[Gllug] Re: Gllug digest #2082 - Software for Schools

[Chris Bell]

On Tue 03 Sep, robin.c.smith at bt.com wrote:
> 
> The important thing is to determine what software packages they need for the
> curriculum.
> Who do we contact? I don't mind writing Python based modules and selling
> them to the education authorities.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Robin
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roger Whittaker [mailto:roger at suse.co.uk]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 09:14
> To: gllug at linux.co.uk
> Subject: Re: [Gllug] Re: Gllug digest #2082 - Software for Schools
> 
> 
> We do some direct promotion to schools of exactly this kind, though funds
> for this kind of thing are limited.  But as an ex-teacher I have a
> particular personal interest in this and if you know of schools which are
> interested but need encouragement, I'm more than happy for my name to be
> passed on to them.
> 
> On Wed, 21 Aug 2002, Frank Kelly wrote:
> 
> > On Tuesday 20 August 2002 22:42, Chris Bell wrote:
> > > I did some work in a primary school earlier this year, and when I
> > > mentioned Linux I was told that the school was required to provide the
> > > software specified by the government. Does anyone have any further
> > > information?
> >
> 
> [ ... ]
> 
> > I have considered taking on the task of writing to head-teachers and
> promoting
> > Linux myself.  Think Suse might help fund this?
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Frank Kelly
> >
> >
> 
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> Roger Whittaker
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> 
   I only did some mains and ethernet cabling to extend the services in one
room of the primary school, there was going to be a new IT facility in a
different part of the school, installed by their main contractor under a
comprehensive contract. I suspect that supply of software would be included
in that contract, and any restrictions on software would mainly be there.

-- 
Chris Bell


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