[K12OSN] general acceptance of k12ltsp in schools

[rmcdaniel at indata.us]

Barry,

K12LTSP has been openly accepted in our school system.  I have always
taken the "show me" approach in introducing something new.  Since there
isn't any cost, it makes it very easy to demonstrate the advantages of
K12LTSP and other open source offerings.  I am going to be speaking at
AETC, Alabama Education Technology Conference, next week on 3 open
source solutions, K12LTSP, Asterisk, and Joomla.  I will follow up
after the conference and give some feedback regarding input that I
receive from the attendees.


Ron

Ronald R. McDaniel
Technology Coordinator
Conecuh County Schools
(251) 578-1752 x30
(251) 363-3201 cell
1*4238*104 SouthernLinc
rmcdaniel at indata.us

"open your mind to open source"




> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [K12OSN] general acceptance of k12ltsp in schools
> From: Barry Cisna <brcisna at eazylivin.net>
> Date: Mon, June 04, 2007 7:56 am
> To: k12osn at redhat.com
> 
> Hello All,
> 
>  I've posted this same question about once a year , in the past,( Since
> first version of K12LTSP) just wondering what the general outlook or
> thoughts are of teachers, School administrators, students,in regards to
> how k12ltsp ,is being accepted. Id like to know from the sysadmins,
> network gurus( trenchpeople like me ) point of view.
> Throw in your 2 cents to let others see how their school compares to
> everyone else's in this scenario.
> As I stated before it appears to be a matter of IF the Superintendent is
> "open minded" enough to at least take a look at altenatives to MS$. Our
> Super that was at this school was very much so. Super, changed,Now things
> are not that way,,,:(...
> " It's a Microsoft world out there, whether you like it or not". Enough
> said,,,:(.
> Bummer.
> The best statement I heard was from a poster a couple years ago, that
> said
> ." These people are frustrated with the system they have , and they will
> continue to be frustrated with the system they have, until they are
> willing to embrace new ideas on school network systems". Enough
> said,again.
> As I've stated before, I guess the way to look at this thought process is
> the postive. =Job security, MS$ = virused up,,filesystems going down,HD's
> dying,spend,spend $$$ ,etc :).
> 
> Take Care
> 
> Barry Cisna
> 
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