Can we help a Phoenix school convert to Linux?

[Matt Alexander]

Yes, please contact him.
Depending on how quickly he wants to start using Linux, I think the best
way to go is to get him involved with PLUG and help him learn Linux on his
own.  If he has immediate needs, then I know many of us (including myself)
will step up and help him deploy Linux at no charge.  If he wants to pay
us or if he wants someone to provide on-going support for a fee, then we
have many individuals in this group that can accomodate that too.  But
first...  we need to get in contact with him and find out exactly what his
goals are.
~M


On Sat, 17 Aug 2002, Vaughn Treude 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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