Ok so it’s not your last chance ever, but it is your last chance to support Linux Against Poverty’s Austin install fest. This coming Saturday, August 1 2009, in lovely Austin, Texas, USA.
Linux Against Poverty is rehabbing PCs for schoolchildren who can’t buy their own. LAP has a Donations FAQ and some minimum hardware requirements:
Specific hardware needs:
LCD Monitors (We already have a surplus of CRTs)
USB Thumbdrives
Computers with the following specs:
Ram: 512 minimum, preferably 1GB
Processor: AMD 2200+ or Intel Pentuim III 900 mghtz or better
Harddrive: 40 gigs
Video: preferably cards 3D video/GL capabilities — Both Intel chipsets as well as the Nvidia or ATI cards.
Visit the site for information on laptops and Mac computers and other ways to support LAP, and how to sponsor or host your own LAP event.
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