[NTLUG:Discuss] Venturing into new horizons

[Brian]

On Tue, Jul 23, 2002 at 11:26:48AM -0500, jeremyb at univista.com wrote:
>   I've found that non-profit organizations like schools are very
> interested in anything that keeps them technologically viable and
> doesn't cost much.  

I agree 100%...I've always thought there would be a living to be made from
consulting with school districts (especially smaller cash-strapped ones) to help
them cut costs by dumping Microsoft and other proprietary systems.  

> The school we're working with is, indeed, aware
> we're using Linux and other GPL software and they welcome it
> ....ofcourse we are the administrators. 

Do you have support from the school administration (either site or district level)?
If so, you are doubly lucky.  I've found, at least in the Dallas area, that
administrators are very pro-Microsoft, and vehemently anti-open source (the latter,
I believe, is due to (1) ignorance and (2) job security).

  --Brian
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