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Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday August 10, 2011 @05:09AM from the free-and-tax-deductible-software dept.

chefwear writes "I am thinking of donating retired computers to a local charity for kids. What OS do you think would be best for this? From reading tips regarding the donation of computers, it's widely recommended to keep with the currently installed OS (which is Windows XP in this case). Since XP will be unsupported in about two years, I'm not sure I would be setting the little ones up for success. Would anyone suggest donating a computer with a Linux distro like Ubuntu to a local charity for kids?"

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Windows Recycling/transfer not allowed (Score:1, Informative)

by kirthn ( 64001 ) writes: on Wednesday August 10, 2011 @07:28AM (#37042254)

well, Microsoft is out of the loop, as you may not recycle the software together wiht the computer...and may not be transferred or whatsoever....you need to buy new copies

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