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Re: [school-discuss] How to present Linux to schools



> How does one go about proposing moving a school from Windows to Linux?

Setting up a meeting would be a start. Then prepare yourself. Make sure
you can answer any question they may propose to you, no matter how
stupid it may sound. Get a feel for KDE, GNOME and other desktop
enviroments. Find out what kind of hardware they use and try to find the
best/fastest applications for that hardware that will meet their needs. 

> More specifically, how have you over come Microsoft's brainwashing?

The best way to do that would be to show them Linux. Present a PC or a
laptop to them running Linux with papers that show cost savings,
stability, reliability, compatibility, etc. Display programs to them
like Kmail or Evolution, OpenOffice or StarOffice and open Word files
with them too, educational programs like Kazium or Kgeo, web browsers
like Konquror and Mozilla. Show them that it is easy like Windows (point
and click). Show them how to get support (email, irc, LUGs(?)(if you're
using Mandrake Linux they can use the MandrakeExpert site, not sure how
other distributions handle it)). Show them that there are other ways,
specifically cheaper ways and more reliable too.

Chris H.