On Thu, 12 Jul 2001, A2L1 wrote:
> Well to lend a not helpfull hand---I called the county offices(211) and
> offered to donate computer programs --old linux distros--suse 7.1 etc in all
> about 30 diff ones including OS2 and Wind***95-98---all they could do was to
> connect me to a few places that offer puter type training such as Clearwater
> Catholic High and a few others that offer help/training free of charge and
> guess what--NO-ONE not a single one was interested in recieving either
> software or hardware for that matter for FREE ---figure that one out! CCH
> said they may consider the wind*** stuff but dont want any Linux-they already
> have a single box with linux on it! So there is my 2 cents worth I couldnt
> donate full boxed sets(some not even used/registered) to any organization
> that was recommended by the county as helping/training the needy.
> One guy did state that any donated materials will erode their income from the
> government agencies that contribute now---how lame is that?
>
> AJ
>
Well damn.. try to do a good thing and get shot down by the goverment..
ohh well.. hopefully other people will have better luck..
Jason
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