How you can help the GNU Project: Hardware

The GNU Project would accept donations of the following hardware. Please send only known working hardware. Please send offers to <hardware-donations@gnu.org>.

  • Computers (and other devices) listed in ryf.fsf.org.
  • Modern rackmount server chassis for Extended-ATX motherboards (without motherboard, unless RYF certified, see above).
  • Monitors that support 1600x1200 or better resolution.
  • Gigabit or 10gbps unmanaged ethernet switches.
  • PostScript printers that are fully-free-software-compatible, and printers that work with GNU Ghostscript.
  • Uninterruptible power supplies with good batteries.
  • New large (4TB or bigger) hard drives, or new SSD drives.
  • Asterisk-compatible, analog telephony cards.
  • Analog A/V equipment such as microphones, mixers, cables, stands, etc. Lighting and photographic equipment.
  • Devices listed as fully-free-software-compatible on h-node.org.

Please send only hardware that works—we don't want to take people away from other work to fix up broken equipment.

Additionally, donations of the following services would be useful:

  • Additional internet connectivity for our Boston office (it must support the BGP4 protocol).

You can also help the GNU Project in other ways.