> Because the ASP contract is already a done deal, protests would be good
for
> visibility of the issue but probably not effective for changing
> implementation.  What we need is real, documented and successful
> installations and demonstrations to expose the alternative in a highly
> visible way.  Corporations with interest in the success of open source /
> free software can help create new, or further current, (Sequoia?)
> successful demo projects.

Sequoia has been using Staroffice, gimp, Tux Typing, Blender... etc etc for
2 year.  It is/has been running on windows but all of those appications were
chosen not only for their quality, but for the fact they are multiplatform.
They will all someday run under linux, but the fact of the matter is that
other than a few govt entities that require that you submit forms in office
format there have been really no problems at all with running staroffice and
the other software on any of our campuses (Tempe, Showlow, Peoria, or any of
our Mesa campus').

Brian Cluff