[Mageia-dev] Identifying Target Markets

Sun Oct 3 10:06:22 CEST 2010

Le 2010-10-03 02:34, Wolfgang Bornath a écrit :
+> 2010/10/3 andré<andr55 at laposte.net>:
+>>
+>> Targeting the school boards makes a lot of sense.
+>
+> Again this is something you can not generalize, different countries
+> have different structures.
+> In Germany it is not a school board who decides what software will be
+> bought for a certain region or school. This is decided on state level
+> for the various states of the federal republic. You have to go to some
+> state office and compete with the reps of Microsoft. You do not talk
+> to parents or teachers, it's some bureaucrats who decide this over
+> here (with very few exceptions).
+>
+> Same with many other countries. This school board system as in the US
+> is not a world wide system.
+>
+
+I can't speak for André (he sounds like he is Canadian), but I am not a 
+US citizen, I am Canadian. Our school system and software purchase 
+models are the same as you describe. However, we do consult with school 
+boards and interested partners before acquiring software licences. I am 
+sure, the German states would consult with their partners before doing 
+such as well. We have provinces in Canada and, as you say, in Germany 
+you have states -- same hierarchy but with different names. As far as I 
+know, the American model is more of a federalist model and 
+consultation/coordination is done mostly from a national point of view. 
+I am sure someone on the list will straighten us out on this account.
+
+We shouldn't assume that, if people describe a different system on this 
+ML, that they are therefore American citizen who are trying to impose it 
+on everyone. I just assume that we are all Canadians on the list (chuckles).
+
+Marc
+
+