On Tue, 2006-11-28 at 13:24 +0000, ged byrom wrote: > I wrote my MP after midnight last night (today) and I've already had my > reply. > This is it : > > > Dear Mr Byrom > > I am Chairman of the Board of Directors responsible for the Bolton > Technical Innovation Centre Ltd on Minerva Rd. When we were setting the > place up, we had a long discussion about 'open' and 'closed' IT systems, > and decided that the best option for an innovation centre was Linux. > We host a conference for those that believe in 'open' systems every > year. So, I am well aware of your concerns. A lot of schools are > switching over now. I will be seeing Zentec again in Bolton next Friday, > who do a lot of work with schools in the IT area, so it is a subject > that I have an interest in. > > Dr. Brian Iddon > Member of Parliament for Bolton South East > 020 7219 2096 > > > So there's hope for us yet !!! > > Regards > > Ged >
Ah ha... the Bolto TIC host of schoolforge-uk's conference last year. I went along and gave a presentation, the reception was really good although I felt that it was a bit like preaching to the converted. On a side note there is a top notch sandwich bar just down the road ;) yum yum -- Kind regards Alistair Crust Systems Administrator Skegness Grammar School Vernon Road Skegness PE25 2QS TEL: 01754 610000 (ext'852) FAX: 01754 896875 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
