[CS-FSLUG] article on current mission news
Josiah Ritchie
jritchie at bible.edu
Mon Apr 19 11:34:56 CDT 2004
monfieth scripted ::
>Dear Brin, Our organization will be going over to Linux eventualy.
>The first step was to install Abiword, Opera, Mozilla, and Open
>Office, in some sort of combination on all machines to get rid of
>license cost problems, plus they can operate on windows or Linux.
>Next step is to install, Linux software on Compaq servers we have
>been given. Samba will aleviate any possable need for communication
>between any needed ms
> type programs. The office stuff, mailing lists, all that can go on
>Linux. Currently the organizational accounting, tax stuff, pay
>packets, will have to stay ms, till replacements can be found. The
>school may go over to the Debian diskless project, or tight
>permissions as some of the students are trashing the machines trying
>to get past the internet filtering software . Pre insalling Linux
>with one desktop and no uneeded software will lighten the load and is
>no more difficult than windoze. Not crashing will end the field
>reinstalls and make things generaly easier.
I can relate to this story, except he's gotten further with it than I.
All I've got open-sourced on the desktop is Jabber and most don't
use that. :-)
JSR/
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