[Mageia-dev] Identifying Target Markets

Sun Oct 3 09:25:31 CEST 2010

On Sunday 03 Oct 2010 21:06:22 Marc Paré wrote:
+> 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).
+
+I noticed that there seemed to be an overwhelming sense of reasonableness,  
+Maybe you're right.  ;)
+
+> 
+> Marc
+
+
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