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

[David Bucknell <david@members.iteachnet.org>]

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
> >>
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 


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