MS on every kids computer

[Trent Shipley]

No matter how done the deal, we should still be able to insist on serving
free software.

We could also swing dual boot *provided* that it doesn't increase network
admin costs, compromise security, etc.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Brian
> Cluff
> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 12:36 PM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Re: MS on every kids computer
>
>
> > I have a corporate affairs person at Sun who can help, but she'd like an
> > idea of what kind of help we're looking for.  Suggestions?
>
> I'm really not sure myself what to do, I don't really have much experience
> in these matters.  I do suspect that it might be to late to do anything
> about this problem, but its definalty not too late to do
> something about the
> source of the problem, being the uneducated people that ran this
> though the
> system.  We can at least try and let people know about the huge amount of
> money that is being laid out that won't work very good.  I would say any
> system that would possibly require an OC48 going into a school would be a
> bad system.  Thats more bandwidth than ASU plus about 50+ schools they
> provide bandwidth use all together.
>
> Anyway, someone needs to look like an ass over this one...
>
> Brian Cluff
>
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