[Stoves] offtopic: Ubuntu and Old Machines

[Paul Moreno - EcoSur Network]

Hi:

I've been using Ubuntu for almost a year, works great, doesn't need an 
antivirus... etc.

I want to quote Ken Smith:

I wish that I knew  
the list was wanting old computers for people over sea. I just dumped  
10 and most worked


I work for the EcoSur Network (www.ecosur.org) and from time to time we 
have requests from the people we work (like small communitary 
organizations, local partners, students from indigenous communities...) 
wanting a computer for their work. A new computer here (assembled in 
Ecuador with new parts) is about US$ 700, including a small printer.
Construction workers and farmers earn US$ 35-75 per week, so, buying a 
new computer is unthinkable.
We have social and educational projects in Nicaragua, El Salvador, 
Honduras, Ecuador; and Namibia in Africa. I'm sure all the projects 
needs computers (I can install Ubuntu or a small Linux distro to work 
with old computers) for their everyday work and for people involved.

Have you hear about Pedals for Progress? www.p4p.org - They collect 
bikes and send them to developing countries... May be you can organize 
something similar?

Best wishes for 2007

Paul

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Paul Moreno Arteaga
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EcoSur Network
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Riobamba, Ecuador
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