Re: [seul-edu] School count

[Michael Viron <mviron@wsdo.sao.uwf.edu>]

>The dangerous part for  Linux promotion is the beginning. If
>a school uses Linux but things are not going smoothly it would
>be easy to convert the school over to commercial software. Most
>schools care more about computers working than they do about
>using free software or commercial software. While it is true
>that the free software is obviously cheaper it is not always true
>that setting up a system is cheaper. I know several places here
>and in the US where the cost of setting up a school system would
>be just as expensive as commercial software due to the high price
>that Linux consultants charge.
>

I would say this depends.  In most areas, you can find a LUG (relatively
close by) that is willing to do such work for free, instead of going to a
"consultant".

Michael

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Michael Viron
Database Administrator / Web Statistician
Simple End User Linux