[Klug-general] (no subject)

Tue Nov 24 16:53:57 UTC 2015

Thanks Brian. Have been working on it for a long time and people are slowly
coming round to the idea but the education system seems like a tough one to
crack!
It is actually the other name for Karoshi which Sam mentioned. I am
assuming his exposure was when he was a student at Dover Grammar School for
Boys, am I right Sam? Such a small world :-)

 Jo

www.linuxschools.com

On Tue, 24 Nov 2015 at 16:31 Brian Reay <brian.reay at gmail.com> wrote:

> Welcome Sam, I liked you comments re Ubuntu ;-)
>
> I appreciate it wasn't your choice but (I suspect like Jo), it wouldn't
> have been my choice- at least not with Unity.
>
> Jo: the link to Linux Schools is interesting, I've sent it to a formed
> colleague (I'm a retired Teacher) who I hope will find it useful. The
> school I taught in was 'anti' Linux, one of the IT support 'decision
> makers' was convinced it posed a risk to the school system ???? They
> wouldn't even have R Pi's on the network!
>
> Regards
> Brian
>
>
> On 24 November 2015 at 09:08, Jo Sharrad <jo at sharrad.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Welcome Sam, nice introduction looks like you are really busy.
>>
>> What are you doing with the Ubuntu desktops for ease of use for the
>> end-user? Are you using unity or something else?
>>
>>
>> Jo
>>
>>
>> www.linuxschools.com
>>
>> On Mon, 23 Nov 2015 at 19:18 Chris Kirby <c.kirby at cairn-research.co.uk>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'm not entirely sure if this is the right place to mention this but.. I
>>> work for an open source minded company in East Kent fairly desperate for
>>> techs. If you're looking for work in that area or know someone, please let
>>> me know.
>>>
>>> My email is Chris at milomutt.co.uk
>>>
>>> Thanks, and sorry if this offends anyone.
>>>
>>> On 17 October 2015 00:21:27 BST, Samuel Robinson <
>>> 120073 at studentthanetac.onmicrosoft.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello everybody,
>>>>
>>>> Thought this would be a good time to introduce myself. I'm Sam and I'm a student at EKC Dover, studying Level 3 IT in my second year. I've been a Linux user for almost 7 years now (not exclusively, unfortunately). I've previously worked with Paul Sharrad at DGSB and was at the forefront of Karoshi's developments.
>>>>
>>>> I've been tirelessly working on getting the 3 labs set up so the group can get the most out of our facilities. To clarify, we have 53 (17+17+19) PCs, all of which are in the process of being brainwashed toward Ubuntu, purely for the simplicity of the UI, which makes the transition for new users fairly easy.
>>>>
>>>> A little more about me, I've got 4 Raspberry Pis, I spend a lot of time messing with them and seemingly endless time breaking them. C++ programmer for a couple of years. VB (Eurgh, I know) for a year.
>>>>
>>>> Completed some work with Extrahop Networks being a part of the consulting process and installation of their (frankly, pretty amazing) platform.
>>>>
>>>> If anybody is interested in a tour or to learn more about the facilities, please don't hesitate to contact James Snyder (james.snyder at eastkent.ac.uk) or myself.
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Sam Robinson
>>>> Head of Student IT Technical Support
>>>> East Kent College
>>>> Dover
>>>> 120073 at student.eastkent.ac.uk
>>>>
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>>>> From: Kent <kent-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk> on behalf of Paul <lentonp at gmail.com>
>>>> Sent: 16 October 2015 21:40
>>>> To: kent at mailman.lug.org.uk
>>>> Subject: Re: [Klug-general] (no subject)
>>>>
>>>> Gmail decided to rejig itself on my phone and now I only get a handful
>>>> of email notifications so this one has been buried until I fired up the
>>>> old Debian box...
>>>>
>>>> I'm up for a Dover KLUG meetup. Agree with John that the facilities
>>>> sound great
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Paul
>>>>
>>>> On 16/10/15 14:19, John Reid wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  Dover one sounds great. Love the idea of the facilities.
>>>>>
>>>>>  John
>>>>>
>>>>>  On 15 October 2015 at 06:35, Thomas Edward Groves
>>>>>  <teg451013 at freeuk.com <mailto:teg451013 at freeuk.com>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>      Many thanks.
>>>>>      I get the impression that, apart from us, there is a deafening
>>>>>      silence.
>>>>>      Tom
>>>>>
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