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Re: [Committee] [Linux-aus] Grant Request From Sokar Phillpot



Karl Goetz wrote:

Jonathan Oxer wrote:


Hi Sokar,



Hi all.


Project Name: BLACK STUMP FOSS
$2000 to purchase 20 laptops from ITShare SA Inc -=20
http://itshare.org.au/


This looks like a very cool project, but I just have a couple of questions.

* The requested amount equates to $100 per laptop, but ITShare list a
price of $330 per laptop on their site. Is the amount correct? Are
ITShare providing discounted hardware to help support the project?



I haven't heard of the project, but I might be out of the loop if its a recent thing. I'm ccing to the ITShare committee list to see what responses I can get.


Karl



* Could you please tell us a little more about the group that intends
to run this project and what other resources you have? Do you have a
team of volunteers from Bundaberg LUG all lined up and venues
available?

Cheers   :-)

Jonathan


Hi, Jennifairy here, Im the laptop project coordinator for ITShare.
I have had some discussion over the last few months with Sokar re getting some laptops from ITShare for the projects in the communities up there.
The laptops we had for sale are now all sold, until we receive the next delivery (we have no idea when).
I have asked Sokar to forward a completed application form to me, so that we can process this asap. I havent yet received anything.
Currently, eligible applicants (which this project would fulfill beautifully) are asked to pay a $10 application fee (forwarded with the application - & regardless of how many you are asking for), + $10 per machine on pick-up. 20 laptops = $210. Spec on these laptops vary slightly - if you want 20 of the same model, that can be done, they may have different RAM & Hdd sizes, but we can try to ensure they are 'generic' if that is what is wanted. Baseline spec is something like - 700-1000Mhz PIII CPU; 8-30Gb Hdd; 256-384Mb RAM. They are Compaq Armada E500's, if you want to look them up. They will come with 2 part docking stations, power cables & bags, & they will be installed with Ubuntu Breezy.
We are in Adelaide, if they need to be elsewhere (ie Brisbane), transport will need to be arranged. Let us know if thats an issue, we may be able to source something. 20 laptops with docking stations, bags etc looks like, um around about 2 cubic metres (we just sent exactly this off to Goroka). Maybe 1.5.
We would love to help out, just waiting for the application form!


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Jennifairy Gillett RM

Midwife in Private Practice

Women’s Health Teaching Associate

ITShare volunteer – Santos Project Co-ordinator
ITShare SA Inc - http://itshare.org.au/
ITShare SA provides computer systems to individuals & groups, created from donated hardware and opensource software