Hey, I deserve some of it. I was convinced earlier that Dell was (perhaps not directly, "by proxy" is a term I used in another post) supporting HCI. Upon further research, I'm backing off from that stance. I'm still having some difficulty grasping the idea that Dell may not be aware, or at least have a darn good notion, of who these organizations are that might be recieving some sort of benefit from their sales. I believe there must be some sort of guidelines agreed upon beforehand, before a Dell, or any other company, would agree to the arrangment. Then, the "middleman," if you will, eduorg in this case, does the screening or policing. I just can't see a company like Dell or any other taking a chance with who they might end up, even remotely and indirectly, helping to finance. I can't buy the idea that a Dell would say "we don't care or don't really need to know where this money goes, as long as it is for non profit organizations." To me, that leaves a wide open door for a myriad of groups to shuffle through, some that might do so only to take advantage of the fact that the source of the money doesn't know where its destination is.
Bottom line for me is, I'm backing off my previous stance, and reserving my personal judgement until I get more info.
Anyone who doesn't believe it is absolutely free to try it themselves. Go to reporting.net.
MM
P.S. Shall I post the text of Dell's acceptance e-mail so all can see what it looks like? There is NO SCREENING.