major reason why we are starting a Free Geek here in Seattle, > to provide a similar function (recycle/reuse) but also promote Linux and > open-source. Free Geek has locations in Portland, Vancouver B.C. and > other cities across the U.S. Thanks for the info. If there was an OSS-friendly alternative in the area, I would have preferred it. But I'm not gonna drive all the way to Portland to donate 6 PCs, that would be silly. So in the meanwhile, the only organization that seems to be functioning is Interconnection. A recycled PC with Windows going to poor people who need it is still better than e-waste in a landfill. -- Francois Caen
Re: [SLL] hardware donations
On 05/23/2010 05:28 PM, Francois Caen wrote: > Thank you all for your suggestions. > > In the end, I went with http://www.computers.interconnection.org > > They're semi-local for me (N Seattle), seem well established, have a > real facility open 6 days a week, took everything I had with no > questions and gave me a tax receipt. > > Thanks go to Bill Wright for pointing me to them. > So for computers that get *refurbished*, Interconnection installs a Microsoft operating system on them. In effect you are promoting Microsoft, not Linux when donating (reusable) computers to them. This is a major reason why we are starting a Free Geek here in Seattle, to provide a similar function (recycle/reuse) but also promote Linux and open-source. Free Geek has locations in Portland, Vancouver B.C. and other cities across the U.S. I'm not trying to ruffle feathers here, but knowledge is power. -- I hate racists. Mark D. Foster http://mark.foster.cc/ | http://www.freegeekseattle.org/
Re: [SLL] hardware donations
Thank you all for your suggestions. In the end, I went with http://www.computers.interconnection.org They're semi-local for me (N Seattle), seem well established, have a real facility open 6 days a week, took everything I had with no questions and gave me a tax receipt. Thanks go to Bill Wright for pointing me to them. -- Francois Caen
Re: [SLL] hardware donations
On 05/16/2010 12:23 AM, Francois Caen wrote: Anyone know a 501c3 that could use old computer hardware? I have a stack of gear I need to dispose of, and I'd like to get a tax write-off in the process. Thank you, If you are able & willing to wait, Free Geek Seattle should have 501c3 status within a few months. Or Free Geek Portland (not much farther) which already does. -- I hate racists. Mark D. Foster http://mark.foster.cc/ | http://www.freegeekseattle.org/
