There are no real guidelines other than a general gut feeling that recipients would put the computers to a good use and not immediately resell them.
Since churches are a community service organization, they would certainly qualify. Any non-profit, community service oriented organization would be eligible. Public schools would also qualify. Thanks for bringing this up, I hadn't actually thought about it. John Hebert --- Doug Riddle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What is required for demonstrated need? I know a > church that could > use two computers. > > Doug Riddle > > --- John Hebert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Byron, > > > > You may be interested to know that the CCCC Linux > SIG > > has started a project to recycle old PCs with > Linux > > and other free|OSS for individuals/organizations > with > > a demonstrated need. > > > > John Hebert > > > > --- Byron Como <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Heh, Heh. Yesterday I pulled a fully functional > P200 > > > out of my neighbor's garbage. 98megs of ram, > 3gig > > > hd, cd (flaky or maybe just I'm flaky), creative > > > soundblaster, a really excellent 3com 3c900 > combo. > > > It booted right up into Windows 2000 > Professional. > > > This is now my top-of-the line computer. How > sad. I > > > also picked up a junker off the side of the road > > > which only yielded some spare parts. If yall see > > > stuff like this it couldn't hurt to at least > give it > > > a cursory once over. As more and more computers > are > > > upgraded better systems than this will just be > > > thrown away. Don't assume that if its in the > garbage > > > it is completely ruined. > > > > > > Byron > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes > > http://finance.yahoo.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > General@brlug.net > > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > ===== > Warmest Regards, > Doug Riddle > http://www.dougriddle.com > > ## Firearms are second only to the Constitution in > importance; they are the Peoples' Liberty Teeth." - > George Washington ## > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes > http://finance.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > General@brlug.net > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com
