Re: [school-core] multilingual web platform

[Michael Viron <mviron@findaschool.org>]

All,

I think this may be more appropriate for the school-discuss list, since the
school-core list is, if I'm not mistaken, meant for admin related topics.

Just a thought,

Michael

--
Michael Viron
Founding Representative (General Education Online)
Schoolforge

At 07:30 AM 9/7/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>grahame.leon-smith@free-computers.org wrote:
>> Karl
>> 
>> Great to hear from you again.  The problem with Linux here in the UK is
that
>> unfortunately we are totally dominated by Microsoft. The Government and all
>> Local Education Authorities will only recommend and will only provide
>> support for Windows, and the overwhelming majority of schools (and
>> individuals as well) are afraid to change to Linux because they feel that
>> there will be no one to help them if anything goes wrong.  There is also of
>> course the fact that they need to access and be able to use all the current
>> programmes as well for the foreseeable future, so they really need to be
>> able to operate both at the same time.
>> 
>
>Grahame,
>	this is exactly the same for Germany.
>
>But in the last two years a change in the view of the government took 
>place. So slowly there is some public rumor about Linux. People begin to 
>think about it. The case of Munich, where all windows clients in the 
>public administration are to be replaced by Linux clients is one model. 
>Another case is Schwäbisch Hall.
>
>With the public administrations beginning to change their opinion there 
>is a chance that also school administrations are beginning to change minds.
>
>This is a slow process. But it has to start. I started in my school some 
>years ago. You should support this start by giving away ready to run 
>machines. Then you do not need people to setup a computer room (at least 
>not for the initial setup).
>
>Just give to schools your computer in a ready to run pre-installed mode.
>
>You don't need Microsoft for that. Schools will see that your computers 
>run more reliable, less maintenance intensive and well enough to allow 
>the bread and butter applications (Office applications).
>
>> I note with interest that you are still the German Co-ordinator for the
>> European Schools Project.  I used to receive regular emails and details of
>> their annual conferences but I have heard absolutly nothing for over a year
>> now.  Is it still active ?
>> 
>> Regards, Grahame
>
>Yes it is. May be a bit more silent then before.
>
>;-)
>
>CU
>Karl
>
>-- 
>Dr. Karl Sarnow
>Teacher at Gymnasium Isernhagen
>German national co-ordinator of the European Schools Project
>e-Mail: karl@dadoka.h.ni.schule.de
>URL: http://www.shuttle.schule.de/h/dadoka
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