RE: Linux in high schools

[Adam Tauno Williams <adam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>I have been following this interesting thread and have the following
>observations:
>1. Microsoft is embedded into the concrete of high schools and colleges.
>It might  be possible to get a meeting at some high school, but difficult to
>install Linux onto  their systems. 

Right. I'm (personally, not speaking for KLUG) not so interested in installing
Linux on anyones boxes.    If you don't get some type of adminstrative buy-in or
commitment of resources this is a dead horse.

>2. The resources of KLUG or any Linux user group are limited. KLUG
>dedicates one meeting each month to beginners.  KLUG uses one site to have 
>its weekly meetings to educate its members and perform other group activities. 

Agree!  If they want regular meetings about a variety of Open Source topics they
can come to a KLUG meeting.  I don't want to duplicate the meetings.

IF (***BIG IF***) KLUG can find a PS official with interest in Open Source and
posseses sufficient clout (or bra,  IMHO, the best KLUG project would to
facilitate training of people who would put the Linux system in place and admin
it.  Maybe some up-front assistance.  But it needs to be their bird,  our job is
to give it wings.

>2.  MARKETING:  Make a press releases announcing this great educational
>opportunity! Convince the school systems to promote this activity as a way to
>compliment their existing technical training.  Get grants and support from
>corporations that have Unix systems (and will NEED Unix personnel ) to finance
>the cost of books, materials and advertising.  

Of course!  This applies to everything KLUG does.

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