I met with Donovan Walker yesterday. He is currently experimenting with Star
Office and is very interested in LTSP. I have contacted Matt and when he
returns, we will try to set up a demonstration for him. The hardest part of
the project seems to be the educational programs that run under MS OS's.
FYI, the Montessori Day School is a charter school with three campuses
connected by a WAN. This will not be an easy project, but will entail a lot
of time and effort. As we know more about how Donovan wants to proceed, we
can get more people involved in the effort.
On Saturday 24 August 2002 09:27, you wrote:
> 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:
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> >>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.
> >>>>>
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> >>
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