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  • From: tom poe <tompoe AT renonevada.net>
  • To: seul-edu AT seul.org
  • Cc: "CommStudios" <community_studios AT lists.ibiblio.org>, "Reno_Perl_Group" <renotahoe-pm AT pm.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Community_studios] Re: [seul-edu] Re: Unified Front...
  • Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2002 02:51:18 -0700

Hi: Have you invited the local LUG over for a field trip to see what you
have? Sounds like you're right where you need to be to plan and initiate
community-based education programs, utilizing volunteers in the community.
That's terrific.

Can you describe what might be an attractive "demo" that someone could walk
through your door, and you would think, gee, I'll take a look and evaluate
this?
Thanks,
Tom Poe
Reno, NV
http://www.studioforrecording.org/
http://www.ibiblio.org/studioforrecording/
http://renotahoe.pm.org/


On Saturday 27 April 2002 07:08, Michael Williams wrote:
> > 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.
>
> I agree whole heartedly.. Think of them as training wheels.... In all the
> years I've been converting our district over, RedHat is the only one that
> has taken the time to ask what my needs are and actually listened. They are
> talking to people in education and finding out what the resistance is and
> are working on solving those issues.
>
> > Nothing succeeds like success. The best way to show people Linux isn't
> > scary is to set them down in front of a working Linux box. The best way
> > to show school district CTOs that Linux isn't scary is to show them
> > another school district that works just fine on Linux.
>
> Show and Tell
>
> > We are doing that. Like any revolutionary technology, we first have to
> > go after early adopters. After these people demonstrate to their peers
> > that you *can* live without Microsoft, they will eventually get their
> > pitchforks and torches, and surround the Castle Gates. The reality is
> > that we're dealing with slow-moving bureaucracies, and bureaucracies
> > recoil from perceived risk like vampires from a cross. Think of them
> > as penguins on an ice floe. They all mass at the edge until one jumps
> > (or hast the misfortune to be pushed) into the water. If blood comes
> > to the surface, they back off, not wanting to become seal bait. If
> > there's no blood in the water, they'll all jump in.
>
> Come on in the waters fine! :-)
>
> > I used to work in the marketing department, but I sure wouldn't call
> > myself a "marketing person." Anyway, I think it's more important for us
> > to get a few districts working well than to worry about conquering the
> > world. Total World Domination takes time, after all...
> >
> > This list is for folks putting together one aspect of TWD, which is
> > applications
> > (and the matter at hand, an ISO) for schools. One step at a time.
> >
> > --William
>
> 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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