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 >