Colorado districts built up a supply of Chromebooks. Some are nearing their end
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Re: Colorado districts built up a supply of Chromebooks. Some are nearing their end
#2Chromebooks reach their “death date” when they are no longer capable of receiving operating system updates. Replacing them straps district budgets and harms the environment.
Re: Colorado districts built up a supply of Chromebooks. Some are nearing their end
#3Given the meager hardware requirements for ChromeOS why would any hardware devices need to be cut off from updates at all?
Re: Colorado districts built up a supply of Chromebooks. Some are nearing their end
#4Install linux
Re: Colorado districts built up a supply of Chromebooks. Some are nearing their end
#5Install linux
Does ChromiumOS exist in the same way Chromium does? Can these devices switch to community support?
Re: Colorado districts built up a supply of Chromebooks. Some are nearing their end
#6The end-of-life problem seems like it could be solved, depending on the specific model.
Many Chromebooks can have coreboot installed (https://mrchromebox.tech/), turning them into regular PCs.
And since Google bought Neverware, a regular PC can be turned into a Chromebook by installing ChromeOS Flex.
Re: Colorado districts built up a supply of Chromebooks. Some are nearing their end
#7This sounds weird: "DPS sends its outdated Chromebooks to an electronics recycling vendor"
Why would the recycler be a 'vendor'? Is the district sending them laptops and paying them?
I'd have thought competition would mean the winning bid would be offering to pay the district something (even if only $20 per device) rather than requiring payment.
Re: Colorado districts built up a supply of Chromebooks. Some are nearing their end
#8This sounds weird: "DPS sends its outdated Chromebooks to an electronics recycling vendor" Why would the recycler be a 'vendor'? Is the district sending them laptops and paying them? I'd have thought competition would mean the winning bid would be offering to pay the district something (even if only $20 per device) rather than requiring payment.
Colorado's local governments have a surprising amount of corruption just underneath the surface. Kickback schemes are common.
Re: Colorado districts built up a supply of Chromebooks. Some are nearing their end
#9Install linux
(Tragically) Colorado's school districts definitely do not have the manpower, funding, or will to handle linux tech support for a bunch of teenagers. They can barely stay open 5 days a week
Re: Colorado districts built up a supply of Chromebooks. Some are nearing their end
#10Given the meager hardware requirements for ChromeOS why would any hardware devices need to be cut off from updates at all?
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