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When I find that a LEA tells a school that it can't have Linux servers because they don't support it and I say you don't need to, we will and then they say you can't have remote access except using a Windows only solution I get just a tad annoyed. Then after a meeting they refer me to the same clueless minion who I know doesn't understand diddle.
You see its this judgmental attitude that gets my back up. Even if they are clueless, they have a right to a viewpoint and a right to doing their job their way. To call someone this without knowing them or their background is just plainly wrong. <snip>
thing to do. Its a matter of patience, eating the elephant a bite at a time and not giving up because the task seems impossible.
I agree with this. Its important to not come across as a raving evangelist or people will be scared off. Value the work people in schools are doing with all their fears and despite that they may supporting a different system, that you may have a negative view on. Don't make them feel like they are just in the way and that you know best. You'll only come across as arrogant or loony. If open source is better people will see that in the end if its revealed to them in the right way. -- Colin McQueen