Quoting Munir Nassar (nassarmu at redconcepts.net): > i could stop by a couple of schools in the neighborhood, talk with the > teachers and/or the headmaster to see what their reaction is > > can anyone point me to some hard documents with cost-savings detailed for > me to use as ammo? Here are the documents Real Time uses when talking to prespective customers about the cost savings using linux. http://www.cyber.com.au/cyber/about/linux_vs_windows_tco_comparison.pdf Darn, the one link is busted, but the other one still works. If you want I can make a hard copy of the busted link. -- Minneapolis St. Paul Twin Cities MN | Phone : (952)943-8700 http://www.mn-linux.org Minnesota Linux | Fax : (952)943-8500 Key fingerprint = 6C E9 51 4F D5 3E 4C 66 62 A9 10 E5 35 85 39 D9