Fw: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Fw: [seul-edu] MS offer

["psutton" <psutton@uklinux.net>]

After forwarding the original message to two of the uk groups I was on I
forwarded a reply back]

Paul


----- Original Message -----
From: "Derek Harding" <derek@lagham.uklinux.net>
To: "psutton" <psutton@uklinux.net>
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 9:51 AM
Subject: Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Fw: [seul-edu] MS offer


> Call me a cynic but the only experience I have of MS visiting ended with a
demand to prove licences existed for the loaded software (which we had) and
a pointer that we had no capacity for expansion! This was a government
institution but not a school where the director had been given to understand
it was for free advice in the same vein (1995).
>
> Maybe someone on the seul-edu group can pass this back over?
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dave Prentice" <prentice@instruction.com>
> > To: <seul-edu@seul.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 12:33 AM
> > Subject: [seul-edu] MS offer
> >
> >
> > > Hey guys,
> > >     Looks like MS is starting to pay attention to public concern. I
> > > got a very nice email from a lady who works for MS asking if I am
> > > still trying to load Linux on old machines at my school. It seems MS
> > > is now looking into making available OS's and Works for older
> > > machines in schools. She says she hopes it will be free, and wants
> > > to come visit. Comments?
> > > Dave Prentice
> > > prentice@instruction.com
>
> --
> Best wishes,
> Derek
>