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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>I’m (very cautiously) exploring the
idea of starting a small side business over the course of the next twelve (12)
months. I’m curious if there are any local companies or consultants that
offer tech support for a small business running Linux.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>I’m interested in setting up a small network
in my home office. This will likely be two computers that will dual boot Debian
Linux and MS Windows, a network printer, and a laptop running Windows XP. In
the future it might include large format plotters and a dedicated network
server.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>What I’m really looking for is a
company that would set things up, but that would also teach me enough to handle
most maintenance tasks. I don’t want to have to call them for every
little thing. I’m not looking to become a Linux network expert, because I
just don’t have the time, so I’d still use the company for major
tasks like connecting new hardware to the network, setting up a company web
server, or coordinating offsite data back-up.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>Does such a company exist? :]<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>I’ve got a good buddy that owns his
own IT company, but they’re strictly Microsoft folks. This won’t
work for me, because I’d really like to run my business on as much FOSS
software as possible. This means everything from my web browser to my e-mail
client.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>Thanks for any comments and/or
recommendations.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>Landon </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>Office Phone Number: (209) 946-0268</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>Work Cell Phone: (209) 992-0658</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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