Re: [school-core] Re: woud like to setup a free newsletter service for you guys

[mikee <meschman@engima.com>]

hello,

we'd like to run our broadcast schedule in the newsletter.
it's straight up html tables.

mike eschman, etc...
"Not just an afterthought ...
http://www.etc-edu.com formerly http://www.engima.com



On Saturday 08 June 2002 06:57 pm, you wrote:
> Thanks for the details, Mark. No one can blame you for making a living.
> Don't worry. I was just asking and as you use open source, you're the
> kind of person we want involved and I'm sure we could find a way to use
> the service you are offering. I'm going to cc this to the
> schoolforge-core group for comments and questions and then I'll write
> asking you how to start learning to use what you're offering. Will you
> join schoolforge? I don't think your partner would object; it doesn't
> mean you can't be commercial, but that you support open source for
> education.
>
> David
>
> Quoting Mark Nielsen <markn@audioboomerang.com>:
> > Hello!
> >
> > Thanks! Our website doesn't so our technology justice. It makes us look
> > like
> > a Flash shop, when actually our strength is the delivering and tracking.
> >
> > We use all open source technology, specifically GPL when I can do it.
> > As far as giving our setup away to the universe, no, we are a profit
> > company.
> > Maybe someday, but right now a lot of our competitors really suck when it
> > comes to technology and we blow them away. I can't do it. My partner
> > would be
> > very upset.
> >
> > What I can offer right now is to let you guys setup templates for
> > newsletters, fill
> > in the content, send it out, track people and what they do with the
> > newsletters,
> > and get custom-made reports based on the traffic of the reports.
> >
> > Also what I can do right now is lend expertise to help you guys out
> > using open
> > sourced technologies for the stuff I know (HTML, Javascript, Perl,
> > Python, PHP, SQL, Linux, Apache, etc) to solve problems you have, but I
> > can't give any of the programming away that I do for AudioBoomerang.
> > That isn't entirely true, you can look at,
> > http://www.tcu-inc.com/Products/MAPPS/
> > which is the technology I use to setup new systems. I wrote it all
> > myself.
> >
> > Sound cool?
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > David Bucknell wrote:
> > >Dear Mark,
> > >
> > >This is very kind of you. I had a look at (Aussie) AudioBoomerang and
> > > was quite impressed. Is any of the technology you are using open
> > > sourced? Open
> > >
> > >Source Schools is part of a growing coalition of organizations fostering
> >
> > free
> >
> > >software and open source software and resources for schools. It's called
> > >Schoolforge (http://www.schoolforge.net) and I wonder if you would be
> >
> > willing
> >
> > >to join and lend your expertise? One of our members, etc
> > >(http://www.enigma.com) Web casts Gutenberg texts read-aloud and public
> >
> > domain
> >
> > >music. They might be ready to use your help right away. In addition,
> > >schoolforge wants to reach schools with effective information about free
> > > and
> > >
> > >open resources. I think you might have a good idea about the "effective"
> >
> > part.
> >
> > >Join us?
> > >
> > >David Bucknell
> > >for Open Source Schools and Schoolforge
> > >
> > >Quoting Mark Nielsen <markn@audioboomerang.com>:
> > >>Hello!
> > >>
> > >>I am very interested in open source schools. I do some teaching in a
> > >>non-profit center for free. I also have a a company I run with a
> > >> partner
> >
> > at
> >
> > >>audioboomerang.com. We create, deliver, track, and generate reports on
> > >>multimedia presentations we send through email and the web.
> > >>
> > >>I was interested in knowing if you would like to set something up with
> > >> us (for free) to send newsletters to any mailing list you may have. We
> > >> can deliver, track, and generate custom reports for you.
> > >>
> > >>Just a little contribution I would like to do! -- if you need it.
> > >>
> > >>Talk to you later! Thanks!
> > >>Mark