[clue-tech] Fall and penguins.

[dennisjperkins at comcast.net]

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From: Michael Riversong <mriversong at earthlink.net>
> Somewhere in this thread children have been mentioned.  Some experience: from 
> 2001 through 2005 i worked as the computer teacher at a small Christian school.  
> We had no budget for legal Windows licenses, so Linux became a good alternative.  
> Several distros were gathered and installed on donated machines, which were 
> usually 2 generations obsolete.
> 
> Some notes:
> 
> Corel was ok for a while, but couldn't be upgraded at all
> Xandros was the easiest to install & use, and had great graphics
> Red Hat worked out ok
> Knoppix was a big favorite, and included an excellent typing program
> Many students, even young as 2nd grade, liked GIMP
> 
> It is difficult to infiltrate public schools.  Most public school computer 
> admins are aware of Linux but are not allowed to use it.  That decision is 
> usually made at the Superintendent level, and is thus highly political.
> 
> It is possible to get on as a volunteer at private schools, and there you can do 
> a lot of good.
> 
> Putting notices on grocery store bulletin boards rarely works.  The few people 
> who look at those are usually so bored, they can't think straight.  Getting on 
> radio talk shows is more effective.
> 

Notices at a few select places might be more effective:  colleges, Softpro, Microcenter.  There are probably a few other places that might have a few interested souls.