Re: [Community_studios] Re: [seul-edu] Re: Unified Front...

[Matt Jezorek <matt@bluelinux.org>]

> > Linux already *is* easy to install (certainly easier to install than
> > Windows). It *is* important to have an Office-compatible suite (and we
> > do). Many school  districts *do* need a support contract with a
> > company. You can't airily dismiss  that last fact with dollops of
> > elbow-grease and a can-do spirit, and it's what  Red Hat and others
> > base their business models on (though I suspect they have  bigger fish
> > to fry than school districts). We need to be willing work closely  with
> > *any* company that is willing to provide a support contract to a school
> >  district. Let's say Red Hat puts together a contract for a school
> > district to  defenestrate (throw Windows out the window). I think we
> > should be able to  marshall volunteers on the ground who can help with
> > the transition, and then  step back a bit and let Red Hat earn their
> > money.
That is one thing we are intending on doing at Blue Linux. We have not 
ironed out the details but I am POSITIVE we will be low on cost. We are 
also thinking more along the lines of a "base price" that is good for 
either 1 year or X ammount of support incidents that way if at the end of 
the year you had Y ammount of incidents but Y < X then the contract 
continues till Y = X if Y > X before the end of the year you just have to 
renew at the end of the year with no additional cost. I dont want to see a 
school pay for something its not getting

 > 
> Anyone actually wanting to help a 100% district wide linux server solution
> school district iron out a few issues and help document it please contact
> me. I'm sure there are better ways of doing things than I'm currently doing
> and could use some input.
> 
> Michael
> 

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Matt Jezorek 
Executive Director / Founder 
Linux for Education
Blue Linux 
http://www.linuxforeducation.com/
http://www.bluelinux.org 
matt@bluelinux.org 

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