> On Wednesday, January 29, 2020, 8:38:07 p.m. EST, Brett Delmage <brett [ dot ] delmage [ at ] twobikes [ dot ] ottawa [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca> wrote: > On Thu, 30 Jan 2020, Rob Echlin wrote: > > There used to be one or more groups recycling computers for people who otherwise could not afford one. > > > > Is there still a group doing that? > > Here is one I have donated gear to: > > http://compucorps.org/donations/ > > CompuCorps is a high-tech charity that seeks to benefit Canadian society > by providing at risk groups (Aboriginal, youth, seniors and those living > with disability) career and life skills training focused on access to > technology (computers) and the internet. > > The organization runs three programs including; TechYouth, TechReuse and > TechMentor. It was funded in 2000, has engaged over 250 IT volunteers, and > it has contributed to over 100 charity projects supported by a dedicated > team of members and volunteers. Located at 1040 Somerset St west, > > but... > > CompuCorps is also a registered Microsoft partner and refurbisher. > > http://compucorps.org/techstore/ > "Win 7 OS for All" > > --- > > I wonder if OCLUG might be able to work with them to help connect > them and the people they serve with Linux? I'd be willing to do something > there.> > > Brett Hi Brett, I would not go in to try to replace Windows with Linux. Perhaps we could talk to them about providing: - web/cloud server management classes.- Raspberry Pi classes - in Python- Javascript classes for front and back end Any other ideas? Of course we need to have our ducks in a row - volunteers for such classes, and maybe some pre-written training material that we found on the interwebs. Rob