There's a front cover story in today's EDP about MS's upcoming charging policy for schools. This link should work, may wrap - http://www.edp24.co.uk/content/News/NewsStory.asp?Brand=EDPONLINE&Catego...
The local MP is saying it's going to cost too much to buy MS. We should all e-mail the EDP at EDPLetters@archant.co.uk (they're bound to print at least one) pointing out the availability, usability, and lack of cost associated with Linux. Send them this link - http://www.k12ltsp.org/ - or something like it to show previous success in schools. Let's all advocate our favourite OS and kick MS out of our schools. (Save on some tax £££s too while we're at it).
Matt
On Wed, Jul 10, 2002 at 08:15:51PM -0400, Matt Parker wrote:
There's a front cover story in today's EDP about MS's upcoming charging policy for schools. This link should work, may wrap - http://www.edp24.co.uk/content/News/NewsStory.asp?Brand=EDPONLINE&Catego...
The local MP is saying it's going to cost too much to buy MS. We should all e-mail the EDP at EDPLetters@archant.co.uk (they're bound to print at least one) pointing out the availability, usability, and lack of cost associated with Linux. Send them this link - http://www.k12ltsp.org/ - or something like it to show previous success in schools. Let's all advocate our favourite OS and kick MS out of our schools. (Save on some tax £££s too while we're at it).
also reported on the register at main@lists.alug.org.uk maybe somebody should give Mr Blizzard a phone call and explain all about the lovely open source side of things =)
Adam
On Wed, Jul 10, 2002 at 08:41:33PM +0100, Adam Bower said:
also reported on the register at main@lists.alug.org.uk maybe somebody should give Mr Blizzard a phone call and explain all about the lovely open source side of things =)
Sorry to put a foot in it do they know anything about open source? I'm sure they are a bit closed mind only to microsoft.
Bringing Linux..... er hang on.. shouldn't that be *nix? ;) into the mainstream schools etc would certainly save $$$. Hell at work we have save a lot of money where it ended up going on new hardwares ;)))
On Wed, Jul 10, 2002 at 08:59:24PM +0100, Craig wrote:
On Wed, Jul 10, 2002 at 08:41:33PM +0100, Adam Bower said:
also reported on the register at main@lists.alug.org.uk maybe somebody should give Mr Blizzard a phone call and explain all about the lovely open source side of things =)
Sorry to put a foot in it do they know anything about open source? I'm sure they are a bit closed mind only to microsoft.
Well that is what i was suggesting, someone to go and spend a bit of time education Mr Blizzard. Could be time well spent imho.
Adam
On Wed, Jul 10, 2002 at 10:37:45PM +0100, Adam Bower said:
Well that is what i was suggesting, someone to go and spend a bit of time education Mr Blizzard. Could be time well spent imho.
Let me educate the guy... I live nr Beccles. I will hunt him down and slap him across the face with a copy of Linux Format ;)
From: "Craig" craig@wizball.co.uk
Let me educate the guy... I live nr Beccles. I will hunt him down and slap him across the face with a copy of Linux Format ;)
oh yeah, thats great.. lets add assult and battery to the list of activities that ALUG get up to.
Remember, these people are not techincal people, and for them, kernels are things you get in nuts, and to be completly honest, we sort of scare them....
J
On Wed, Jul 10, 2002 at 11:00:39PM +0100, J said:
Let me educate the guy... I live nr Beccles. I will hunt him down and slap him across the face with a copy of Linux Format ;)
That should have been Linux User.. my fault, I wasn't typing at the time.
oh yeah, thats great.. lets add assult and battery to the list of activities that ALUG get up to.
I'm planning a SWAT team.
Remember, these people are not techincal people, and for them, kernels are things you get in nuts, and to be completly honest, we sort of scare them....
Unfortuantly but if you mention the fact Linux is free and they would think 'money saved!'. Then you explain the horror stories later ;)
Is anyone(or group) trying to educate en mass all the politicians (in local and central govenrment) on the subject of "better" computer strategy?
J
ps and yes i am a cripple who cant opperate my emails properlu, but i blame that on being tootired...
On Wed, Jul 10, 2002 at 11:11:54PM +0100, J said:
ps and yes i am a cripple who cant opperate my emails properlu, but i blame that on being tootired...
Been taking Jolt cola again? ;)
J j.e.taylor@uea.ac.uk wrote:
Is anyone(or group) trying to educate en mass all the politicians (in local and central govenrment) on the subject of "better" computer strategy?
Yes. I was at a Cabinet Office event today, hearing them "talking the talk" about open standards, but they've not yet connected it to the related points about independent standards and free software. I think the time is right to get people thinking about this issue and they're ready for some new thinking.
The UK's Association For Free Software www.affs.org.uk is organising a "Free Software For Government" campaign. I think we've just hit a little bump in the road with the national level activity, but if you want to help, joining the AFFS and its mailing list would be really good. Actually forking over some money is good, as there are so many costs in campaigning. I'll be posting a bit more about things like today's event to the AFFS list when I've finished discussions resulting from it.
Craig craig@wizball.co.uk wrote:
oh yeah, thats great.. lets add assult and battery to the list of activities that ALUG get up to.
I'm planning a SWAT team.
Let's reinforce the terrorist perception, eh?
Remember, these people are not techincal people, and for them, kernels are things you get in nuts, and to be completly honest, we sort of scare them....
Unfortuantly but if you mention the fact Linux is free and they would think 'money saved!'. Then you explain the horror stories later ;)
Free software refers to freedom not cost. No software is free, especially not to educational establishments with all the special stresses they tend to put on kit.
I've already been asked to make contact with this MP in my AFFS role, www.affs.org.uk I'll keep you posted, but is your offer to help more than a joke, Craig? If so, please email me off-list so we can co-ordinate things. Thanks.
MJR
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