I'm a big fan of the nominal-pay service.
On Thu, 2007-01-25 at 10:29 -0500, J. Milgram wrote: > > Eoin - > > Clueless isn't a problem. What got you through was the "willing" and the > right attitude. But I've run into one too many users who just want > everything to work without having to do any work themselves. Sometimes > accompanied by an attitude that they're doing you a favor by trying > Linux. Unfortunately it's our own enthusiasm that helps this happen. > > All that said I don't want to be the damp towel here so by all means why > not give it a try. I see a number of people interested so why not "adopt" > a local school and arrange a group of UMLUG-ers to support them. If the > maintenance burden is spread out over a few people it might work better. > And I would charge a nominal fee (however small) as people tend to > appreciate things they pay for and it'll help keep the relationship > professional. > > And ... if/when you get serious, let me know because I may be able to > round up a box or two for the cause. > > Judah > > > On Thu, 25 Jan 2007, Eoin Fitzpatrick wrote: > > > I remember when mine was the OPC - I was clueless, but willing. > > > > I can genuinely say that without help from UM-LUG members, I would not > > be a Linux user. > > > > Eoin > > > > On Wed, 2007-01-24 at 22:25 -0500, Judah Milgram wrote: > >> Beware of OPC [1] syndrome. > > > >> [1] Other Peoples' Computers > >> > >> It's not just the install and setup. You'll have to hold their hands > >> forever, else sooner or later they'll run into a problem they can't > >> solve and if you're not available right then and there it'll be "we > >> tried Linux and got burned". > >> > >> Especially unpromising if you have to "convince" someone they want > >> Linux. > >> > >> I see a reply from Eoin ... maybe his experience says something > >> different. > >> > >> Judah > >> > >> > >> Matt Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >>> I've recently started to look into the idea of assisting private schools > >>> and > >>> non profits in migrating over to linux. Has anyone else already done this > >>> sort of thing? With the summer break a few months out this seems like it > >>> is > >>> a good time of year to come together and start planning, convincing, > >>> whatever is needed before any actual installs take place. > >>> > >>> Feedback, experience, whatever? > >>> > >>> -Matt > >>> > > > >
