On Fri, Jul 12, 2002 at 10:33:02PM -0400, bill traynor wrote: > Jim, it is my opinion that this is an idea which could potentially take > Canada by storm (which is why I posted it :)). What better market for > Linux infiltration than rural Canada. Most small towns are online in > one way or another and given the success of the Linux rollout in > Largo, Florida why wouldn't they use a free/OSS system such as Linux to > run their towns computer systems? Largo did it with 3 servers (to > start) if I remember correctly. Not to mention the First Nations > communities. I've seen job postings for First Nations Network Admins > recently and what's the first requirement.....MCSE!
I've occasionally thought that there should be some sort of effort to promote Linux to First Nations as a technology that agrees more with their traditions (the whole gift culture thing). This might also be a good inroad for rural awareness. -- Kristofer Coward http://unripe.melon.org/ GPG Fingerprint: 2BF3 957D 310A FEEC 4733 830E 21A4 05C7 1FEB 12B3 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
