Thanks again for the links! The support is great. I didn't know about the Birmingham conference. One for the diary!
On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 12:00 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Send edubuntu-users mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of edubuntu-users digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: School in Swindon considering going Linux! (alan c) > 2. Re: School in Swindon considering going Linux! (John Ingleby) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:11:17 +0000 > From: alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: School in Swindon considering going Linux! > To: Dermot Mc Laughlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed > > alan c wrote: > > Dermot Mc Laughlin wrote: > >> Hi everyone, > >> I have only recently subscribed to this list and have been impressed > with > >> the level of support that it has provided. I am the head of Business > Studies > >> and ICT at Greendown Community school in Swindon and I'm also charged > with > >> ICT Strategic Management. I'm new to the job and have a little bit of > Linux > >> experience. I have talked to the schools senior leaders and the network > >> manager here and people are certainly interested in the school > >> clients/servers being switched to open source (for cost reasons > initially). > >> In fact, I'm slowly introducing the idea to staff and students already. > >> > >> The network manager and I would love to come by to meet up with people > on > >> this list to discuss feasibility. Can you let me know when the next such > >> event is happening? We would need a fair bit of help getting ourselves > >> skilled up and we would be regular posters on this list. > >> > >> Thank you, > >> Dermot Mc Laughlin > > > > Hi Dermot > > Welcome! > > I am in bracknell, and although I am not skilled at edubuntu use in > > particular, I am a regular user of ubuntu and edubuntu (workstations), > > and I would be happy to assist in some of my free time. > > > > May I suggest that you consider also to joint the UK ubuntu users list? > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Dermot: > Since the time of the original post, there have been offers of help > from people local to Swindon on the above list (ubuntu-uk), so it will > be worth while you joining that list. > -- > alan cocks > Ubuntu user #10391 > Linux user #360648 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:54:44 +0000 > From: John Ingleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: School in Swindon considering going Linux! > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:06:22 +1000 > > From: Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: School in Swindon considering going Linux! > > Cc: [email protected] > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > > > Dermot Mc Laughlin wrote: > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > I have only recently subscribed to this list and have been impressed > > > with the level of support that it has provided. I am the head of > > > Business Studies and ICT at Greendown Community school in Swindon and > > > I'm also charged with ICT Strategic Management. I'm new to the job and > > > have a little bit of Linux experience. I have talked to the schools > > > senior leaders and the network manager here and people are certainly > > > interested in the school clients/servers being switched to open source > > > (for cost reasons initially). In fact, I'm slowly introducing the idea > > > to staff and students already. > > > > > > The network manager and I would love to come by to meet up with people > > > on this list to discuss feasibility. Can you let me know when the next > > > such event is happening? We would need a fair bit of help getting > > > ourselves skilled up and we would be regular posters on this list. > > > > > > Thank you, > > > Dermot Mc Laughlin > > > > > Dermot, > > I invite you to look over the Schoolforge-UK website at > > http://www.schoolforge.org.uk > > and join the SF-UK discussion list > > http://groups.google.com/group/sf-uk-discuss > > On the website you'll see there is a FLOSSIE conference (Free, Libre and > Open Source Software In Education) being organised in Birmingham (UK) on > 12th-13th February 2009, which will be *the* place to meet teachers and > IT staff from UK schools using FLOSS. > > Look forward to meeting you! > > John Ingleby > ICT Teacher > Rudolf Steiner School > Kings Langley > WD4 8EX > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > -- > edubuntu-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users > > > End of edubuntu-users Digest, Vol 31, Issue 4 > ********************************************* >
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