Re: [seul-edu] Fanatical volunteers

[tom poe <tompoe@renonevada.net>]

Excellent!   You're on your way.

As for conradus, you need to check the linux.org folks on the web site:
http://www.linux.org/groups/usa/louisiana.html

Thanks,
Tom 


On Tuesday 23 April 2002 20:50, Dave Prentice wrote:
> Tom,
>     I am involved with NOLUG. Who is conradus@iname.com? Haven't seen him
> post.
> Dave Prentice
> prentice@instruction.com
> http://www.originsresource.org
> http://www.prenticenet.com/home/dprentice
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tom poe <tompoe@renonevada.net>
> To: seul-edu@seul.org <seul-edu@seul.org>; Dave Prentice
> <dprentice@uno.edu> Cc: CommStudios <community_studios@lists.ibiblio.org>;
> Reno_Perl_Group <renotahoe-pm@pm.org>
> Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 10:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [seul-edu] Fanatical volunteers
>
> >Hi:  Dave, the head of networking for your city's school district needs a
> >demo to play with.  Contact:
> >
> >conradus@iname.com
> >http://nolug.dhs.org
> >
> >Tell him about the head of networking contact, and see if they can round
> > up
>
> a
>
> >two or three computer demo for him to play with.  By working with the
> > local linux users' group, he'll find out just how much talent and
> > enthusiasm
>
> there
>
> >is to "get the show on the road".  Remember, he can run parallel setups
> >across without disrupting the present situation if he wants.
> >
> >If for some reason, the reception is lukewarm, let me know, and we'll
> >coordinate something really good.  If they say that it's a good idea, the
> >folks on this list are sure to recommend some software and apps that might
>
> be
>
> >interesting.  Keep us posted!
> >Thanks,
> >Tom Poe
> >Reno, NV
> >http://www.studioforrecording.org/
> >http://www.ibiblio.org/studioforrecording/
> >http://renotahoe.pm.org/
> >
> >On Tuesday 23 April 2002 20:07, Dave Prentice wrote:
> >> Here's one bright note, guys: I have been corresponding with the head of
> >> networking for my city's school district concerning the MS audits. He is
> >> getting disgusted with them and says he is now beginning to entertain
> >> the possibility to migrate to Linux because of MS's licensing prices. So
>
> let's
>
> >> keep that army of 1,000 fanatical volunteers on standby -- maybe someday
> >> all of y'all can come do your thing here in New Orleans! (The free/open
> >> source thing, not whatever else you may associate with my fair city.)
> >> Dave Prentice
> >> prentice@instruction.com
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Leon Brooks <leon@brooks.fdns.net>
> >> To: seul-edu@seul.org <seul-edu@seul.org>
> >> Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 8:22 PM
> >> Subject: [seul-edu] Fanatical volunteers
> >>
> >> >On Wednesday 24 April 2002 02:41, paul Sutton wrote:
> >> >>> How many fanatical volunteers can we
> >> >>> put on the ground in Portland? How many of you are willing to go
>
> there
>
> >> >>> for a week or two and help with the conversion? If we can mobilize
>
> 1000
>
> >> >>> volunteers from across the country, the job would be done in a
> >> >>> couple of weeks!
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I think we can pull off a miracle here. I think one school district
> >> >>> should draw a line in the sand and tell Microsoft to go pound it.
> >> >>> And if their conversion is a success, it will live on as a testament
> >> >>> to democratic power, and as a wonderful test-bed for further
> >> >>> educational free software development.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> --William
> >> >>
> >> >> I'd love to help but I am from England, and funds don't permit, but
>
> best
>
> >> of
> >>
> >> >> luck,  perhaps something similar could happen in the UK,  if any
> >> >> other Uk subscribers are interested.
> >> >
> >> >Ditto for Oz.
> >> >
> >> >If corporations can offer `fanatical' support, so can we. The kernel of
> >>
> >> such a
> >>
> >> >team is being thrown together here in WA, our first target being to do
>
> as
>
> >> >much undermining as possible of the WA EdDept's blanket Microsoft
> >>
> >> Enterprise
> >>
> >> >Agreement.
> >> >
> >> >Cheers; Leon (from Perth, Western Australia)