Jim and Matt, Please let me know when you're ready to set up this demo (if it hasn't happened already.) I'd like to help out in any way I can. Thanks, Vaughn On Saturday 24 August 2002 13:01, you wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > I met with Donovan Walker yesterday. He is currently experimenting with > Star Office and is very interested in LTSP. I have contacted Matt and when > he returns, we will try to set up a demonstration for him. The hardest > part of the project seems to be the educational programs that run under MS > OS's. > > FYI, the Montessori Day School is a charter school with three campuses > connected by a WAN. This will not be an easy project, but will entail a > lot of time and effort. As we know more about how Donovan wants to > proceed, we can get more people involved in the effort. > > On Saturday 24 August 2002 09:27, you wrote: > > Has anyone assumed responsibility for moving forward with this? How > > can I help? > > > > Lee Einer > > > > Vaughn Treude wrote: > > >Jim's idea about going through AZOTO sounds like a good one. I visited > > >Azoto's web page but it currently looks unfinished. For example, the > > > "join us" page was not done. Who would be the best person contact for > > > more info about this? (One of the officers listed on the web page? Or > > > is there a committee for this sort of thing>) And since it's a > > > non-profit, I suppose that means it would be a volunteer effort. Has > > > AZOTO done any other projects besides the PLUG install fest mentioned > > > on the web page? > > > > > >Thanks, > > >Vaughn Treude > > > > > >On Saturday 17 August 2002 13:03, you wrote: > > >>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > >>Hash: SHA1 > > >> > > >>Do it under the auspices of AZOTO - it is the NPO that PLUG formed as a > > >>"commercial" entity. AZOTO welcomes projects and volunteers from PLUG > > >> and it can serve to get both organizations good publicity. I am > > >> hoping this thing gets past the "talking" stage. > > >> > > >>On Saturday 17 August 2002 06:26, you wrote: > > >>>I haven't contacted him. If anybody has, please let me know. If > > >>> nobody has, I volunteer- unless you were planning to do that, Tom. > > >>> In that case, I volunteer to help. For example, if we can set up a > > >>> meeting, I'll be there. > > >>> > > >>>I would like to get a little feedback on this, though, on what you > > >>> guys had in mind. Should we do this as a charity thing-- free or > > >>> cheap install and setup help, to help the schools and gain good > > >>> publicity for Linux (and ourselves, of course)? Or should this be > > >>> just a business thing? Will they take us seriously if we offer to do > > >>> it for free? Or should we do it for free and set up a fee system for > > >>> subsequent support (after an initial grace period of, say, 30 days or > > >>> so)? > > >>> > > >>>Of course, we need to get an idea of the scale of what Mr. Walker is > > >>>looking for, whether he has the authority to make any decisions, and > > >>>whether MS has already done some sort of deal with the school system. > > >>> > > >>>Please let me know, soon as you can, > > >>>Vaughn Treude > > >>>Nakota Software > > >>> > > >>>On Thursday 15 August 2002 09:40, you wrote: > > >>>>The fellow with the school in Phoenix, has anybody been in touch with > > >>>>him? ... telephone call, email, anything? > > >>>> > > >>>> - tom e. > > >>>> > > >>>>On 13 Aug 2002, Michelle Lowman wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>>I don't know him, but this could be the guy: > > >>>> > > >>>>http://www.inficad.com/~elvis/resume.html > > >>>> > > >>>>On Mon, 2002-08-12 at 12:06, Matt Alexander wrote: > > >>>>>I just read a CNet article that mentioned Donovan Walker as a head > > >>>>> of a Phoenix school's computer systems. He's interested in > > >>>>> migrating from Windows to Linux. Anyone know him? > > >>>>> > > >>>>>http://news.com.com/2100-1001-949276.html > > >>>>> > > >>>>>Here's the relevant paragraph: > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Donovan Walker, the head of a Phoenix school's computer systems, is > > >>>>>one person who finds the price of Linux appealing. "I inherited a > > >>>>>Windows server-client base from the people before me. As money is > > >>>>>tight here, and we've been directed to achieve a 1-to-5 > > >>>>>computer-student ratio, it's time for me to start looking for > > >>>>>solutions that cost less," he said. > > >>>>> > > >>>>>________________________________________________ > > >>>>>See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail > > >>>>>doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > >>>>> > > >>>>>PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > >>>>>http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > >>>> > > >>>>________________________________________________ > > >>>>See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail > > >>>> doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > >>>> > > >>>>PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > >>>>http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > >>>> > > >>>>________________________________________________ > > >>>>See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail > > >>>> doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > >>>> > > >>>>PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > >>>>http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > >>> > > >>>________________________________________________ > > >>>See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail > > >>> doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > >>> > > >>>PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > >>>http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > >> > > >>- -- > > >>Jim > > >> > > >>Freedom is worth protecting > > >> > > >>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > >>Version: PGP 6.5.8 > > >> > > >>iQA/AwUBPV6B8ysk3ywszI1FEQIygQCeOijRs0aRKjnXOBIzN2HAt3J7Gj8An2nM > > >>pQEbdYuTZdq2W/Uyb2SL01lE > > >>=6try > > >>-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > >>________________________________________________ > > >>See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't > > >>post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > >> > > >>PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > >>http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > >________________________________________________ > > >See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't > > > post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > > > >PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > >http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > - -- > Jim > > Freedom is worth protecting > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: PGP 6.5.8 > > iQA/AwUBPWe76ysk3ywszI1FEQIeUQCgukjhkxOIcGgq+A/fZz9w6mlxMiMAoIl7 > SNElhrHIHS3+bPy1Is0kTjF4 > =p+Cx > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss