Re: PhxBUG Meeting

Yeah, but I think that they have some kind of deal with Microsoft or something.


----- Original Message ----
From: Darrin Chandler <dwchandler@stilyagin.com>
To: Main PLUG discussion list <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
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.

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