[CS-FSLUG] Wacky thought - Linux consulting

[Josiah Ritchie]

Christopher l Rose scripted ::

>This is something that I have been trying to do with my church.
>Problem is that some members really are opposed to change. Pastor has
>had all sorts of problems with the windoze system that the church
>has, and yet nobody is will to consider switching to Linux even
>though it is known that there is somebody in the church that can help
>make the transition easier. Oddly enough, I am facing the same type
>of opposition when it comes to trying to get members of the church to
>consider Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (LCMC) as an
>alternative to the Evangelic Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
>People don't always like change, so you are going to have an uphill
>battle ahead of you. What you will need to do is to resonably
>demonstrate why Linux is a better choice for the church to use in
>contrast to windoze. You will also need to have someway of providing
>access to any software that is available for Linux without having to
>hunt it down on RPMseek or any of the other popular Lin ux download
>sites. This means that you may have to download the software and burn
>to disk yourself to make it available. Now then, there is plenty of
>software out there that the church can use, it is just a matter of
>finding it. I am sorry that I can't be more helpful.

Chris brings up a good point, perhaps a demo location would be
appropriate so that you could bring a group in and show them what is
already being done. Your own church, if not entirely opposed, might be
a good environment for a "beta site". 

JSR/