Falcon said:
1> Dude, go talk to Scott Huffman in the Chemistry floor of the Natural Science building, he’d definitely help you with your efforts.2> About jobs and linux experience – i know exactly what you mean
3> I’m a former member of the old club, and I’m thrilled to hear it might reappear on campus
4> You might be able to find in the forum archives or something mention of me gaming from a linux machine – wine + cs:s and cs1.6 was terrible but so much fun. my point – gaming and linux need not be enemies
5> I’m rarely on the internet, but if you have any questions, post me a forum PM or something and I’ll do what I can to get you answers
6> Lastly – Be careful around WCU’s IT and Student Computing talking about linux… they get nervous for some reason. Though not impossible to have a good conversation with them about it, the power structure of IT/SC leans heavily toward Windows. Or so it appears to me.
Very True, Student Computing and IT Services in general has appeared pretty much anti-linux in the past. However, most of this is due to the massive under-funding we have, and the fact that we’re generally overworked and don’t have time to learn Linux. Sure, we mess with it a little on our own, but most of us have other hobbies and a life outside work. If we say we support something, people expect us to know it in and out and we aren’t really comfortable with that.
Secondly, I’m a Student computing coordinator… meaning that I help manage Student Computing. I am full-time salaried staff (as well as being a part-time student). Therefore I have a little more swing than being an Student Computing Consultant. My (our) boss is really great and very open-minded. While I’m sure we won’t see official support or funding thrown at this, I’m sure he would support my efforts. There is actually a good bit of in-the-closet open source interest among staff members in IT, and I think I can harness that. If you ask around IT Staff members now, it’s pretty rare that you’ll find someone that hates macs now… so things are diversifying at least.
Hopefully I can shave off some resources and get something going. I’ll fill everyone in. Thanks!