Because It's Much Better to Give than Take: Oregon Recycler's Laptops Stolen

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Dec 20, 2008 3:44 AM EDT
OStatic; By Kristin Shoemaker
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What is it about the holiday season? It throws a spotlight on the best -- and worst -- aspects of human nature. It holds true in the open source world. NextStep, a hardware recycling and refurbishing organization in Eugene, Oregon, was burglarized earlier this week. Hardest hit was the organization's Ubuntu Laptop Program. NextStep provides computers, technology and job skills training to Lane County Oregon's under-served residents, and its Ubuntu Laptop Program is a major source of funding for these endeavors.

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