Thanks for passing on Ken.

Hi Don,
If you haven't already contacted Lynn Bender, he started Linux Against
Poverty and GeekAustin, let me know and I can introduce you. The Geek Austin
list would be a good place to ask for interviewees.

I was part of the launching of OpenSolaris and Sun's Open Source Group
(where Ken, Barton and I all worked together). Not sure that I am the right
one for your film, but if I can help hook you up with anyone here in town,
let me know, there are quite a number of open source folks in Austin.
Sara

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 1:20 PM, Ken Drachnik <ken.drachnik at canonical.com>wrote:

> Barton George (Dell) and Sara Dornsife (Austin) come to mind.
> I've cc'd them in this email.
>
>
> Ken
>
> Don Davis wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm a teacher who advocates the use of FOSS in schools. I've worked with
>> Linux Against Poverty and the Helios Initiative. Currently, I'm a grad
>> student part of a group at Texas State that will be creating a short
>> documentary detailing the role of FOSS in reducing the digital divide.
>>
>> Please respond if you (or someone you know) is in Texas and would be
>> willing to be filmed and:
>>
>> 1. You are (or have been) involved in a FOSS project that could
>> conceptually be implemented in some way to reduce the digital divide such
>> as: being used in a desktop setting in the homes of students, teachers,
>> administrators, or being part of FOSS project that could be used to improve
>> IT infrastructure in schools/school districts (cost, stability, etc.).
>>
>> 2. You are involved with education, education IT, a non-profit supporting
>> students and you believe FOSS can decrease the digital divide or are
>> implementing FOSS tools which can be used to decrease the digital divide.
>>
>> 3. You are an IT professional of any sort who who can discuss how FOSS
>> might be used to reduce the digital divide. (Possibly providing a 1:1
>> student computer ratio.)
>>
>> Please respond off list with:
>> your name, your tech background (years of experience/level of tech savvy
>> etc.), and a brief synopsis of what you might say about your project or the
>> benefits of FOSS for closing the digital divide.
>>
>> Please send possible contact information of anyone you know who might be
>> interested.
>>
>> The interviews will be very short as they will be severely redacted.
>>
>> Thank you for your time,
>>
>> D Davis
>>
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