>From Sergio Talens-Oliag on Saturday, 2005-07-09 at 23:36:53 +0200: > > > >They say that they are going to use Skolelinux for this. I'm not sure > > >if this means a translated Skolelinux/Debian-Edu or a new distro based on > > >Skolelinux. > > Please try to convince them that an enhanced translation might be the best > > for all sides. > > Hmm, the Skolelinux idea is from people at the conference, not from the > goverment, as Quim has explained in other message. > > I believe it is a good idea, but it seems that companies that do not have > some kind of goverment certification won't be able to go after the public > tender, making near to impossible the use of distributions that don't > have a company behind them, as traditional IT companies look for > partnerships with other companies for this kind of projects. > > Sadly that means that a lot of offers will be based on the commercial > distributions (I've heard rumours about Novell and the message from Quim > about Ubuntu) > > Anyway, we will see what happens, as the tender has to be published an > resolved soon.
What prevents SLX Debian Labs (the commercial entity connected with skolelinux) from being counted as a company? Is it simply a question of how many millions you have standing behind you, or what is the issue? What kind of certification is needed? Conrad -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
