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New York Red Cross Needs Tech Help
zosa writes: "The New York American Red Cross is in dire need of technology equipment and services. The field workers and sites have little, if any, means of communication and the central office is processing way too much on completely paper systems. Your help in acquiring these resources would be greatly appreciated." You can read more over at this page. Finally something that the average Slashdot reader can do to help.
Why wouldn't you use StarOffice, KOffice, or other free office suite? Why do you need microsoft office? So Microsoft can make money on things like this? Insane!
Finally something that the average Slashdot reader can do to help.
The average Slashdot reader can't bleed into a syringe? Can't donate to Red Cross? Hmmmm.
Before any /.'er posts some wise-ass remark about how little of Bill G's fortune this is, let me suggest that you first go fuck yourself.
If I'm being cynical or premature in assuming that someone out there is thinking this, I apologize, but I just couldn't bear to see a comment like that right now.
Every year during my review, I just pray the words "slashdot.org" aren't mentioned.
So people are dying or suffering because the Red Cross doesn't have sufficient licensing for their proprietary software?
Lovely.
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Microsoft gave $5 million in cash (which just about every corporation has given already, Microsoft is late to the game) and "$5" million in "software and employee volunteer hours" which costs the corporation effectively NOTHING. hey could have, and sould have done better, since they are one of the largest corporations in America and the world. Shame on Microsoft, yet again.
Microsoft is donating millions of dollars to the relief funds, and they're matching employee donations as well.
Here's what is actually in the forefront of the Borg's mind the day after the attack.
Billy has more money than all of Saudi Arabia. This is a little bit of high profile charity work to make the borg look almost human.
Do not push Linux. If people can't use it, it won't help right now... This will probably networking Pentium class machines so people can do data entry.
Yeah right! This site has never been a site for such stupid M$ promotion, and this is not the time to be doing stuff like this.
1. What the hell do you know about Red Cross ops? Do you work for them? Have you ever? I have but not much. They are not a lame bunch.
2. The rest of your comment is the usual anti Linux troll juice. People can't use Linux, it's too hard and therfore useless. Linux users are a bunch of do nothing whiners. What a load of crap you have tried pushed here. Go Away!
If anything you have said is true, Linux set up by cheerful and knowledgable volunteers is just what the situation calls for and advocacy will come in it's place. It's easy to set up, requiring only a single CD to be ready to roll and works better on light hardware. I'm sure the Red Cross will be happy to have anything up and working and that volunteers will follow their directions to the letter with good humor. They may then contribute more with the Free software in their hands. Linux is what it is because people in the comunity get out and do things, not because they sit around bitching.
Kudos to MS for donating $10,000,000 worth of equipment and aid. I'm sure those on site will make good use of it and it will get the job done well enough. It's doubtful that the Red Cross is dependent on such things however and the usual M$ bugs won't matter.
Moderators, do your thing to parent.
Friends don't help friends install M$ junk.
This is the best post I have read in 3 days.
Cunning linguists
It really sucks that MS will be able to write off the licenses as a tax break.
I patented screwing your mom. But it got revoked for "prior art."
Thank you for demonstrating the mindless anti-MS zealousness that pervades Slashdot.
Clearly, any firemen that responded were just looking to get their picture in the papers.
Anyone donating blood just wants free OJ and cookies.
Relief workers are just looking for something to brag about to their friends.
Construction workers staying up for 24 hours plus to dig out bodies and a few survivors are merely trying to rack up triple overtime pay and a chance at the first bid to rebuild after the cleanup.
Volunteer doctors are selfishly hoping for a little thank you certificate to hang in their waiting room to show everyone what a 'swell' person they are.
People staying home from work in NYC are just lazy and looking for a free day off.
Everyone doing something good here is a selfish bastard with not an altruistic bone in their body.
Would a simple, "thanks Bill Gates and Microsoft for your generous donation at this dire time of need" be way too much? You are an idiot. So are the moderators that lifted your hate out of the muck of goatse.cx trolls. Fuck you and have a nice life.
Just curious.. I'm in Chicago but if it pays well enough then I might go up there, it would be cool to check out the wreckage 'n stuff too.