[nflug] community GNU/Linux education - thank you

[Eric Benoit]

yes we received "free computers" from them but with a "agreement" that 
we had to purchase Microsoft Licenses, I asked several times if we could 
just get the free computers and I would put linux on them ...at the last 
meeting our school had with them I was not invited and decisions were made.

Mark Robson wrote:
> I have some media contacts, would be glad to pass along this 'human 
> interest story' idea once it has gelled enough to be publicized.
>  
> Anybody familiar with www.computersforchildren.org 
> <http://www.computersforchildren.org> ?  I once asked if they had any 
> Open Source focus, since they are doing this all on a shoestring 
> budget.  They are getting some backdoor support from Redmond, so they 
> were leary about Open Source upsetting that relationship. 
>  
>  
>  
> 
> */anthonyriga <torrodimerda at yahoo.com>/* wrote:
> 
>     maybe as for marketing you could have someting on one of the local
>     news broadcasts or free radio like Buff states radion station. Maybe
>     that whyguy character.. he seems like hes always looking for
>     someting to do..
> 
>     */Daniel V <cloudlakedreamer at yahoo.com>/* wrote:
> 
>         To those of you who have responded to ideas on
>         community education for GNU/Linux...
>         Thanks for your consideration.
> 
>         I've got some leg work to do before I approach schools
>         and so forth. I wish to put together a mission
>         statement and so forth. I will start putting together
>         a brochure and some marketing materials. I'm kicking
>         around some ideas for a domain name.
> 
>         thanks again,
>         Daniel
> 
> 
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