John Howard doesn't have email, I win!
Seriously, as hard as this is for everyone to imagine (including me), he probably doesn't have an email address. Besides this small point, what politician actually checks their publicly accessable email? They all have their secretary or campaign manager scan and reply.
Although I do not personally agree with the answer, the question was posed to my company recently about why we do not donate old computers. Here is what they said:
According to the IDC, the average cost for donating a PC is some $343.90. This is due to the expense incurred for administration and coordination.
The security of corporate-sensitive information will require that all disks are thoroughly scrubbed to safeguard against accidental release/disclosure of information. According to the IDC, it costs an average of $216.75 to wipe a machine clean of information.
There are a number of documented cases where a company that donated equipment was named in a lawsuit when the donated equipment was disposed of improperly by the benefactor. Consider, for example, that the glass from a monitor contains up to 25% of lead oxide. If disposed of improperly (e.g., in a landfill), fines and/or lawsuits normally follow.
Many of our older systems are still in use across the corporation. The IT department uses old or retired hardware as a "bone yard" of sorts to avoid purchasing replacement parts whenever possible.
From a financial viewpoint, there is little to no tax benefit to the company since these assets have already been depreciated for tax purposes. Aside from the costs outlined above, there are probably additional costs related to repair/cleanup, preparation, shipping, etc.
Fad, my ass. I'm glad 'ol William wants to sit back for the ride. I will not be fooled. If they branded their own distrib, wouldn't that be giving in? I will not be fooled. What is lost in Linux development productivity gets made up for in quality. I will not be fooled. I've never seen the strategy "first to market" work well for customers. I will not be fooled. Oh, and don't leak the memo? Bill, come on. I will not be fooled.
-Z
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The mail forwarding (disabling) seems to be fixed this morning.
Who can find pics of his 64 Volvo? I'd rather see those.
John Howard doesn't have email, I win! Seriously, as hard as this is for everyone to imagine (including me), he probably doesn't have an email address. Besides this small point, what politician actually checks their publicly accessable email? They all have their secretary or campaign manager scan and reply.
According to the IDC, the average cost for donating a PC is some $343.90. This is due to the expense incurred for administration and coordination.
The security of corporate-sensitive information will require that all disks are thoroughly scrubbed to safeguard against accidental release/disclosure of information. According to the IDC, it costs an average of $216.75 to wipe a machine clean of information.
There are a number of documented cases where a company that donated equipment was named in a lawsuit when the donated equipment was disposed of improperly by the benefactor. Consider, for example, that the glass from a monitor contains up to 25% of lead oxide. If disposed of improperly (e.g., in a landfill), fines and/or lawsuits normally follow.
Many of our older systems are still in use across the corporation. The IT department uses old or retired hardware as a "bone yard" of sorts to avoid purchasing replacement parts whenever possible.
From a financial viewpoint, there is little to no tax benefit to the company since these assets have already been depreciated for tax purposes. Aside from the costs outlined above, there are probably additional costs related to repair/cleanup, preparation, shipping, etc.
Fad, my ass. I'm glad 'ol William wants to sit back for the ride. I will not be fooled. If they branded their own distrib, wouldn't that be giving in? I will not be fooled. What is lost in Linux development productivity gets made up for in quality. I will not be fooled. I've never seen the strategy "first to market" work well for customers. I will not be fooled. Oh, and don't leak the memo? Bill, come on. I will not be fooled.
-Z