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  • From: tom poe <tompoe AT renonevada.net>
  • To: schoolforge-discuss AT schoolforge.net
  • Cc: "CommStudios" <community_studios AT lists.ibiblio.org>, "Reno_Perl_Group" <renotahoe-pm AT pm.org>
  • Subject: [Community_studios] Re: [school-discuss] How to present Linux to schools
  • Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 10:23:06 -0700

On Thursday 25 April 2002 08:43, Randy Smith wrote:

> My biggest problem is that some of the schools in the area are so poor
> that they are completely funded by grants (including a few Gates
> Foundation Grants). That pulls most of the teeth out of the "cost of
> ownership" arguments.

Hi: Don't you think the grant funded schools need to be reallocating scarce
resources in some direction other than M$? When you look at the terms of a
Gates Foundation Grant, you will find exhorbitant costs involved, in terms of
administrative reporting, requirements, staffing, etc. It's pure poison.
Thanks,
Tom Poe
Reno, NV
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  • [Community_studios] Re: [school-discuss] How to present Linux to schools, tom poe, 04/25/2002

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