Linux for the Greens

[Derek Neighbors]

Jim said:
> On Tue, 2003-01-21 at 12:29, Lee Einer wrote:
>> Hi, all-
>>
>> Would any of you be interested in meeting with the Maricopa County
>> Green  Party regarding the possibility of their transitioning  from MS
>> Windows  to the Linux OS?  I have been invited to meet with some Green
>> volunteers  on Monday, January 27th, at 6:00PM to discuss their
>> technology issues  and the possibility of transitioning to Linux. As I
>> bring more
>> enthusiasm than  technical knowledge to the table, it would help quite
>> a  bit if any of you more IT literate  folk would join me.. It is
>> possible  that we will be forming an IT subcommittee. The Maricopa
>> Greens   currently use the MS Windows OS. Their chief practical
>> concerns are  website creation and maintenance (for which they are
>> currently using MS  FrontPage) and a database tailored for use by
>> non-profits. They are  currently planning to utilize the  Ebase
>> database, which is
>> Windows-centric, but there are other competing databases available,
>> such  as Convio, which appears to be Linux based, and E-Tapestry and
>> DonorPerfect, which are available in web-based versions.
>>
>> Any of you who are interested in attending, and/or volunteering to
>> assist, please let me know-
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Lee Einer
>>
>> [Note: this post is not intended to trigger a debate on the merits of
>> the respective political parties- it is about assisting an
>> organization  in transitioning to Linux
>
>
> Where is this meeting gonna be, Lee?  West Side, I bet ;)
>
> Seriously, I would like to try and make it and I am sure we can garner
> more forces.
>
> Btw, I am looking at this from a purely technical position.  I am not a
> member of any political party ;)

I think this would great for AZOTO to par take in, there may be concerns
as to whether a 501c3 could move in this way, but as long as its technical
recommendations and not political ones that AZOTO were to counsel on, I
don't think it would be a problem.

I am in process of writing donor management system for Free Software
Foundation using GNU Enterprise, so some day in situations like this that
maybe an option. (Must PLUG (pun intended) GNUe at all costs... ;) )

-Derek