Subject: Re: A Mission For Luau
From: Jon Reynolds (jonr@destar.net)
Date: Thu May 09 2002 - 13:25:51 AKDT
These are good points, except for the sueing M$ part. Taking the
"crusade" to the manufactuers has been happening, as for nobody
benefitting from the schools using free software and OSes, I think maybe
I wouldn't have to pay taxes to support M$'s licensing for the schools
and my tax money could go to better uses. And people trying then dumping
linux is also very prevalent, but I would suppose that if we could start
some sort of training or classes like M$ has all over the friggen place,
we could be more than a bit player. Everything has to have a beginning
and sometimes the wrong choices and directions will be taken, but we
shouldn't just give up and say "..it's impossible". Instead, it should
make us that much more determined to endeavor to persevere in our
"crusade".
Jon
On Thu, 2002-05-09 at 04:21, Charles Smith wrote:
>
> Maybe you guys can't take a hint. Outside of using Linux for servers and
> hobbyist it is considered crap. It will not be seriously considered until
> you can go to a department store and choose between a Windows, Mac, or Linux
> system for your home. Then after a few years of it being used in homes and
> businesses on a larger scale than the existing servers and hobbyist it may
> work its way into the school system.
> What is your goal anyway? To sell more Linux (free ha,ha) and contribute
> towards RH and Debian horse farms VS B Gates horse farm?
> Take your crusade to the computer manufacturers and retail outlets. Buy
> stock in a Linux distributor. Sue Microsoft as a persecuted minority.
> Putting Linux in schools isn't going to benefit anybody except the people
> who sell Linux software. Math, English, and American History are in schools
> and the students don't necessarily retain those skills.
> If people are trying your product and dumping it, then maybe there is a
> message.
> Charlie
>
> >Same story in the Valley , We tried on two occasions to introduce Linux
> to
> >the school system . The IT department's of the School System won't sway
> in
> >there use of Windows and Mac's . At one time I reserched the amount of
> mony
> >they were spending on Microsoft Licening and it ran well over $100,000 a
> >year. We assisted one science teacher in installing 7 Linux box's in his
> lab
> >, at the end of the year they formated them all and replaced Linux with
> >Windows. I personaly install a Linux Box at the "See you online"
> distance
> >learning shool and so far as I know it lasted a few weeks befor they
> droped
> >it.
>
>
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