On Mon, 24 May 2010 07:26:42 -0700 Mark Foster <m...@foster.cc> 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
