[Foundation-l] Wikimedia and Environment

[Domas Mituzas]

Hi!

> In cold countries, energy can have two lives : a first life making
> calculations in a computer, or transforming matter (ore into metal,
> trees into books), and a second life heating homes.

One needs to build-out quite static-energy-output datacenters (e.g. deploy 10MW at once, and don't grow) for that. Not our business. 

> But the best is to use no energy at all : see the OLPC project in
> Afghanistan (A computer with pedals, like the sewing machines of our
> great-great-great-grand-mothers) (1)

Do you realize that in terms of carbon footprint that is much much less efficient? Look at the title of the thread. 

Domas