On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 9:43 AM, lloyd l...@aapt.net.au wrote:
Apart from Heracles, does anyone know who marketed Linux FOSS to the NSW
Department of
Education prior to this decision? This is obviously relevant to statements
about Linux not compete.
I think we can be sure that the
Martin Visser martinvisse...@gmail.com writes:
On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 9:43 AM, lloyd l...@aapt.net.au wrote:
Apart from Heracles, does anyone know who marketed Linux FOSS to the NSW
Department of Education prior to this decision? This is obviously relevant
to statements about Linux not
On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 1:47 PM, Marghanita da Cruz
marghan...@ramin.com.au wrote:
The deal with Microsoft is a world-first in student licensing, based on
a
per student approach rather than licensing per device.
The lack of attention to detail, and it has been published for two
days now, doesn't give one any confidence that the Premier's
Department understands how to effectively communicate using the
intarwebs.
and you're surprised? IMHO the NSW government is like the Old Boys Club,
effectively
On Friday 03 April 2009 17:10:00 Tony Sceats wrote:
The lack of attention to detail, and it has been published for two
days now, doesn't give one any confidence that the Premier's
Department understands how to effectively communicate using the
intarwebs.
(intarwebs??? notwithstanding...
david da...@kenpro.com.au writes:
Daniel Pittman wrote:
Heracles herac...@iprimus.com.au writes:
I spent a great deal of time over the last few years trying to get parts
of the DET to look at free software with little effect. I found three
major hurdles.
1. The unfounded belief that
Daniel Pittman wrote:
IIRC, this is usually by billing for a copy of Windows to run on
everything, regardless of what actually runs on it, so the cost of Linux
is now hardware + Windows + Linux, no savings available.
So what alternative do you propose? That every machine be inspected to
see
Glen Turner g...@gdt.id.au writes:
Daniel Pittman wrote:
IIRC, this is usually by billing for a copy of Windows to run on
everything, regardless of what actually runs on it, so the cost of Linux
is now hardware + Windows + Linux, no savings available.
So what alternative do you propose?
Glen Turner wrote:
Apple sell into exactly the same situation,
Nope. Apple was there first.
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Apart from Heracles, does anyone know who marketed Linux FOSS to the NSW
Department of
Education prior to this decision? This is obviously relevant to statements
about Linux not compete.
I think we can be sure that the competition to Linux were backed by substantial
if not huge marketing
On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 9:43 AM, lloyd l...@aapt.net.au wrote:
Apart from Heracles, does anyone know who marketed Linux FOSS to the NSW
Department of
Education prior to this decision?
While this doesn't answer your question, Sun Microsystems approached
some of the vendors offering commercial
lloyd wrote:
Apart from Heracles, does anyone know who marketed Linux FOSS to the NSW
Department of
Education prior to this decision? This is obviously relevant to statements about
Linux not compete.
I think we can be sure that the competition to Linux were backed by substantial
if not huge
Like Richard Hayes, I noted the announcement Lenovo wins $150m NSW
schools deal. I have been trying since February to get a response on a
suggestion that the Department of Education consider FOSS
(correspondence attached) via my local member's office, who happens to
be the Education Minister.
I
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I spent a great deal of time over the last few years trying to get parts
of the DET to look at free software with little effect. I found three
major hurdles.
1. The unfounded belief that anything free must be second rate
2. The complete reliance on
Heracles herac...@iprimus.com.au writes:
I spent a great deal of time over the last few years trying to get parts
of the DET to look at free software with little effect. I found three
major hurdles.
1. The unfounded belief that anything free must be second rate
2. The complete reliance on
Daniel Pittman wrote:
Heracles herac...@iprimus.com.au writes:
I spent a great deal of time over the last few years trying to get parts
of the DET to look at free software with little effect. I found three
major hurdles.
1. The unfounded belief that anything free must be second rate
2. The
Daniel Pittman wrote:
Heracles herac...@iprimus.com.au writes:
I spent a great deal of time over the last few years trying to get parts
of the DET to look at free software with little effect. I found three
major hurdles.
1. The unfounded belief that anything free must be second rate
2. The
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