Re:Ask HN: Help, my boss wants to us to use laptops from 201...
by giggly_gopher on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @03:26AM
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Not sure what you're going to do to convince your boss.
Though the machines might not be suited for the course, slapping a lightweight Linux distro on the old computers and giving them to parting gift to students without hardware would be a serious act of kindness. Not having your own hardware sucks.
If your boss is motivated by the desire to give charity and to not waste donations, this suggestion might be comforting to them. Then you need to convince them to buy some loaners so the students can complete the course.
Though the machines might not be suited for the course, slapping a lightweight Linux distro on the old computers and giving them to parting gift to students without hardware would be a serious act of kindness. Not having your own hardware sucks.
If your boss is motivated by the desire to give charity and to not waste donations, this suggestion might be comforting to them. Then you need to convince them to buy some loaners so the students can complete the course.