UK Parliament considering FOSS in Schools, Universities
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| UK Member of Parliament, John Pugh, has proposed an Early Day Motion on
| FLOSS in schools. One goal is to modernize the purchasing process to
| stop hindering FOSS choices. To-date 19 MPs have already signed it.
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| UK-based people can write to their MP and ask them to sign this motion.
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| Writing will help raise FLOSS higher on the agenda and contribute to
| promotion in general.
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http://theyworkforyou.com/
Related:
OSC joins criticism of UK education's attitude to open source
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| Open Source Consortium president, Mark Taylor, has been in contact to
| voice its opinion on the controversy surrounding Becta's purchasing
| frameworks and the adoption of open source adoption in UK schools.
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| In short, it doesn't make happy reading for Becta. "The essence of
| our concern is that they're saying one thing and actually pursuing
| policies that are exclusive," he said. ?Becta?s own research shows there
| are major benefits [with open source], however the reality of the
| framework is that it excludes both products and services."
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http://www.businessreviewonline.com/os/archives/2006/11/osc_joins_criti.html
UK MPs question government barriers to open source in schools
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| The survey found that 77% of institutions consider open source software
| when procuring software, although only 25% of institutions mention OSS
| in an institutional policy.
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http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=18464D7D-7AAB-4F0D-A09A-18D2E9ED4F5F
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