Linux for the Greens
Michael Havens
plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Tue, 21 Jan 2003 15:24:10 -0700
Could I come?
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:-)~Mike~(-:
On Tuesday 21 January 2003 12:29 pm, Lee Einer wrote:
> Hi, all-
>
> Would any of you be interested in meeting with the Maricopa County Gree=
n
> Party regarding the possibility of their transitioning from MS Windows
> to the Linux OS? I have been invited to meet with some Green volunteer=
s
> 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, suc=
h
> 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]
>
>
>
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