Re: Ubuntu-cy reacts to laptop funding pre-installed with Vista for high school students

2009-07-06 Thread LOUKAS SOTIRIOU
No Theo try to the europian institute in nicosia...i will try to contact with one friend who is working there ! --- On Mon, 7/6/09, Theodotos Andreou wrote: From: Theodotos Andreou Subject: Re: Ubuntu-cy reacts to laptop funding pre-installed with Vista for high school students To: "U

Re: Ubuntu-cy reacts to laptop funding pre-installed with Vista for high school students

2009-07-06 Thread Theodotos Andreou
We need to be registered as an association first in order to have some official status. I will try to contact with Marinos and if he is too busy I will have a whole month off during August and I will put it forward. Which is the EU department responsible for such issues? We can also contact the C

Re: Ubuntu-cy reacts to laptop funding pre-installed with Vista for high school students

2009-07-04 Thread Savvas Radevic
A late reply, but I think that I should at least document it. So, to those interested, this was the outcome: # 2009-02-26: Held two presentations: > >* St. Neophytos high school (Limassol) >* Ministry of Education (Cyprus Government) > > # 2009-02-03: Meeting with Alexandros Kofteros (Apop

Re: Ubuntu-cy reacts to laptop funding pre-installed with Vista for high school students

2009-01-11 Thread Theodotos Andreou
OK we can send them another email asking them to give us a reply about the reasoning of their decision. Savvas Radevic wrote: > On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 11:04 PM, Theodotos Andreou wrote: > >> True. Let´s hope they will respond after the publication of the letter >> in the newspaper. >> >

Re: Ubuntu-cy reacts to laptop funding pre-installed with Vista for high school students

2009-01-11 Thread Savvas Radevic
On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 11:04 PM, Theodotos Andreou wrote: > True. Let´s hope they will respond after the publication of the letter > in the newspaper. That's what Jan proposed, to force them to answer! :) If you know all the involved parties (names/surnames/positions), please reply to him. P.S.

Re: Ubuntu-cy reacts to laptop funding pre-installed with Vista for high school students

2009-01-11 Thread Theodotos Andreou
True. Let´s hope they will respond after the publication of the letter in the newspaper. Savvas Radevic wrote: > We could at least get a documented reply as to why they won't consider > other operating systems. > > -- Ubuntu-cy mailing list Ubuntu-cy@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsu

Re: Ubuntu-cy reacts to laptop funding pre-installed with Vista for high school students

2009-01-11 Thread Savvas Radevic
We could at least get a documented reply as to why they won't consider other operating systems. -- Ubuntu-cy mailing list Ubuntu-cy@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-cy

Re: Ubuntu-cy reacts to laptop funding pre-installed with Vista for high school students

2009-01-11 Thread Theodotos Andreou
, Savvas Radevic wrote: > >> People, we already have a response for help: >> >> -- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Jan Husar >> Date: Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 3:58 PM >> Subject: Re: Ubuntu-cy reacts to laptop funding pre-installed with >> Vi

Re: Ubuntu-cy reacts to laptop funding pre-installed with Vista for high school students

2009-01-11 Thread Theodotos Andreou
elp: > > -- Forwarded message -- > From: Jan Husar > Date: Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 3:58 PM > Subject: Re: Ubuntu-cy reacts to laptop funding pre-installed with > Vista for high school students > To: "Ubuntu local community team (LoCo) contacts" > > C

Re: Ubuntu-cy reacts to laptop funding pre-installed with Vista for high school students

2009-01-11 Thread Savvas Radevic
> why should students need a choice? The MOE should be responsible of > making a responsible choice for students. > > Next off people should forget about the mac choice as they are out of > the scope of a "standard" computer user. > One vendor and one specific software version means monopoly, whic

Re: Ubuntu-cy reacts to laptop funding pre-installed with Vista for high school students

2009-01-11 Thread Mario Spinthiras
at 3:58 PM > Subject: Re: Ubuntu-cy reacts to laptop funding pre-installed with > Vista for high school students > To: "Ubuntu local community team (LoCo) contacts" > > Cc: Cypriot Ubuntu LoCo Team > > > Hello, > > > I can try to force them to answer via

Re: Ubuntu-cy reacts to laptop funding pre-installed with Vista for high school students

2009-01-11 Thread Savvas Radevic
People, we already have a response for help: -- Forwarded message -- From: Jan Husar Date: Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 3:58 PM Subject: Re: Ubuntu-cy reacts to laptop funding pre-installed with Vista for high school students To: "Ubuntu local community team (LoCo) contacts" C

Re: Ubuntu-cy reacts to laptop funding pre-installed with Vista for high school students

2009-01-11 Thread Savvas Radevic
> The same letter has been forwarded to major media stations in Cyprus > and has been posted today (Sunday, January 11th 2009): > http://www.scribd.com/doc/10061438/123165639623481-wwwpolitisnewscom > http://pdf.politis-news.com/pdf/pdf?-A=132214&-V=pdfedition Here's the actual html of the article

Ubuntu-cy reacts to laptop funding pre-installed with Vista for high school students

2009-01-11 Thread Savvas Radevic
The Government of Cyprus / Ministry of Education has recently decided to fund high school students to buy a laptop. The funding will be about 400 EUR for each student. The website and more information about this is unfortunately posted in Greek: http://www.moec.gov.cy/ekpaideutiki_metarrythmisi/ind