Yeah, but I think that they have some kind of deal with Microsoft or something. ----- Original Message ---- From: Darrin Chandler To: Main PLUG discussion list Sent: Tuesday, December 5, 2006 6:19:47 AM Subject: Re: PhxBUG Meeting On Mon, Dec 04, 2006 at 11:38:59PM -0700, der.hans wrote: > Am 04. Dec, 2006 schw?tzte Darrin Chandler so: > > >On Mon, Dec 04, 2006 at 08:18:03PM -0800, tuna@supertunaman.com wrote: > >>Oh. lol Nevermind, then. :D *feels like an idiot* > > > >Don't. We'd all love to get DoD more into open source! I'm only joking > >because I don't know anyone with enough influence. > > I've slowly been working some people in civilian government. > > I tried to get us in on the Katrina stuff, but we were too slow to react. > > Both of the high schools that host PLUG use a lot of Free Software. I > think UaT could be with a little encouragement. From what I know your approach is a good one. It may get easier with news of govt in other places adopting free/open. Once you get people to at least *consider* FOSS a viable alternative then the battle is half won. Now their eyes are open. -- Darrin Chandler | Phoenix BSD Users Group dwchandler@stilyagin.com | http://bsd.phoenix.az.us/ http://www.stilyagin.com/ | --------------------------------------------------- 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 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Need a quick answer? Get one in minutes from people who know. Ask your question on www.Answers.yahoo.com