[HacktionLab] Conflict minerals [was: Re: How t buy a laptop that will work with Linux]

[mark]

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On 06/08/14 09:20, U wrote:
> Thanks for the BDS link, I think that's important to consider
> (though we must bare in mind that the supply chains for basically
> all of these manufacturers link to conflict minerals such as
> tugsten and coltan etc from places like the Congo).

I couldn't agree more.

Whenever people talk to me about buying a computer, I encourage them
to think about what they really need, and whether their needs can be
met by a second hand machine rather than them being seduced by the
gloss of the new. Keeping old machines in use seems like the best way
I can find to undermine the trade in conflict minerals, and to
undermine consumerism generally. Free software is a great enabler for
this.

If anyone has any up-to-date reports / authoritative stats on social
and environmental impact of ICT, please share, as my references on
this are a few years old now.

Thanks,
Mark
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