Thanks again for the links! The support is great. I didn't know about the Birmingham conference. One for the diary! <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 12:00 PM, <<a href="mailto:edubuntu-users-request@lists.ubuntu.com">edubuntu-users-request@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class="gmail_quote">Send edubuntu-users mailing list submissions to        <a href="mailto:edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit        <a target="_blank" href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users</a> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to        <a href="mailto:edubuntu-users-request@lists.ubuntu.com">edubuntu-users-request@lists.ubuntu.com</a> You can reach the person managing the list at        <a href="mailto:edubuntu-users-owner@lists.ubuntu.com">edubuntu-users-owner@lists.ubuntu.com</a> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of edubuntu-users digest..." Today's Topics:   1. Re: School in Swindon considering going Linux! (alan c)   2. Re: School in Swindon considering going Linux! (John Ingleby) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:11:17 +0000 From: alan c <<a href="mailto:aeclist@candt.waitrose.com">aeclist@candt.waitrose.com</a>> Subject: Re: School in Swindon considering going Linux! To: Dermot Mc Laughlin <<a href="mailto:dermotmc@gmail.com">dermotmc@gmail.com</a>> Cc: <a href="mailto:edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:49366955.7040708@candt.waitrose.com">49366955.7040708@candt.waitrose.com</a>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed alan c wrote: > Dermot Mc Laughlin wrote: >> Hi everyone, >> I have only recently subscribed to this list and have been impressed with >> the level of support that it has provided. I am the head of Business Studies >> and ICT at Greendown Community school in Swindon and I'm also charged with >> ICT Strategic Management. I'm new to the job and have a little bit of Linux >> experience. I have talked to the schools senior leaders and the network >> manager here and people are certainly interested in the school >> clients/servers being switched to open source (for cost reasons initially). >> In fact, I'm slowly introducing the idea to staff and students already. >> >> The network manager and I would love to come by to meet up with people on >> this list to discuss feasibility. Can you let me know when the next such >> event is happening? We would need a fair bit of help getting ourselves >> skilled up and we would be regular posters on this list. >> >> Thank you, >> Dermot Mc Laughlin > > Hi Dermot > Welcome! > I am in bracknell, and although I am not skilled at edubuntu use in > particular, I am a regular user of ubuntu and edubuntu (workstations), > and I would be happy to assist in some of my free time. > > May I suggest that you consider also to joint the UK ubuntu users list? > <a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Dermot: Since the time of the original post, there have been offers of help from people local to Swindon on the above list (ubuntu-uk), so it will be worth while you joining that list. -- alan cocks Ubuntu user #10391 Linux user #360648 ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:54:44 +0000 From: John Ingleby <<a href="mailto:john@coronet.co.uk">john@coronet.co.uk</a>> Subject: Re: School in Swindon considering going Linux! To: <a href="mailto:edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Message-ID: <1228305284.9025.13.camel@sabre> Content-Type: text/plain > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:06:22 +1000 > From: Mike <<a href="mailto:mdurhamesq@gmail.com">mdurhamesq@gmail.com</a>> > Subject: Re: School in Swindon considering going Linux! > Cc: <a href="mailto:edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:493524BE.4000902@gmail.com">493524BE.4000902@gmail.com</a>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Dermot Mc Laughlin wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > > > I have only recently subscribed to this list and have been impressed > > with the level of support that it has provided. I am the head of > > Business Studies and ICT at Greendown Community school in Swindon and > > I'm also charged with ICT Strategic Management. I'm new to the job and > > have a little bit of Linux experience. I have talked to the schools > > senior leaders and the network manager here and people are certainly > > interested in the school clients/servers being switched to open source > > (for cost reasons initially). In fact, I'm slowly introducing the idea > > to staff and students already. > > > > The network manager and I would love to come by to meet up with people > > on this list to discuss feasibility. Can you let me know when the next > > such event is happening? We would need a fair bit of help getting > > ourselves skilled up and we would be regular posters on this list. > > > > Thank you, > > Dermot Mc Laughlin > > Dermot, I invite you to look over the Schoolforge-UK website at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.schoolforge.org.uk/">http://www.schoolforge.org.uk</a> and join the SF-UK discussion list <a target="_blank" href="http://groups.google.com/group/sf-uk-discuss">http://groups.google.com/group/sf-uk-discuss</a> On the website you'll see there is a FLOSSIE conference (Free, Libre and Open Source Software In Education) being organised in Birmingham (UK) on 12th-13th February 2009, which will be *the* place to meet teachers and IT staff from UK schools using FLOSS. Look forward to meeting you! John Ingleby ICT Teacher Rudolf Steiner School Kings Langley WD4 8EX ------------------------------ -- edubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a target="_blank" href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users</a> End of edubuntu-users Digest, Vol 31, Issue 4 ********************************************* </blockquote></div>