Go to that shelf full of old unused IT stuff and list the computers here we will expose them to potential volunteers for free and open source upgrade and revival and subsequent donation to individuals or charities.
Your anonymous listing of what you have or want will be linked to a unique code for matching in a social media group (Signal). Do not provide personal identifying or location information in any public listing form fields. To physically exchanging goods do not communicate in the chat group use your private privately chat of mail. We will try to recruit commmunity, charity etc locations for anonymous dropoff or pickup can be done just using the listing codes. This system is not for money or harvesting your data. We never want know who you are and hopefully you dont ever need to know your counterparty.
So: 1: Make an offer or request on this page and receive a Code Number: 2: Connect to The signal group by clicking here Group Chat on Signal App 3: Check from time to time on for acceptance of your listing make an agreement with your counterparty without dislosing personal info. 4: Look on signal and this page for suitable drop off point. If none are shown you must arrange a suitable direct method of contact and make your arrangements off of this system For example on signal Go to Profile > QR Code or Link to generate a QR code or unique URL. Share this code or URL with them to connect without revealing your phone number.
Do you have a physically functional laptop or mini PC that is currently unusable, often because its proprietary Windows or Mac OS is no longer supported or upgradable? We invite you to list it here to connect with volunteers who can upgrade it with a free open source operating system like Ubuntu, XFCE, or FreeBSD.
We can not warehouse, stock or deliver machines. Volunteers will need to hold them in their own home so ancillary equipment (Screens, keyboards etc.) and large devices are excluded for now. Ss small devices and their power supply only!. Not Phones or Pads.
Volunteers who can upgrade and refurbish equipment, please register your capabilities, geographic area, and delivery/collection preferences here.
I want to offer a exchange location (schools, charity shops or community centers that can serve as anonymous equipment exchange points using machines listing reference code.
If this system gets started OK and there are a number of revivals in process we may Accept requests for them here in the future. For now after the Volunteers have directly given away some to friends we donate them to their local schools, charities etc.
Participants who wish to be identified may provide their details and we will manually list them on the web site and associate them with their unique code. Paid sponsors may advertise here to help cover costs for parts and freight.