I have done the volunteer for a free computer program for both what is now NextStep (Lane Computer Recycling 3 years ago) and Freegeek 5 years ago and irregardless of the open source agenda of Freegeek versus a different approach from Nextstep, it would be nice if Nextstep would advertise the hardware people can earn the way Freegeek does.
Personally if I was to volunteer for a free old computer now, I would be looking for a sidekick "igor machine" for tinkering and testing out varioius Linux distributions and security software. I think there is always going to be an element of people who do that kind of tinkering as a hobby who know where all the software is they need online, don't need anything pre-installed, and would be more likely to volunteer for Nextstep if they only know the kind of hardware they could earn and it was comparable to what a Freegeek volunteer could earn. http://freegeek.org/freekbox.php Other than that. I support Nextstep anyways because I live here and don't care to move back to Portland and also because I want computers to be recycled. I want there to be a humanitarian relief and charity for non-profits. I appreciate the good work. I'll always look for bargains Nextstep's thriftstore. Even though used optical mice there are $10 when I can buy a brand new one at Big Lots for $7. I've got some bargains there on other parts in the past. Thank You for reading this and the prompt response. _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list euglug@euglug.org http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
