[SWLUG] [phil at hands.com: [Debian-uk] Free Computers for Schools?]

[Alan Harris]

Try this guy


        "Grahame Leon-Smith at Free Computers"
<grahame.leon-smith at free-computers.org>

He's on the Suse school list, they take old systems and refurbish them
for schools use

Alan

Robert McQueen wrote:
> 
> Forwarding this message from the Debian-UK list because some people here
> seem to be involved in schemes/schools that could benefit from just this
> kind of windfall. Anyone with any bright ideas mail me, debian-uk or
> Phil directly. I'd be happy to assist with getting Debian onto these for
> a terminal setup, workstations, whatever.
> 
> Regards,
> Rob
> 
> ----- Forwarded message from Philip Hands <phil at hands.com> -----
> From: Philip Hands <phil at hands.com>
> To: debian-uk at chiark.greenend.org.uk
> Subject: [Debian-uk] Free Computers for Schools?
> 
> Hi,
> 
> It looks like I should be able to rescue a bunch (50ish) of Compaq
> 233-ish PCs that are being skipped this weekend, possibly with monitors
> to match.
> 
> I'd like to see these installed running Debian in a school somewhere,
> but I've tried to make this happen before, and failed, so was wondering
> if any of you were in contact with any schools run by people capable of
> independent thought (unlike the ones I've met in the past)
> 
> If so, you'll probably need to volunteer to look after them at least
> during the set-up, just so the computers don't end up gathering dust,
> but I wouldn't have thought it would be too much hassle to do as long as
> you start out with a specific goal, like "set up a web browsing lab" or
> "set up a word-processing lab", they can find out all the other stuff
> available as they go along, but if they cannot agree on the basis that
> they get a free facility as long as they find somewhere to put the
> machines, I don't think you'll get a result at the end of the day.
> 
> Any takers?
> 
> Any better ideas on how to use these?  Anyone with a transit van (or
> artic. ;-) and a warehouse available?
> 
> This is fairly urgent, since if they're not collected by Saturday, they
> go in a skip.
> 
> Cheers, Phil.
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