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List of topics from 10/18 EDUCOM discussion
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Subject: List of topics from 10/18 EDUCOM discussion
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These are the questions and/or topics that came from participants at the
Monday afternoon discussion session:
1. Using cable vs university wires to bring network to residence halls.
Using cable _as_ the wiring.
2. Helping students get started.
3. Using revenue from cable to subsidize dorm networking
4. Network security - on campus access only, or full Internet access?
5. Providing support - using student consultants
6. Should we wait for wireless technology?
7. How many platforms can we support?
8. What software are we providing?
9. Private vs university ownership of computers
10. Delivering and distribution of commercial software
11. Charging - do we charge, and if so how and how much
12. Interface cards - who pays and how?
13. What kind of network wires? What kind of telephone wires?
14. Minimum standards for supported machines on the network
15. What about students in apartments?
16. Funding models
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These questions were then grouped into the following general categories:
1. Wires/hardware
2. Support/services
3. Charging/funding
4. Software
5. Standards
6. Security/privacy
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