[dfs3] That's disappointing

[mark]

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Barry Titterton:
> Hi All,
> 
> You may remember me posting at the end of last year about a 
> community centre in Spennymoor called The Settlement. They run 
> computer training courses, and had three old unused Windows
> laptops that I offered to upgrade to Linux. I only managed to do
> one machine before the courses stopped for their Christmas break.
> I went back today to upgrade the remaining two machines but was
> asked not to bother. The course leader explained that Microsoft is 
> offering free upgrades to Windows 10, of both hardware and 
> software, for local community training organisations. They do not 
> want to risk their chances of getting free new machines by putting 
> non-Microsoft software onto the old machines. They may keep the
> one machine, that is already converted, as a teaching aid.
> 
> This is disappointing as it is unusual to meet a trainer that has 
> both heard of linux and is also interested in giving it a try, but 
> you cannot argue with the offer of free brand new machines. I have 
> left the contact details for DFS3 with them, more in hope than 
> expectation.
> 

Hi Barry,

That is very disappointing.

If they're getting given new machines, will they give us the old ones
so we can liberate them and pass them on to someone else?

Mark

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