[Fsfe-uk] Slackware as server on Local authority networks

[John Seago]

Re: [slackware] Re: slackware Digest, Vol 3, Issue 3
Date: Thu Oct 9 13:44:36 2003
From: Nick Talbott <address@hidden>  (Powys County Council)
To: address@hidden
Reply to: address@hidden

Hello John

On Thursday 09 Oct 2003 1:29 pm, you wrote:
> > On Monday 06 Oct 2003 2:10 pm, Francis Barton wrote:
> > > Thanks for the explanation - I *was* a bit shocked to see how busy we
> > > had got suddenly!!! Really good to have so many more folk on board.
> >
> > Can I fly a flag for Slackware in Wales.  We have over 120 servers in
> > schools (still) running Slackware 3.5 and are just planning replacement
> > probably based on 9.1.  Slackware has also been the basis of our
> > Internet and intranet services since around 1997.
> >
> > Regards to all
> >
> > - Nick
>
> Now I have my default Email address matching my subscription, I can make 
my
> original reply:
> Now that is very, very interesting, would you be interested in letting
> AFFS  http://www.affs.org.uk/  know all about it, as this is just the
> kind of thing they are trying to encourage.

I'm happy to talk about our experiences using Linux / Slackware to pretty 
much anyone!  Powys CC is currently part of a small number of Councils on a 
SocITM  (Society of IT Managers) working group that is looking at guidance 
on 
Open Source for the public sector.

Are you involved in AFFS?  I'd not looked at their web site before.

Kind regards

- Nick


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Nick Talbott, Powys County Council (UK)
IT Policy and Strategy Manager/Rheolwr Polisi a Chynllunio TGCh

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John Seago