Thank you Don. These were the reasons exactly. Actually, I was the person that Don communicated with about this. I am also the one who recently approached Scott about still trying to get something set up in one of the ITS public labs--probably PL 308.
We ARE interested in providing other options for students, but we need to do it in a way that provides the best level of service and support. I think I could still come up with at least two systems that we could place in PL 308 for running GNU/Linux, but, as I communicated to Scott, I would need some commitment from FSCK or particular individuals to help with the configuration, maintenance, and support of these systems. I think it would be great to have at least a couple systems that included all free software and information about where to get it--as well as a sign about FSCK. As far as software on the general lab image, we did add Firefox this past semester (and Mozilla was already on the image per a faculty request). We did look into OpenOffice a while back, but I don't believe it is on the current image. At ITS, we're definitely not experts in everything, but we're willing to work with others to help meet the computing needs of the campus community. I would be very willing to work with FSCK as a whole or a group of individuals to try to get some systems set up in time for the start of the fall semester. Chad Tatro Director of Client Services Information Technology Services Truman State University / SunGard Collegis Inc. V: 660 785 7606 F: 660 785 7632 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Donald J Bindner Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 6:38 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [fsck] Re: Linux Lab Computers On Thu, Jun 23, 2005 at 05:29:37AM -0500, Alexander Horn wrote: > ... The > reason why I am telling that story is simple: if there was an ITS > person asking you, Scott, for that information as your were describing > it then I think it is dubious why there is such a lack of real support. The most obvious answer here is simple. They wanted to be able to do it without investment. The location was also something to consider, because the machines you refer to aren't in a general lab (so they aren't exactly under the pervue of ITS). -- Don Bindner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----------------------------------------------------------------- To get off this list, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with Subject: unsubscribe ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- To get off this list, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with Subject: unsubscribe -----------------------------------------------------------------
