hi all (and Derek) Great idea :-) would be very interested in a practical Linux session, setting up servers, and moving towards configuring a standard Linux desktop. This model is used with great success in Portland, Oregon amoungst the school community obviously Becta cant side with a single distribution, but we do have a 'pragmatic' approach to Linux and Open Source and its potential if you are looking for a central UK venue (as an alternative), we could host some sort of practical workshop here in Coventry, but we would like to attend anywhere Malcolm On Wed, 05 Jul 2000, Derek Harding wrote:
With the summer break approaching, anyone think a day together somewhere would be useful? I think I can get us accomodation for the day at my school 'cos there'll only be me, the admin officer and, perhaps, one site-staff member in the place most of the holiday. I could set up an empty server and loads'a ports if anyone was after a practical "workshop" kind of thing. We have a reasonable hostelry (expensive food, though) an easy stroll away and I can use the minibus to meet trains at the local station, which is easily accessible from East Croydon (southern edge of London). We're in Warlingham, Surrey which is the north-east corner of the county. -- Best wishes, Derek Harding hardingd@warlingham.surrey.sch.uk derek@lagham.zetnet.co.uk --
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