Slight mistake - the it-help list is called tech-help, which means to subscribe email tech-help-request@lists.centralmanclc.com.

I wouldn't mind the mistake,but it's my list (server). How embarrassing...

Chris

-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Puttick
To: 'suneil@futureprogress.com'
Cc: 'suse-linux-uk-schools@suse.com'
Sent: 7/3/02 10:31 AM
Subject: RE: [school-discuss] Re: London School asking for help

Hi Suneil

I'm not in London, however I would like to help where I can. You should
also find it useful to join these mailing lists:

suse-linux-uk-schools - this is very Linux focused, although not purely
SuSE Linux, and has a number of people on it that are experts in thin
client technology (terminal server equivalence). To subscribe, send a
blank email to suse-linux-uk-schools-subscribe@suse.com

it-help - this is a new list for peer support for IT people in schools
and related organisations in the UK. It does not have a specific Linux
focus, but may be useful for more general ICT issues for yourself and
any technical staff in your school. To subscribe, send an email with the
subject <subscribe> to it-help-request@lists.centralmanclc.com

Regards

Chris Puttick
IT Manager
Central Manchester City Learning Centre
+44 (0)161 212 1972/70


-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Loss
To: Suneil Basu; schoolforge-discuss@schoolforge.net
Sent: 7/2/02 8:16 PM
Subject: [school-discuss] Re: London School asking for help

I'm sending this message on to the schoolforge-discuss mailing list.  We
have subscribers from all around the world, which of course includes the
UK.  I fully expect that you'll receive many suggestions on how to
proceed.  In the meantime, here are the websites of some Linux user
groups
(LUGs) in London:

http://www.eastlondon.lug.org.uk/
http://www.lonix.org.uk/tnet-cgi/Lonix
http://gllug.linux.co.uk/
http://www.sl.lug.org.uk/

LUGs are often great resources for getting assistance with installing
and
maintaining open source/free software.

Suneil Basu <suneil@futureprogress.com> wrote:

> Hi Schoolforge
> I am the Head of an ICT Department in a Catholic School in London (St
> Mark's Catholic School).
> I would like to use more open source software.  I would like to take
> windows off all the client machines the students use (over 200 PCs)
and
> run OpenOffice, but can you advive how I could incorporate some
windows
> applications into the solution?  Are the ways of making the machine
> easily dual boot?  We were thinking about terminal server technology
>
> Is there a GNU/Linux educational consultancy we could talk to?
>
> My name is Suneil Basu

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