Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-edu (146 mails)

["Malcolm" <malc@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

hi all

that RM use Linux is not unknown, i saw a few Linux boxes (and an SGI
machine) in the server room a couple of years ago...

also that a UK mirror for Tucows is http://tucows.rmplc.co.uk and they host
the UK mirror for PostgreSQL, remember it's a large IT organisation with
geeks :-)

some individuals i've met from RM aren't so keen, but they are not ignoring
it. Classmate for KDE ?

Malc

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Dr Malcolm Herbert
Head of Technology R&D, Becta
02476 847126 Mob: 07801 612438
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Evans [mailto:mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 27 July 2000 19:54
> To: Simon Rainey
> Cc: Frank Shute; suse-linux-uk-schools@xxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Re: Fw:
>
>
> > I can't comment on corporate policy and was not aware that anyone had
> > influenced Becta against OSS.
> >
> > Personally I think OSS is a good thing, as witnessed by the fact that
> > practically all the software IFL uses is OSS. However for the average
> > school, and primary schools in particular, I would question whether the
> > skill set is available to install and manage a network based on Linux /
> > OSS. Please don't take this the wrong way - there is a small and growing
>
> Most of the skills to manage a network are OS independant.
> Also the skill level needed to manage Windows effectivly is at least as
> high as any unix like system. (In many cases higher because of the
> "spaghetti" design of the OS.)
>
> > group of schools who are using Linux very successfully. However
> I can see
> > that it might be irresponsible for an organisation such as
> Becta to endorse
> > the use of OSS at this stage.
>
> But ok to endorse the use of Windows...
>