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| DATE | 2002-01-02 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Introduction to Free Software for Schools
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What's the calander say?
On 2002.01.02 13:39:00 -0500 mconti-at-mrbrklyn.com wrote:
>>Does the Jan. 17th sound good?
>>Marcus
>>
>>On Wed, 2 Jan 2002, Ruben Safir wrote:
>>
>>> Lets try to set on a date so I can put up an announcement
>>>
>>> Ruben
>>>
>>> On 2002.01.02 12:14:44 -0500 mconti-at-mrbrklyn.com wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>Hello everyone,
>>> >>My name is Marcus Conti and I will be leading NYLXS' efforts to introduce
>>> >>Free Software (FS) into schools. I believe that FS and schools
>>> >>are a natural match and hope to help others believe it too. Simply put,
>>> >>for schools, FS has a price that is right and quality comparable to or
>>> >>exceeding commercial, non-free alternatives.
>>> >>I have begun a basic "to do" list for the group (the items are not
>>> >>necessarily in order of priority):
>>> >>* Prepare a "marketing package"
>>> >>This will consist of materials that will hopefully convince schools that
>>> >>FS is right for them. Although it seems like FS should be one of the
>>> >>easiest things in the world to "sell" because of its high quality and low
>>> >>price, it probably will take a lot of work. I am currently looking for
>>> >>and writing literature that illustrates the value of FS in general and
>>> >>the value to schools in particular. This also includes finding out the
>>> >>kinds of software that are most useful to schools and what their needs
>>> >>are.
>>> >>* Compile a list of support and installation volunteers
>>> >>We hope to be able to help schools install FS and support them in using.
>>> >>If we can show that we (and other groups) can offer the schools
>>> >>technical support and/or guidance they may be more willing to try FS.
>>> >>* Find sources for free/low-cost hardware
>>> >>Set up some structure for allowing people to donate hardware for schools
>>> >>or work with groups that already have donated hardware that could be given
>>> >>to schools.
>>> >>* Compile a list of schools
>>> >>Not just a list of school names, but a list of people to contact and
>>> >>persuade. It will be helpful to know what technologies the school is
>>> >>using currently and what the technology needs are.
>>> >>* Contact schools
>>> >>This will require a lot of leg work and persistence.
>>> >>* Install software, support it and teach people how to use it
>>> >>
>>> >>If anyone can contribute in any of those areas, please let me know. Some
>>> >>people have already expressed interest, thank you to them, and I will be
>>> >>calling on you. Please feel free to comment on or add to the basic
>>> >>objectives above. I hope to schedule a meeting soon. I will be out of
>>> >>the country January 9th-15th, so the first meeting will probably be
>>> >>after 1/15. Any suggestions on when or where to have the meeting are
>>> >>appreciated.
>>> >>
>>> >>I am not very fond of writing bios. But some info is appropriate. I
>>> >>graduated from college with an economics degree and began working in the
>>> >>economic research field. I became increasingly interested in the
>>> >>computing side of the research and I ended up being the most technical
>>> >>member of my research team because I had taken several programming
>>> >>classes in college. Building on the C programming I learned in
>>> >>college I learned Java and began working as a Java/Web developer. I
>>> >>used mostly Microsoft products in my work and quickly began to miss the
>>> >>Unix systems I had used in college. I heard about a Unix-like operating
>>> >>system called Linux and investigated. I installed Linux on an old
>>> >>486 that I purchased for almost nothing and got hooked. Since then I have
>>> >>moved to using Linux primarily and using non-free software as little as
>>> >>possible. That is how I got to Linux (or it got to me).
>>> >>
>>> >>Thanks,
>>> >>Marcus
>>> >>mconti-at-mrbrklyn.com
>>> >>
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http://www.mrbrklyn.com - Consulting
http://www.brooklynonline.com - For the love of Brooklyn
http://www.nylxs.com - Leadership Development in Free Software
http://www.nyfairuse.org - The foundation of Democracy
http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/resources - Unpublished Archive or stories and articles from around the net
http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/mp3/hooked.mp3 - Spring is coming....
http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/downtown.html - See the New Downtown Brooklyn....
1-718-382-5752
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