[wplug] A little help?

Richard Farina r.farina at adelphia.net
Tue Oct 5 23:36:09 EDT 2004


Doug,

I don't know you, you don't know me, but you can count on my help. Call me 
sometime, make it after 8pm.

-Rick Farina
419-346-8895

Yes I live in Pittsburgh, no the number is not mistyped

At 11:31 PM 10/5/2004, Doug Green wrote:
>Hi all-
>Some of you may remember me as the guy who recycled and donated computers 
>with linux on them. These computers went basically anywhere I could 
>identify a need. A couple were shipped to Greece, many more to Mexico, and 
>a bunch were donated locally. I stopped this "program" when my home was 
>broken into in December '02.
>I am in the very early stages of re-starting a similar program, but this 
>time I'd like to formalize the entire process, and preferably I'd NOT run 
>it from my basement! The goal is to distribute, free of charge, computers 
>to specific areas of need.
>While there are a lot of details to be worked out, I'd like to get a 
>feeling of who would be willing to participate in this program. You could 
>help by donating some of your TIME and your TALENT by getting older 
>machines (supplied) to work with linux. Importantly, there is no money 
>involved in any of this process at any time. No computer parts are bought 
>(donation only), and nothing is sold.
>Please let me know if I'm reinventing the wheel, or if this doesn't seem 
>like a good idea to anyone (and why).
>Thanks,
>Doug
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