IRC Meeting Discussion Summaries

IRC Meeting Notes – November 6th

Subjects Discussed [INDENT]A.Advocacy[/INDENT] [INDENT][INDENT] I.School System[/INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][INDENT][INDENT]a.School contest involving having students write an essay. Winner would receive a free computer preloaded with Ubuntu.[/INDENT][/INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][INDENT][INDENT] b.Subjects for the essay included “Freedom”, “Choice” and “Open Source”.[/INDENT][/INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][INDENT][INDENT] c.Issues seen involved overcoming the perception that free is cheap[/INDENT][/INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][INDENT][INDENT][INDENT] i.Solution could be to give the impression of modding, ie. a custom system. Special emphasis should be given to the visual impression[/INDENT][/INDENT][/INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][INDENT][INDENT] d.General consensus was that rural and disadvantaged school systems would be more receptive. [/INDENT][/INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][INDENT][INDENT][INDENT]i.Union county and Mecklenburg county were contacted for input but have not responded. [/INDENT][/INDENT][/INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][INDENT][INDENT]e.Contact points for School systems discussed were Media and IT[/INDENT][/INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][INDENT][INDENT] f.Type of system is still an open question[/INDENT][/INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][INDENT]II.General[/INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][INDENT][INDENT]a.Some discussion as to the reason why Linux isn't more fully adopted and the obstacles that it faces.[/INDENT][/INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][INDENT][INDENT][INDENT] i.Speculation that Intuit products are a significant obstacle and need good alternatives [/INDENT][/INDENT][/INDENT][/INDENT][INDENT]B.Migration[/INDENT] [INDENT][INDENT] I.Some discussion concerning a Linux equivalent for MS Active Directory Services.[/INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][INDENT][INDENT]a.AFS was suggested as a possible alternative for a MS Windows 2003 AD Server in a pure Linux environment.[/INDENT][/INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][INDENT] II.Discussion over the best time to convince a user to switch to Linux[/INDENT][/INDENT]

Hey all! I work in an area where I work with the school systems mentioned and many other surrounding systems. While not quite ready to put forth my opinions with them, I do hope to do that soon.

In the meantime, check out Warren County Schools (N of Raleigh). They, at last check, are running Linux across the system.

IRC Meeting Notes – November 20th

Subjects Discussed [INDENT]A.Advocacy[/INDENT] [INDENT][INDENT]I.School System[/INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][INDENT][INDENT]a.Discussion over the target age range for the contestants. 4-6 or 10-12 were suggested[/INDENT][/INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][INDENT][INDENT]b.A wiki detailing the contest was proposed[/INDENT][/INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][INDENT][INDENT]c.A person within the school system was contacted[/INDENT][/INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][INDENT][INDENT][INDENT][INDENT]i.They suggested that the contest be targeted for the beginning of the school year. Leaves about 9 months to put something together. ii.Need a formal proposal outlining all aspects of the contest, specification and expectations.[/INDENT][/INDENT][/INDENT][/INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][INDENT][INDENT][INDENT]d.Discussion over sources for recycled systems[/INDENT][/INDENT][/INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][INDENT][INDENT][INDENT][INDENT]i.Governments(counties) and hospitals were suggested ii.It was suggested that the larger counties might donate to the smaller ones.[/INDENT][/INDENT][/INDENT][/INDENT][/INDENT]