“When you go to the School Forge site, you discover that Les
Richardson maintains one of the largest vertical repositories on
the Web. There, you can find almost any type of software for K-12
and university purposes. In addition to maintaining the Web site,
Les develops Open Admin, one of the premier education applications
available; teaches school; writes; and supports other educators on
the SEUL/edu mailing list, a branch of the Simple End User Linux
Project.“Recently, I caught up with Les, one of the busiest people I
know, to discuss his Open Admin software and some other
issues…”