On Thursday 30 August 2001 18:40, you wrote:
> En Thu, Aug 30, 2001 at 05:45:50PM +0800, Gino LV.Ledesma escribio:
> #_ One thing I hope we aren't forgetting: training and support.
> #_
> #_ Setting up the initial systems are far easier to do compared to
> #_ maintaining the system afterwards. While we can make the PLUG mailing
> #_ list a primary to helping out, it would be great if there were training
> #_ sessions after the initial "setup" to help users/administrators
> #_ maintain/manage their system.
> #_
> #_ This is relatively cheap in both the short and long runs, but perhaps
> #_ there should also be some compensation (be it monetary or not) to those
> #_ giving the training (after all, the only resource that isn't really free
> #_ is time). Otherwise, I think that's what Linux support companies are
> #_ for. :)
>
> Make no mistake, providing training to institutional clients is big
> business. I used to be one of the minority partners in a computer training
> center before and a lot of the revenues came from institutional sales as
> opposed to walk-ins. We used to scpecialize in "crash computer courses"
you can say that again :)
-eric
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