[oclug] Linux in Ottawa Schools^

[John Gluck]

Hi Randy

I have no success stories to tell but if any Ottawa schools are looking for a
bit of help getting set up.
Put my name on the list of volunteers

John

Randy wrote:

> This Wired article:
>
> http://www.wired.com/news/school/0,1383,45862,00.html
>
> Tells the story of some U.S. Schools adopting Linux for in-school labs and
> networks.
>
> With KDE and particularly Konquerer becoming so mature I think the stage is
> set for a major penguin incursion in this area.
>
> The nice part about Linux (apart from the huge savings in licensing, the
> remote administration (by volunteers) the multi-user security, the superior
> technology, the renewed utility of cheap "outdated" hardware, etc.) is that
> it is not Microsoft.
>
> O.K, I'm biased.
>
> Seems to me that Ottawa could be a leader in this area.
>
> Has anyone here got any stories to tell about this?
>
> Are there any OCDSB network administrators here?
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