I like reading good news
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| Author | Content |
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| tracyanne Aug 11, 2009 5:28 PM EDT |
Here's some. |
| herzeleid Aug 11, 2009 5:31 PM EDT |
yep. love it. |
| caitlyn Aug 12, 2009 1:37 AM EDT |
Now how do we convince universities outside of Italy to follow suit? |
| mortenalver Aug 12, 2009 2:21 AM EDT |
Give them an offer they can't refuse? |
| kt Aug 13, 2009 7:57 PM EDT |
"Now how do we convince universities outside of Italy to follow suit?" The Italian university is not the pioneer. Here is some old news from Germany: http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/08/28/226420/ger... Maybe preparing a good open letter to a hypothetical "big boss" can help? Compose a one to two page proposal to switch to Linux and send it to as many "big boss" contacts as you can get. In that proposal, be short but informative; describe your transition strategy (first, Firefox and OpenOffice on Windows, then Linux and maybe wine, mention installations on top of Windows, group by group approach, etc.); describe the benefits (flexibility, security, prices, etc.); describe the weakness of Windows; describe alternatives to SharePoint, MS project, version control, e-mail, etc.; show some usage examples (from embedded to supercomputers). In other words organize your knowledge, thoughts, experience into one little pill. I'm sure you can compose a good pill -- I think you know enough. Then, if you want, maybe post it here for some other people to contribute and edit. Then let it fly. |
| gus3 Aug 13, 2009 9:49 PM EDT |
@mort: Right. We'll start with Sicily. |
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