On Mon, September 30, 2013 17:51, Peter Nunn wrote:
Hi Guys,
At the risk of starting a thread that runs for months, how do you overcome microsoft FUB in the education sector.
I've just quoted a couple of machines for a local, not for profit, school up my way that were intended to run KVM and file services with Winblows servers on top of them "because they have to have windows").
The Buresr, whom I do have some sympathy for, given the amount of crap he's been told, has made the decision that Linux is 'too risky', after consulting other bursers on some network of bursers (god knows) and being advised that "Linux is no good in an education environment, can't get staff, no-one uses it except a few 'out there risk takers'". Of course the M$ suppliers are pushing the same line.
How the hell do you combat this bull shit?
I have to say I'm amazed that a school with so little money is happy to throw it away to M$ (despite the heavy discounts they get for the licenses).
Peter.
Hi Peter, It may be worth a call to Mentone Girls Grammar School, which was for many years running on Linux with Mark (early MLUG days) as sys admin and maintaining the system remotely. Mark is now in the NT so I don't know if they still run on Linux, but he could certainly maintain the School from there. Andrew Greig