On Sat, 21 Jun 2003, Ian Bell wrote:
On Thursday 19 Jun 2003 10:09 pm, BenE wrote:
On Thu, 19 Jun 2003, John Seago wrote:
Perhaps it would make more impact with the public if all traffic on the above subject were to be copied to the local papers that ran the story today!
Just take out the mail headers first, otherwise it will be far too long.
Good idea though, shall we do a letter to the EDP signed from ALUG then? If so, does anyone want to volunteer to write it or shall I?
Looks like you just volunteered, but if you draft it I'll be happy to comment/add etc.
I've had a think about this today (and I'll post a draft tmrw afternoon sometime) but 2 things spring to mind.
Firstly, considering the subject it might be worth including something along the lines of, 'if you are a school and are interested in linux then contact ALUG for advice, demos. If you lot agree with this inclusion then perhaps the website could have a 'schools click here' button which links to contact details added to it?
Secondly, and rather anally, if the letter were to be signed from us lot then how long should I wait before assuming no-one objects and sending it? I wouldn't like a letter to be sent in my name (although indirectly I supose) which I didn't agree with so I would be inclined to wait a few days (at least) before sending so everyone can voice objections. On the other hand, waiting too long *could* mean the story getting old and the letter not getting printed.
Does anyone have any comments pls?
BenE