"PAUL PAVLIK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,52669,00.html > > how he built an empire, helped thousands and did it with old computers > and linux!!!
Hey, great article. I know people tend to think we computer types like just about any gadget, but this line caught my eye: "Burgett said he was recently offered an airliner and an aircraft carrier, but didn't have the room to take it." Hmmm... SurvNavy anyone? Or howabout an airline: SurvAir - "we fly the crap nobody else wants!" ? Interesting though "big" distributions often get a bad rap on older hardware, the article states: "All the machines are loaded with SuSe's version of the free Linux operating system." I wonder how that works with SuSE's licensing though? I can't imagine they'd try hassling him like MS typically does regardless. This articles definitely on-target. Thanks Paul. Also linked on that page is Charities Say No to Obsolete Crap (http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,49537,00.html), describing the problems charities are having disposing of stuff that's donated, but simply not usable. It explains WHY they don't necessarily want that old 286 that someone's trying to donate. - Bob To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
