** Reply to message from "Lan Barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:33:01 -0700 (PDT)
> My problem with these suggestions (and trhey're not bad suggestions) is > we've had the experience that we build it, and they did not come. > > You can't push a string. The day of Linux hunger/curiosity may have passed. except that not only is there a massive whole in basic computer skills due to the 'sit em infront of the computer and let them figure it out' approach to "learning the computer" but also there is now a very real economic issue of at the government leven and that includes schools and libraries. Private schools have been very interested in OSS from the various 'look who's using Linux and OSS' stories. I will agree that a "here's this Linux thing, give it a try" is not going to work very well. But a "we can help you save money on a nice training system and have some voluteers who'll help with the training too" adding that there is also a "We will also give you all the software used in the training, plus more, for free". Would that still be pushing a piece of string? Doug -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
