The world moved on and people got lazy? Well, that's how I like to see it - I'd hate to read of any more 'kick-backs' being paid.
There is another email thread now started, so not too sure which one to place this in. But, I do know that uk-LoCo is up for re-approval.... On that vein, even though this is a new project to me (about 3 weeks), I'd suggest having a quick look at just how professional this appears? http://phpwebsite.appstate.edu/pagesmith/5 I, for one, am going to pursue it. I have been in touch with said university team and it is certainly not a dormant project. Even just a mention of so doing may tick a box on the council who re-approve? There is obviously a depth of feeling on the matter of getting some sort of template, easily updated, compliant available. Possibly one of the Alan's could let me know if you as ubuntu-uk are interested in my pursuing this further for uk, or just for the team so far I want to learn the system with. Regards, Phill. On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 11:18 PM, Tony Pursell <a...@princeswalk.fsnet.co.uk>wrote: > On Thu, 2011-06-23 at 23:08 +0100, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > > On 23/06/2011 20:19, Grant Sewell wrote: > > > > > > To an extent, I agree with you. However, there is also the argument > > > that RM et al are merely services and if the people to whom they are > > > providing a service demand XYZ then it would be inappropriate for RM et > > > al to provide PQR instead. > > > > Unfortunately it doesn't work like that. Companies like RM tender to the > > LEA NOT to individual schools. > > What has happened then to 'Local Management of Schools'? When I was a > school governor, admittedly some 20 years ago, schools could opt out of > the LEA negotiated contracts. > > > If a school (or a teacher) decides it want a particular piece of > > software then RM has to "validate" it first. If it fails "validation" > > then RM won't install it, no matter what the teacher wants, or how good > > the software id or who produces it. They exert a VERY tight control on > > what is installed on "their" systems...(I know - my wife works for a > > very large provider of Educational Software - probably the largest in > > the world, and they STILL have to have their products go through this > > "validation" process) > > > > > > > Get the teachers on board, the school will follow, the LEAs after that > > > and the service providers will either have to change their service or > > > risk not being the service provider any more. > > > > > See above....in the present setup companies like RM are there to make > > money, NOT to provide a service. The hoops software suppliers have to > > jump through is unbelievable. > > RM and their ilk are acting like 1980's IT depts...they allow only what > > softwareTHEY approve of. > > > > > > > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > -- https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw
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