[mythtv-users] XvMC and libmpeg2 to be dropped in 0.25

[Raymond Wagner]

On 12/6/2010 15:15, Nick Rout wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 8:49 AM, Steven Adeff<adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 2:42 PM, Jan Ceuleers<jan.ceuleers at computer.org>  wrote:
>>> On 06/12/10 04:16, Nick Rout wrote:
>>>> Not your fault I know, but very annoying when I see this sort of
>>>> discussion and people saying how cheap an upgrade is!
>>> Not to mention the fact that just throwing away hardware because the
>>> newfanglest software can't be bothered to support it anymore isn't exactly
>>> environmentally sound...
>> Donate it to your local school or an inner city organization.
> The average school actually doesn't want OLD hardware in my
> experience. they want modern hardware, with a warranty and/or a
> maintenace contract supported by their IT people.

My local grade school actually is actively seeking such old hardware, 
although they're generally going for 3yr old corporate PCs and servers, 
rather than our 6+yr old cast offs.  There are plenty of other 
organizations which will take them.  Off hand, I know of three companies 
in the local area that will take old machines for free, and either 
repair/refurb them for donation, savage them for spare parts, or send 
them off to the proper recycling company.