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| DATE | 2009-11-29 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Next NYLXS Meeting
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On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 07:10:14AM -0800, Elfen Magix wrote:
> What would you propose?
> I mean, not to throw everything on you....
>
> On the Bored of Ed side, Blame Bloomberg for this, work with Open Source Software amounts to 'Hacking The System' because it
> supposively circumvents the 'SafeGuards' they put in with the MicroShit Software.
I know. We have gone through this and it is even tougher than you
describe. We even had NYLXS people on the inside doing Mac
installations and it was still impossible to even bring a true computer
science based education into the schools. The levels of corruption
which are preventing children from getting true computer education runs
all the way to the Regents and the Texas and California publishes that
have a lock up of the texts and programs that can be approved by the
regents. Other programs are stone walled by not having job related
certification programs and endemendies.
It is just a dirty street fight all the way into the classroom.
>As is, I'm being writting up for 'Hacking the system' and it maybe used as an added reason in another Termination Squabble
>I'm about to go through this up coming week. They are looking for excuses to terminate me. But thats another story for another time.
Paul has expereince with regard to exactly this.
>
> The Community Center Project was great, though we only helped out in only 1, and we should continue with others. Even if they wont switch over to Linux, we can insure that they use Open Office and Gimp for free instead of spending $299 for MS Office and $1200 for PhotoShop!
>
One option might be to create a Free Software users computer group on
the high school and colledge levels and join them up in a form of
mentoring.
> Viva Free Software!
>
>
Yeah yeah...
Life sucks and then you die...and maybe not soon enough.
Ruben
>
> --- On Thu, 11/26/09, mrbrklyn wrote:
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> From: mrbrklyn
> Subject: Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Next NYLXS Meeting
> To: hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com
> Date: Thursday, November 26, 2009, 11:45 PM
>
> Elfen Magix wrote:
> > NYSIA (New York Software Industry Association), closed its doors in May, but its been in a smokey burning death spiral since summer '08. The City is no longer willing to fund such programs (NYSIA used to be a City Agency and then became a city funded organization), regardless of the PLUSES is may offer. Many small companies under the NYSIA Incubator was in GNU & Free Software for professional applications from graphics to security...
> >
> > A new group has recently opened by the same ppl. Its called NY Technology Council (nytech.org).
> >
> >
> >???
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> We just need to get our asses into gear.? No excuses.
>
> Ruben
> > --- On Thu, 11/26/09, Ron Guerin wrote:
> >
> > From: Ron Guerin
> > Subject: Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Next NYLXS Meeting
> > To: hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com
> > Date: Thursday, November 26, 2009, 2:44 PM
> >
> > Ruben Safir wrote:
> >???
> >> So what is with the worlds business GNU/Linux group?? I can't get you
> >> guys to respond to anything at this point.? WAKE UP
> >>
> >>? ?
> >>? ???
> >
> > Feels like that all over.???I think the economy has a lot to do with it.
> >
> > - Ron
> >
> >
> >
> >? ? ???
> >???
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