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Voluntary Hardware Donation Receivers?

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Bagder:
(This idea isn't mine, I'm just repeating it.)

I think it would be useful if we got a handful of volunteers that could be the default receivers for hardware/players that people are willing to donate to "the project" for whatever reason. Handful because it could be a good idea to have at least one in Europe and one in the US (and possibly one in Asia and one in Australia...).

These receivers could then keep a list of what hardware they have (and who donated them), and when devs need/want hardware for Rockbox work we could use these "junk yards".

The benefit of this method compared to the current way, is that right now we basically never accept the donations since there's no person who steps forward and if someone later decides he could use such a target the moment is gone and no donation is made.

Good or bad idea? Can it be made better or more specific?

LambdaCalculus:
I'll gladly volunteer to collect donated players and pass them along.

In terms of US volunteers, I believe we should have at least three: one on the East coast, one on the West coast, and one in the Midwest area. That way, the volume is easily spread out between us, and we can also send to various parts of the world easier.

Llorean:
I think it's a good idea.

Having somewhat local people will make it easier on those who wish to donate. And having a list of "receivers" can also make people less nervous that they'll send their player in the right direction.

It also means we can accept donations of broken players, and other such things, that might have parts useful to developers finding their older player has broken down right when they want to test something.

It helps solve the "right part, wrong time" aspect of donation.

And of course, always willing to help out.

AlexP:
Yep, a good plan.  As with many I suspect, I'd be happy to act as a "fence" :)

scorche:
Of course I am willing to apply Scorche's Super Shipping Service to the task if needed.  Also, be aware that while the US does have zones and shipping costs can vary between these, the USPS also has a service called "Priority Mail Flat-Rate"  which usually ends up being cheaper with heavy items, does not vary between the zones, and the box is paid for which you can then fill it with anything that one can and not worry about weight costs.

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