[ecaron]

> We chose to make use of our spare and decommissioned hardware. That included a pair of Juniper EX4200 switches and three HP SL170zG6 (48GB ram, 2Xeon L5640, 21Gbps NIC)

In other words, Mozilla has enough money that a 48GB ram machine is otherwise a paperweight...

[dublinben]

That's a five year old server. That's worthlessly depreciated in just about any organization.

[IgorPartola]

Well, if they were in any way savvy (which I believe they are), they would sell a machine like that or donate it to another project. In this instance, I imagine, instead of selling/donating they repurposed.

[evilpie]

For instance a while back Mozilla was giving away old Mac minis: http://armenzg.blogspot.de/2014/05/do-you-need-used-mac-mini...

[gcb0]

i think in most countries the pipe is always more expensive than the server

[DanBC]

Are there tax advantages of donating old equipment to certain good causes?

It seems easier than the alternative of selling the hardware on ebay.

[ascorbic]

Yes there is in most jurisdictions. The company can write off the value of the hardware against their taxable profits. However the Mozilla Foundation is a non-profit, so I'm not sure that applies.

[Implicated]

Silicon Valley problems