-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Great stuff, URLs please. I am franticly typing up a message to the Herald now.
On Thursday 05 September 2002 10:59 am, Barclay Hambrook ApecTec wrote: > Roy. > > Send out the NYTime article I posted today. Also, about 2 weeks ago, there > was an article re Phoenix board of education. The new IT guy stated he had > a limited budget. His mandate was to have one computer for every 5 > students. Using MS, he could not afford this, but he inherited MS from the > former IT person. He is now seriously looking into using Linux so kids can > be educated properly. > > There are many articles posted on the Internet in just the last 30 days. I > think the world has changed since August 2 when MS announced their new > licencing scheme. Licensing 6. Look it up and you'll see. > > Also: I heard the U of Vic had to pay several million dollars in penalties > a few years ago due to infringement of MS licencing. If you retreive that > article and forward to the "powers that be at LCC" I think the shock factor > should encourage them to reconsider. > > At 09:49 AM 05/09/02 -0600, you wrote: > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >Hash: SHA1 > > > >Our local college LCC has a big problem we need your help with. > >http://www.lethbridgecollege.ab.ca/ > > > >Here is the message I posted to the LLUG list. > >Did anyone keep a copy of the Lethbridge Herald about the IT consultant > > that LCC hired? Apparently she is from Colorado and she flies home every > > weekend to see her family. She is going to recommend that the the Linux > > servers that have been working for years be replaced with Microsoft > > systems and she will recommend sweeping changes towards Microsoft. > > > >This is an out rage for many reasons. > >1) There are hundreds of local IT professionals that can do the job that a > >foreigner was hired to do. > > > >2) Linux is the superior choice for a public institution that is suppose > > to be reducing spending costs. Linux is in place and working great, not > > costing LCC any thing and now they want to replace them at a cost of > > millions of dollars. > > > >There are many other reason but I am so mad now it can not even type. We > > need to stop this insane and bad business decision be for it runes a fine > > local education institution. LCC spending out of control! > > > >Go here and say some thing before it is to late! > >http://www.lethbridgeherald.com/channels/medicinehatnews/lethbridgeherald/ > >hysletterform.htm > > > >- -- > >Roy Souther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >http://www.SiliconTao.com > > > >Linux, because a 486 is a terrible thing to waste! > > > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > >Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) > >Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org > > > >iEYEARECAAYFAj13fPUACgkQCbnxcmEBt41RVgCghc5v/3AYeyYYEvwZMnInNCTJ > >x+UAn0uHdRxAZoG2JBhBNHquiqeSe+Je > >=2vTa > >-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > ApecTec Inc. > www.apectec.com > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Phone: (403) 685 1888 > Fax: (403) 685 1880 - -- Roy Souther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.SiliconTao.com Linux, because you can make your own decisions. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iEYEARECAAYFAj13j90ACgkQCbnxcmEBt43M/wCgrUuAXBcydtVPFyzsvLCtZf0R 2c4An13iMOYtCZ3ZeZ+5FWIGhXMREpUN =PhnB -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
