Great, I appeciate. 2017-03-17 9:12 GMT+00:00 Samuel Guebo <[email protected]>:
> Thank you for sharing Asaf. > > On Fri, Mar 17, 2017 at 5:07 AM, Asaf Bartov <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> 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 >> >> > > > -- > > *_______________________________________________________* > > > *Samuel Guebo* > > *Creative Director **at E-voir <http://e-voir.net/>* > > > *GLAM-WIKI Coordinator in Côte d'IvoireVice-chair of Wikimedia Community > User Group Côte d'Ivoire (WCUG-CI)* > > *(225) 77 34 17 21 / 40 27 28 37**Join me on : Facebook > <http://facebook.com./samuel.guebo> / Twitter > <http://twitter.com/samuelguebo> / Blog <http://samuelguebo.co>* > > _______________________________________________ > African-Wikimedians mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians > > -- *Donatien Kangah* Wikimédien| Chef de Projets| Entrepreneur Social | Consultant Formateur Numérique
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