Re: Linux in high schools.

[Mike Nicholas <nicholas@xxxxxxxxx>]

At 02:18 PM 6/4/2001 -0400, you wrote:

>On Sun, 3 Jun 2001, Mike Nicholas wrote:
>
> >
> > >I know that the Olivet Community Schools are about to drop LINUX which
> > >they been using for a mail/webserver because none of their staff knew
> > >LINUX and the local REMC can provide them with an NT equivalent at no
> > >cost.  They were running RedHat 6.1 they had inherited from the previous
> > >IT manager.  Since I have no root privileges, I can't help them.
> >
> > Sounds like a training/PR opportunity for KLUG.
>
>Indeed, Mike, it does seem so but appearences are deceiving.  I offered
>training sessions for LINUX, inclucing installing a more recent version on
>an idle processor and regularly remind them of that offer.  They are
>interested but don't have enough time to take away from their putting out
>fires.

In situation like the above, I found it more advantageous to bring the 
"training" to the user.  Perhaps a noon-time or 6 p.m. "informational 
session" to better educate.  If you build it they don't always come.  So if 
they don't come to you...you come to them.  Of course, this depends on your 
resources and interest to "multiply".

Mike

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