Xbuntu 4 kids

[Omniwoof]

I truely applaud the notion but you'd probably find that after labour +
repair + shipping that you might get more value for money/time simply
purchasing old/cheap PCs that are already over there.

Naturally reliability is an issue as well - no sense in shipping out a PC
that is simply going to break in a few months.

There are local programs (eg: The Smith Family) that supply refurbished PCs
to underprivileged Australian families. Also I think the Rotary club has a
program where they ship refurbished PCs to developing nations.

I'd suggest that you get involved in one of these existing programs, I'd
imagine they would be very greatful for any enthusiastic support they can
get. Mostly because putting together the PC from old parts is a very small
part of the problem. Transport is a huge problem, especially in nations
without roads and other transport infrastructure!

http://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/site/page.cfm

The link below is to a US site, but I'd expect that your local Rotary Club
could help you get in contact with them and liase.

http://www.rotarycafe.org/tohelp.htm

On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 9:00 PM, 4kids <solidsnake.1999 at gmail.com> wrote:

> hi everyone
>
> i saw many old PCs lying in street and thinking that we should do
> something to old PCs .
>
> as far as i know, Xbuntu just need 128mb for 6.06, and 196mb for 8.04.
>
> so
>
> shall we save those PCs for the less developed countires' kids?
>
> a 256mb PIII PC will be pretty good in Xbuntu
>
> what do you think?
>
>
>
>
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