Don't ask me to proof read after work. I work with a very nice lady that used to be an editor for a major publication. She is a right and proper pain, can I tell you?
I dropped a "and." I do pentance tomrrow. Geeze. Doug --- Dennis Rowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For a second I was confused, "Shannon Dennis"! > Somebody stole my first > name and used it as their last name. But, I figured > it out, and now I > am ok. > > Dennis > > On Thu, 2004-03-25 at 18:32, Doug Riddle wrote: > > --- will hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > <SNIPED insightful, well-written, well-thought out > > comments> > > > On Thursday 11 March 2004 07:40, you wrote: > > > > Will, > > > > > > > > Thanks again for offering to help out with the > > > Mepis > > > > install demonstration. > > > > > > > > You mentioned something that piqued my > interest; > > > that > > > > your company is using Linux in real work such > as > > > > diagnostics, etc. > > > > > > > > I'm thinking of writing an article about Linux > use > > > in > > > > the real business world, and small PC vendors > and > > > PC > > > > shops would be a good place to take its pulse. > > > > > > > > Anybody else have stories about how small PC > or IT > > > > related companies are using Linux and/or free > > > software > > > > to make themselves more competitive? If you > don't > > > want > > > > to post on the list, contact me at > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > John Hebert > > > > > > > .... > > > > John: > > > > Talk to Shannon Dennis about the use of Linux in > > Higher Ed before you pen that article. Linux and > Open > > Source in general gets a lot of use in Higher Ed. > > What Higher Ed uses now, the public uses later > (See > > details on ArpaNet, Mosaic, AI, and Linux for > > examples..) > > > > It has even crept into (dare I say it?) the > > bureaucracy. OK, I shoved it in sideways, but it > is > > there baby. I opened with high slow lob. > > > > "We can't afford Adobe Photoshop for everyone in > the > > department? Boss, I'm sorry, but for what you > want > > that is THE industry standard. However, and I > know > > you think I am right-wing radical, but this is > > different, it is Open Source software. It will do > the > > job for free." > > > > One task, one opportunity at a time. I use it > > regularly. Several people in the office use Open > > Office now, most of us have GIMP. > > > > Dennis and Shannon make MUCH more use of Open > Source > > than my meager efforts. That can give you a hat > full > > of information. Anyone who says a Research > University > > isn't a business hasn't worked for one. If Open > > Source has a purpose in a state of the art > research > > university, then trust me, it has legs. > > > > Talk to them first. > > > > Now, what the devil is wrong with your leg? I > caught > > part of it. You're in a gimp-trolly? What gives? > > > > Anything I can do to help? I put you on the > paryer > > list already, but my cousins say knowing what to > pray > > for helps. I'm not sure why. Doesn't God already > > know? What, are they afraid of? Are their > prayers > > going to get routed to auto repair? > > > > ===== > > Warmest Regards, > > > > Doug Riddle > > It seems that God keeps trying to take me away, > and all that ever hears Him is my hair. Why don't > the ones in my ears hear Him? That's just not > right. > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on > time. > > http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > -- > emerge -p world > Louisiana State University > Biological and Agricultural Department > (www.bae.lsu.edu) > Computer Systems Administrator > Ph: 225.578.1072, E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html
