Re: [Staffslug] Fw: [lugmaster] Fwd: Linux-refurbished Laptops for Nepal Appeal!
On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 18:49:42 +0000 "Andrew Edwards" wrote:
IMO let them sort out some comms cables, maybe a bit of
electricity...something more reliable than a hamster on a wheel before
you go splurging your second hands out to them, instead give to
something worthwhile closer to home (after all, charity should start
at home..blahblah) i'd give to an underfunded community centre or
something IDK!
The fact that some of us are already giving our time, money, resources
and knowledge to local community groups does not stop anybody from
sending an old laptop to Nepal. Nor does sending an old laptop to
Nepal stop you from helping a local community centre - set your
mailer to ignore this thread, and get on with it ;o)
Laptops are ideal in areas without electricity, as they may be run
from battery banks, topped up by locally-generated power or
sporadic national supplies. :-)
As to the rest of this thread, I'm a bit puzzled by those who seem
to wish the two-thirds world to not gain the technical knowledge
needed to generate local wealth, and help them stand on their
own two feet :-/
- Richard
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