Re: [Community_studios] Re: [seul-edu] Donated Computers

[Alex <alex@synchcorp.com>]

SEND IT OUT!!! :)

Alex Heizer
http://www.synchcorp.com/alex
http://www.synchcorp.com/alexheizer


tom poe wrote:

> Hi:  This is exactly perfect!!!  Stupendous!!!  In the best style
of the
> Madison Avenue Marketing Gurus [that's a good thing], if I do say
so, myself.
>  I hope this gets a unanimous "send it out" vote.
>
> Once it's on the web site, everyone spread the word to everyone
out there.
> Doug??
> Thanks,
> Tom Poe
> Reno, NV
> http://www.studioforrecording.org/
> http://www.ibiblio.org/studioforrecording/
> http://renotahoe.pm.org/
>
> On Tuesday 30 April 2002 19:09, Leon Brooks wrote:
> > On Wednesday 01 May 2002 09:24, tom poe wrote:
> > > Hi:  Seul.org is a site that encourages teachers,
administrators, and
> > > parents to visit their site, for reliable, conscientious
devotion to
> > > educational software and applications and projects like the
ISO Project.
> > > With that in mind, and a review of the article in today's
Register,
> > >
> > > http://213.40.196.64/content/4/25085.html
> > >
> > > It is a legal requirement that pre-installed operating systems
remain
> > > with the computer for the life of the computer.
> > > - --------------------------------
> > > This is the first sentence at the web site of the Puyallup
School
> > > District. M$ is running completely mad on this level.  What
this does is
> > > set schools in such a defensive mode, they cannot take donated
computers
> > > from other than "approved resources".  It's simply devastating
whatever
> > > opportunities for schools to make informed decisions.  I think
it is
> > > critically important that seul.org think about how best to
provide
> > > accurate, reliable, informed information on this issue.
Anyone have any
> > > thoughts?
> >
> > Knock, knock, knock... heark, is that the sound of opportunity I
hear? (-:
> >
> > Can we have a short but offocial article from SEUL to distribute
to El Reg
> > and any other news site you can reach? Something along the lines
of:
> >
> > --------8<----cut-here----8<--------
> >
> > LINUX ENABLES COMPUTER DONATIONS TO SCHOOLS
> >
> > $LOCATION, Wednesday: In an official announcement from the SEUL
group
> > today, $PERSON overturned Microsoft's draconian threats against
the
> > acceptance of donated computers by schools and other needy
organisations.
> >
> > "Microsoft claim that it is a legal requirement that
pre-installed
> > operating systems remain with the computer for the life of the
computer,"
> > $HESHE said. "Like viruses and security issues, that problem is
almost
> > exclusive to Microsoft. Using Linux, OpenOffice.org and other
Open Source
> > software, you can accept practically any donated computer
regardless of
> > operating system, erase the existing software, install Open
Source software
> > and operate the computer legally and safely as a powerful
workstation or a
> > server, at little or no cost."
> >
> > $PERSON also explained that Linux rolled back the burdens, costs
and legal
> > risks of licence management and software asset auditing for all
businesses,
> > organisations and individuals. Linux is also easy to operate as
a diskless
> > workstation or "thin client", and many schools were rolling out
networks of
> > student terminals using this technology with both donated and
new
> > equipment, $HESHE explained.
> >
> > SEUL is an organisation working towards a simpler, easier Linux
experience
> > for all, and may be contacted through their website at
> > http://www.seul.org/. In combination with your local Linux user
group -
> > which you can locate at http://www.linux.org/ - SEUL can field
volunteers
> > to help schools and charitable organisations get started in the
stable,
> > secure, safe world of Linux.
> >
> > --------8<----cut-here----8<--------
> >
> > Cheers; Leon
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