[seul-edu] [Fwd: information]

[Doug Loss <dloss@suscom.net>]

We received this last night.  Thanks for the recommendation, Chris!  If any of
you can help Amos, please contact him directly.  Harry, the contacts you made
with the NYC schools people at LWE might be useful here?

Amos Elliston wrote:

> To whom it may concern,
>
> My name is Amos Elliston, I live in New York City, and I am working as a
> systems administrator for a small Internet startup. A couple of years ago I
> taught basic computer skills to kids in public high schools around the city.
> At the time, I wanted to teach systems administration as a way to help
> students get jobs, but I didn't have the resources to execute such a
> program. Then Open Source came along. Less than a year ago I made the switch
> from NT systems to FreeBSD and Linux, and I was struck by the beauty and
> elegance of these OSes (especially compared to MS). I thought it would be
> great to teach systems administration using open systems. It also seemed
> like a natural fit since these systems are free and easy to acquire, and
> they run so much better than MS on the donated computers typically laying
> around schools.
>
> After some conversations with community non-profits and some school
> administrators around the city, I have decided to write a grant and
> implement my project. I was wondering if could get some information and/or
> resources from your organization to help my cause. I spoke with Chris Lehman
> (of the Beacon School in Manhattan) and he told me to contact you guys.
>
> Please feel free to contact me at this email address or at the numbers below
> anytime.
>
> Thank you so much for your consideration.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Amos Elliston
>
> -------------------------------------
> Amos Elliston
> Director of Technology
> Rethinkinc, Inc.
> amos@rethinkinc.com
> p (212) 363-9300 ex. 242
> c (917) 576-9346
> -------------------------------------

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