Sorry, guys. Just saw now that Ian beat me to the punch. :-) On 17 March 2017 at 10:06, Douglas Scott <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello everyone, just wanted to share this shout-out from Asaf at the > Wikimedia Foundation about the Hardware Donation program they have going > on. Whether you are interested in receiving or donating read below for > more information. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Asaf Bartov <[email protected]> > Date: 17 March 2017 at 07:07 > Subject: [African Wikimedians] Fwd: Announcing the Hardware donation > program > To: Mailing list for African Wikimedians <african-wikimedians@lists. > wikimedia.org> > > > FYI. > > A. > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Asaf Bartov <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 10:06 PM > Subject: Announcing the Hardware donation program > To: Wikimedia Mailing List <[email protected]> > > > Dear Wikimedians, > > The Wikimedia Foundation is pleased to announce a small new program called > the Hardware Donation Program. In a word, it is a program designed to > donate depreciated (but fully working) hardware from the WMF office to > community members who would put it to good use. > > The program, including instructions on how to apply, is described on Meta, > here: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hardware_donation_program > > Please read the information carefully. I especially encourage you to pay > attention to the program's design considerations, which determine most of > the decisions we'll be making. > > We currently have approximately 20 laptops ready to be donated. > Applications are welcome. > > The upcoming Wikimedia Conference in Berlin (in about two weeks) would be > an excellent opportunity to deliver some of those laptops in person to > approved applications, so if you think you might be interested, I'd > encourage you to apply as soon as possible. > > Please also help spread the word about this program, by forwarding this > e-mail to other Wikimedia lists you're on, and posting the link to the > program page on village pumps and *community* (not public) social media > channels or other communication forms you use. > > Special thanks to User:Anntinomy from Wikimedia Ukraine, who had the idea > of asking about possible donation of older machines from WMF, and inspired > this program. > > Mini-FAQ: > > Q: Why are you doing this? > A: WMF's Office IT determines a lifetime for work machines, and regularly > replaces older machines. This creates a stock of older, working machines, > that are available for donation. We can donate them locally to San > Francisco charities, but figure that if we can find low-cost ways to > deliver them to our own community members, that's so much better. > > Q: Am I eligible? > A: Read the fine program documentation. > > Q: If I'm eligible, am I guaranteed a donated laptop? > A: no. > > Q: Once these 20 laptops are donated, will there be others? > A: yes, eventually. > > Q: How can you ensure people would use the machines for Wikimedia purposes? > A: We can't. We'll be making a good-effort assessment of the likelihood > of Wikimedia use, and make a decision to donate (or not) the equipment. > Once donated, the equipment no longer belongs to WMF. We encourage, but > can't enforce, reporting on impact achieved using the equipment. > > Q: I need a few laptops for my event in two weeks! Can I get them through > this program? > A: No. Read the fine program documentation. > > Q: I'm really happy about this! > A: So are we! :) > > Q: I'm really angry about this! > A: So it goes. > > Q: I have more questions! > A: Hit 'Reply'. :) > > Cheers, > > Asaf > > > _______________________________________________ > African-Wikimedians mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians > > > > > -- > Douglas Ian Scott > 司道格 > Skype: douglas0scott > South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727 <079%20515%208727> > -- Douglas Ian Scott 司道格 Skype: douglas0scott South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727 _______________________________________________ WikimediaZA mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
