Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice is offered to recycled-computer program for schools in Quebec, Canada

Hi :)
Perhaps just point out a few of the other OpenSource programs to whoever is setting-up the 
machines.  Keeping it "under the radar" can often be very effective.  Once the programs are out 
there and being used and enjoyed then inquiring about policy decisions and "management's stance" is 
less likely to result in them "pulling the plug".  

Sounds like some smart techie stumbled into doing something good 'by accident'.  In my country 
he/she would probably be forced to resign due to your 'complaint' and then the organisation 
supplying the computers would be pushed into buying MS products for machines in the future and 
perhaps to replace what is already on those machines that have already been sold.  

Is there much chance of the people who received the machine writing in to say thanks for the 
software?  is the company likely to ask for customer feedback?  
Regards from
Tom :)  




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> From: Fabian Rodriguez <magicfab@member.fsf.org>
> To: "marketing@global.libreoffice.org" <marketing@global.libreoffice.org> 
> Sent: Tuesday, 5 March 2013, 15:00
> Subject: [libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice is offered to recycled-computer program for schools 
> in Quebec, Canada
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> Hi all,
>
> One of my friends, a teacher in an elementary school in Quebec, just
> got a few computers he requested for his class. He got them via OPEQ,
> a program that receives used/discarded computers and recycles them for
> reuse in schools.
>
> The OPEQ (computers for schools in Quebec) program offers to
> pre-install LibreOffice on their systems:
> http://www.opeq.qc.ca/ViewCatalog.aspx?NavID=368&CultureCode=fr-CA#computers
>
> So... he got LibreOffice :) Otherwise the computers come w/o any software.
>
> I am inquiring more about the OPEQ's policies on free open sourc
> esoftware inclusion, but this is already a huge step, specially here
> in Quebec.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Fabian
>
>
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> Fabián Rodríguez
> http://libreoffice.magicfab.ca
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