Computers For Schools (LinuxWorld)

[Ray Payne]

On the up side, that was VERY entertaining to read after the fact.  Just
imagining the dumbfounded look of trying to explain what Linux is to someone
with a booth in LinuxWorld...  I needed a laugh today.  Thanks.  :)

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Subject: [TLUG]: Computers For Schools (LinuxWorld)


I came away from the LinuxWorld Expo yesterday with the feeling I was
in the wrong place.  I'm guessing there were interesting things to see
if your bias was toward hardware and administration, but for a software
development specialist it seemed like a dumbed-down re-hash of last
year's products and displays.  Oh, well.

What really did bug me was my brief conversation at the "Computers For
Schools - Ontario" booth.  With my interest in the use of Open Source
software within the non-profit sector, I asked the woman what kind of
acceptance they were seeing for Linux among their clients.  To which
she replied, "Linux...that's a program, right?"  I guess I looked as
stunned as I felt as I waved my hand around, indicating the other
booths on the show floor.  She added, "Oh, we don't care about that.
We're just here to get donations."

(Money lenders.  Temple.  Eckkk.)

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Phillip Mills
Multi-platform software development
(416) 224-0714

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