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 ;)
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