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 <div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 1:20 PM, Ken Drachnik <<a href="mailto:ken.drachnik@canonical.com">ken.drachnik@canonical.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Barton George (Dell) and Sara Dornsife (Austin) come to mind. I've cc'd them in this email. Ken Don Davis wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> 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 _______________________________________________ education-wg mailing list <a href="mailto:education-wg@opensourceforamerica.org" target="_blank">education-wg@opensourceforamerica.org</a> <a href="http://opensourceforamerica.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/education-wg" target="_blank">http://opensourceforamerica.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/education-wg</a> </blockquote> -- Ken Drachnik Landscape Manager Canonical <a href="mailto:ken.drachnik@canonical.com" target="_blank">ken.drachnik@canonical.com</a> Mobile: 408-832-3449 Ubuntu: Linux For Human Beings </blockquote></div>