[Freeschool] Fwd: [school-discuss] Cozy "soak the taxpayer" cone of silence

[Michael Shigorin]

	Здравствуйте.
Самое интересное -- в конце IMHO.

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Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2004 21:24:05 -0500
From: Brian Chase <networkr0 на cfl.rr.com>
To: "Support list for opensource software in schools." <k12osn на redhat.com>
Subject: [school-discuss] Cozy "soak the taxpayer" cone of silence

You may be onto something here.

Could it be the next $1500 toilet seat in a cozy tax fraud scheme?

Only further digging will show......

norbert wrote:

>microman на cmosnetworks.com wrote:
>
>>Yep, that's my district, too.  Heck, it seems to be every district 
>>and school around here except for one lone school in my area.  I've 
>>given up on US schools and am now shifting my focus to the Latin 
>>Americans.  They seem to be considerably more open-minded.
>>
>>I think it will take a government mandate, probably from nothing less 
>>than your state/provincial government, to get the local government 
>>people to get a move-on.  Here's a link that amplifies this truly 
>>stupid mindset:
>>
>>http://www.zdnet.co.uk/print/?TYPE=story&AT=39169464-39020390t-10000004c
>>
>>What I find disturbing is that part about your sister's unwillingness 
>>to even tell you why.
>>
>>--TP
>>
>>Brian Chase wrote:
>>
>>>Well, as the attached email indicated, it's difficult convincing 
>>>died in the wool and old-school Microsoft folks to switch to Linux, 
>>>but I'd thought I'd put it out there for comment.
>>>
>>>TIA,
>>>
>>>BC
>>>
>>>------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
>>>
>>>
>>>Subject:
>>>Well, I failed trying to sell to my sister
>>>From:
>>>Brian Chase <networkr0 на cfl.rr.com>
>>>Date:
>>>Mon, 08 Nov 2004 19:53:56 -0500
>>>To:
>>>Steve Hargadon <steve.hargadon на gmail.com>
>>>
>>>To:
>>>Steve Hargadon <steve.hargadon на gmail.com>
>>>
>>>
>>>Steve,
>>>
>>>My sister is a vice-principal in a high school in Connecticut, with 
>>>a background in teaching computer and business classes.  Maybe she's 
>>>worried about nepatism, maybe she just doesn't think enough of me as 
>>>a character reference, but my own sister won't even give me contacts 
>>>for IT people from within her school system!  Wonder if the shoe was 
>>>on the other foot how I'd feel.....
>>>
>>>In any event, she won't tell me ANYTHING, she's clammed up.  She 
>>>won't even tell me why she's so secretive about it, but I only want 
>>>to help, don't want to show her or anyone else up, and don't want to 
>>>soak the State of Connecticut for it's precious tax dollars.  As I 
>>>understand it, they are committed Microsoft all the way, but that 
>>>might not be the case.
>>>
>>>Anyone else care to crack this nut?
>>>
>>>I'd appreciate any coaching you might provide in the various sales 
>>>approaches that you used in this environment over the years.
>>>
>>>Sincerely,
>>>
>>>Brian Chase
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>
>>
>Hi,
>
>Might I suggest another possibility, after racking my brains for the 
>past 18 months on demos, presentations & info seminars and getting 
>rave reviews from teachers, principals & students alike. Running very 
>successful pilot projects in the schools & community centres, I now 
>told that the School Boards will NOT proceed with OSS !!!!
>Now understand that we have had admissions from senior board IT people 
>owing up that K12ltsp would save them hundreds of thousands of $$$$$$ 
>yet still no progress.
>However some of my "inside" sources are telling me that the issue is 
>not from within the School Boards, nor from the Govt. ! but from 
>"unknown generous donours" that tie their donations ( or payouts) to 
>the continued use of M$ products.............. could this be the cause 
>of the "cone of silence" suddenly being invoked when probing for leads 
>& info in your area too ?????
>
>Comments ?????
>
>regards
>norbert
>
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